Bob Dylan once called Chuck Berry the “Shakespeare of rock and roll.” John Lennon said Berry’s name was synonymous with rock and roll itself. In honor of what would have been Berry’s 95th birthday on ...

According to a 1970 interview transcribed in the book Lennon Remembers, John Lennon was a huge fan of Berry. “Chuck Berry is one of the all-time great poets,” John said. “A rock poet you could call ...

During a 2011 interview with Goldmine, Wilson discussed his biggest influences. “Burt Bacharach, Phil Spector, and Chuck Berry, those are the three people who really inspired me,” he said. “Bacharach ...

Encore Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch on demand now with KPBS Passport! “Chuck Berry: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man” is a collection of ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- One of the surest ways to feel older is to listen to the radio and hear songs from your childhood -- or, even worse, your adulthood -- described as ''oldies." If over the years it ...

It doesn’t require much effort to uncover the tracks between classic rock’s biggest songs and Chuck Berry, the songwriter who pioneered the genre. However, some of music’s most iconic hits recycled ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Chuck Berry performs on his 80th birthday in 2006 at Blueberry Hill. A new live Chuck Berry album is on the way. On what would ...

Meet the legend, music, and man who is regularly credited as the father of rock and roll. Take a riveting ride on the Chuck Berry train exploring the life, the legend, the music, and the man who is ...