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To: firebrand
In 1955, when I was 13, I wrote a fan letter to John Johnson (the pianist) but unsurprisingly never got an answer.

Awesome! The link below is one of my favorites, in which Chuck uses his guitar to imitate the sound of an oncoming train. My granddad lived near a railroad trestle and used to take us up the hill to the tracks to let the onrush blow us away, and we would cover our ears and scream really loud as the train went by. The engineer would sometimes look for us and blow the whistle Aaaaaargh! (Fun, before electronics...) There is another version without piano, but you will appreciate this version's piano backing!

Chuck Berry - Let It Rock (1960)

37 posted on 07/28/2021 8:36:19 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late." —Bob Dylan)
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To: Albion Wilde

Great story, great posts, great tagline. I was 13 in 1969 so those times and that music means a lot to me too. Did manage to see Chuck at a rock and roll revival show. Saw many bands from the front of the stage asyou did - the Who, Zeppelin, and Pretenders to name 3. Not the stones though (saw them from a long way away in the Cotton Bowl in 81).

Dylans lune seems particularly apt today.


38 posted on 07/28/2021 8:42:02 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Albion Wilde
Here's a video where you can see Johnson play.
43 posted on 07/28/2021 3:43:36 PM PDT by firebrand ( )
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