LOL, if he didn’t know that, what the heck was he playing with him for?
I could see it if it were some kind of charity, where an amateur would get a chance to play with someone like Chuck Berry, but other than that. It would be strange for a Bass Player playing with Chuck Berry not to be able to play 12 bar blues.
Doesn’t excuse being a jackass, though.
It was free concert in Seattle for “Bumbershoot Festival” it’s an international music festival. Thinking back, this was somewhere around 1980-83.
I think I know who the bassist was but don’t want to say because I can’t find verification. Chuck Berry was there as a special guest.
Time flys.
It’s my understanding, for many years at least Chuck had no band accompanying him. He travelled light. His guitar and that was about it. Local bands/musicians were expected to know his songs. And who doesn’t? He wanted cash up front because of tax problems. Or maybe that caused his tax problems, I dunno.
But it made for some less than stellar shows I’ve heard.