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Chuck Berry released his first single “Maybellene” in 1955, not long after the century he would help define reached its midpoint. Rock’n’roll was busy being born, set off four years ...
Chuck Berry blasts back onto the ... and is the first album from the rock-and-roll pioneer to scale the Billboard 200 since 2012 when The Best of Chuck Berry: 20th Century Masters The ...
Berry is much more than that, perhaps the 20th century’s greatest songwriter not named Bob Dylan, who called him “the Shakespeare of rock n’ roll.” But it’s still quite a legacy. Alex ...
Revolutionary blues singer Chuck Berry died Saturday at age 90, police in St. Charles County, ... In 2000, President Bill Clinton called Berry "one of the 20th Century's most influential musicians." ...
The Definitive Collection marks Berry’s first visit to the Billboard 200 since 2012, when another hits package, The Best of Chuck Berry: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection spent four ...
Chuck Berry was not just a musician; he was a revolutionary force who redefined popular music. His songs were more than just ...
Historically Speaking: Chuck Berry: An American Life July 13, 2023, 7:00 PM, EST Oprah Winfrey Theater In his newest book, biographer RJ Smith crafts a comprehensive portrait of Chuck Berry, one of ...
Berry did something complex and subversive with this 1956 B-side to "Too Much Monkey Business." In one lyric, he mentions the "whole lot of trouble" caused by a brown-eyed handsome man — i.e ...