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Chuck Berry RIP

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  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    One of the first 7" singles I ever bought was No Particular Place To Go on Pye International in '64

    Saw Chuck top the bill at The London Rock 'n' Roll Show at Wembley Stadium in August 1972, he had the crowd eating out of his hand.

    R.I.P. Chuck Berry.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,013
    Big influence on music RIP
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Was a big influence on The Rolling Stones RIP.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,627
    What a life that man must have led. RIP
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    A true original. RIP
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,211
    I'm still waiting to hear My ding a ling on the radio.
    RIP
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    RIP

    Tremendously witty lyrics and outstanding guitar riffs.

    Not so much Chuck Berry himself, but a friend used to sing My Ding A Ling as his favourite karaoke offering, brings back many happy memories.
  • floyds1
    floyds1 Posts: 51
    such a loss , still have the 1957 single rock and roll music on my juke box RIP
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Bangkokaddick said:

    Chuck Berry has left behind the greatest rock n roll legacy of any artist. His songs have been covered, copied and blatantly stolen.

    Never got to see him live but I've heard if he had to play 75 minutes, he'd play exactly 75 minutes, no more, no encores.

    RIP

    Hmmm, he nicked JBG from Johnny Johnson his piano player! Johnson never got a penny from Berry.
    I understand that Berry was not the nicest of individuals, BUT, he is Rock n Roll royalty and as such is a guitar playing legend, more influential than Clapton and Hendrix.
    RIP.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    Greenie said:

    Bangkokaddick said:

    Chuck Berry has left behind the greatest rock n roll legacy of any artist. His songs have been covered, copied and blatantly stolen.

    Never got to see him live but I've heard if he had to play 75 minutes, he'd play exactly 75 minutes, no more, no encores.

    RIP

    Hmmm, he nicked JBG from Johnny Johnson his piano player! Johnson never got a penny from Berry.
    I understand that Berry was not the nicest of individuals, BUT, he is Rock n Roll royalty and as such is a guitar playing legend, more influential than Clapton and Hendrix.
    RIP.
    Allegedly. Johnson lost the court case IIRC

    No doubt Berry was a very troubled and often dislikable person but his musical legacy is undoubted.
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  • Slartibartfast
    Slartibartfast Posts: 1,120
    Sad news. The intro to jbg is one of the most iconic ever and is a must for all aspiring guitarists to learn.
  • Jensenwasclass
    Jensenwasclass Posts: 835
    'Memphis Tennessee' one of the greatest singles ever.
    Superb guitar intro!
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    People use the word Legend alot these days, he certainly was one RIP.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    RIP
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,003
    Had a few of his records when I was a teenager and went and saw him at Woolwich, not sure if Odeon or Granada), at an R&B concert. Loved his music along with Ray Charles, Little Richard and the Animals, to name just a few I have seen live
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    A true great and like many greats a flawed man. RIP
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    ross1 said:

    Had a few of his records when I was a teenager and went and saw him at Woolwich, not sure if Odeon or Granada), at an R&B concert. Loved his music along with Ray Charles, Little Richard and the Animals, to name just a few I have seen live

    I saw him at the Granada Woolwich and the Animals were on the same bill House Of The Rising Sun had just come out, also Carl Perkins was there
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,796
    edited March 2017
    Algarveaddick said:

    Met him in '79. Miserable sod, but a great musician. RIP.

    Do you find everyone you meet to be miserable? Do you think there might be a common factor you haven't spotted?


    :)
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,796
    Bedsaddick said:

    https://youtu.be/lNeEb7I3bwI

    And an earlier version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ROwVrF0Ceg
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,796
    aliwibble said:

    Surprised no-one's mentioned the tenuous Charlton connection yet (or are we too well behaved to sing that song these days?)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un59ZLOti9Y

    Wasn't this his biggest hit in the UK? I know a fair few people remember him most for this, which is a bit of shame when you consider how good he was live, his body of work, and his influence on so much of the great music of the '60s and '70s.
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  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    This thread is akin to paying tribute to Gary Glitter as and when he passes.

    Chuck Berry is deserving of little to no mourning.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,032
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  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,842
    He wasn't perfect to say the least, but he wrote the blueprint for so much stuff we enjoy to this day. RIP you old rascal.
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,198
    Just saw the news report and the reason he was imprisoned. Awkward.
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    Remember going into Tower Records (remember them) with the Old Man - I got Lurkers album and he bought an old Chuck Berry one. Stood the test of time did Chuck.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    AddicksAddict said:

    Algarveaddick said:

    Met him in '79. Miserable sod, but a great musician. RIP.

    Do you find everyone you meet to be miserable? Do you think there might be a common factor you haven't spotted?


    :)
    Have I said this a lot? Remind me who please, you could be right - it might be me...
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    Big William said:

    He wasn't perfect to say the least

    Neither is Adam Johnson. Would you 'RIP' him and jokingly call him a rascal for his misdemeanours?

    Chuck Berry was an amalgamation of four letter sweary words.

  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,842
    Big_Bad_World said:

    Big William said:

    He wasn't perfect to say the least

    Neither is Adam Johnson. Would you 'RIP' him and jokingly call him a rascal for his misdemeanours?


    Fair point....I suppose many people, me included, cut him a lot of slack for his music but there was a dark side there alright. 'RIP you cantankerous old sleaze" might have been more appropriate.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    Big_Bad_World said:

    This thread is akin to paying tribute to Gary Glitter as and when he passes.

    Chuck Berry is deserving of little to no mourning.

    Which begs the question does the art transcend the artist?

    I think it does. There are so many people whose behaviour I abhor but whose art I love. Including Chuck's.

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