Chuck Berry was my idol from the first time I heard “Maybelline.” In 1958, I opened for him at a place in St. Louis called Casa Loma, and the next year I was playing at a club in town and Chuck came in and sat down and listened — I was shocked — and he did it a few t...
专辑:1958 Hit Songs, Vol. 4 歌手:Chuck Berry Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (查克·贝里) Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
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Chuck Berry Wikipedia Charles Edward Anderson “Chuck” Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as “Maybellene” (1955), “Roll Over Beethoven” (1956), “Rock and Roll ...
Berry was already in his 30s at this point but had a knack of relaying the teenage experience in his songs. This coupled with his brilliant guitar-playing, his natural showmanship and his signature and iconic “duck walk,” Berry became one of the biggest stars of the new rock ‘n’ roll...
Chuck Berry was one of the most influential rock 'n' roll performers in music history. He's known for songs including "Maybellene" and "Johnny B. Goode."
It wasn’t a coincidence that, out of all of the songs for director Robert Zemeckis had to choose from for his extended 50s-kids-get-a-preview-of-rock-n-roll scene, “Johnny B. Goode” was the clear and enduring choice. Although Berry’s 1958 single only hit No. 8 on the Hot 100...
Chuck Berry was discovered by Muddy Waters while on vacation to St. Louis. Berry’s upbeat blues were spiked with country and given a teenage twist. Songs about work became songs about school; his love songs were less dark and more playful. Berry was a poet, capable of packing more syllab...
Chuck Berry didn’t do a ton of straight blues songs, but when he did–as here with his version of Guitar Slim’s “The Things I Used to Do”–the results could be pretty great. The studio version of this song appeared on his 1964 LPSt. Louis to Liverpool(my personal pick for best...
In June 1952, Berry’s old friend Tommy Stevens invited him to play with his trio on Saturday nights. Berry introduced a country style into their sets, singing songs like “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain” and “Mountain Dew.” He developed an animated style of performing – using h...