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Rocker Chuck Berry on tour (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHUCK, AND MANY MORE !!!)
Romford Recorder ^ | 14 October 2009

Posted on 10/18/2009 7:20:40 PM PDT by Chi-townChief

LEGENDARY R&B singer/guitarist Chuck Berry celebrates his 83rd birthday on Sunday, but he has no intention of retiring.

In fact, he kicks off a UK tour next month and will be at the Troxy, Commercial Road, Limehouse on November 28.

Berry is a musical icon, one of the pioneers of rock and roll, who brought the worlds of black and white together in song.

He became famous as a showman, making his audiences laugh as well as dance.

His hits include Maybellene, Johnny B Goode and Roll Over, Beethoven and his music inspired The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

He was the first person inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's also been to jail three times - for joyriding as a young man, after a controversial prostitution trial which many felt was racially biased, and in 1979 for tax evasion.

His latest UK tour starts in Sheffield and he'll be at Hammersmith Town Hall the day before the Troxy gig.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chuckberry; rocknroll
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To: Chi-townChief

Cool


21 posted on 10/18/2009 10:06:21 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: tubebender

My point exactly - nobody mixed country and R&B better than Chuck other than perhaps Elvis himself.


22 posted on 10/19/2009 4:38:13 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Chi-townChief
After the Air force, wanted to resume playing again part-time but country was the main option around town believe it or not in upstate NY. Got myself invited to play one or two songs at different places and the one most requested of me was "Jonny Be Goode" which lead me to play for several groups on weekends for 30 years.

Thanks, Chuck and Happy Birthday.

23 posted on 10/19/2009 5:00:10 AM PDT by Wilum (Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
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To: a fool in paradise

Chuck Berry collapses on keyboard at Congress Theater

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/3119886-418/berry-chicago-theater-based-blues.html

In case you missed this.


24 posted on 01/02/2011 8:58:24 AM PST by realpatriot (Some spelling (and grammar for the grammar nazis) errers entionally included!)
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