Happy 88th Birthday to CHUCK BERRY, the Shakespeare of Rock n Roll. He was born on October 18, 1926 in St. Louis and got his musical start playing in pianist Johnnie Johnsons Trio. Soon, he travelled to Chicago and on the suggestion o...f Muddy Waters, auditioned for Leonard Chess. On May 21, 1955, BERRY cut Maybellene on his first professional recording session for Chess. The single hit #1 R&B and #5 Pop and established CHUCK BERRY as the spokesman for a whole new market of record buyers: Black and White teens...hungry for music about girls, cars, school and topics that they could relate to. BERRY delivered with tunes like, Sweet Little Sixteen, Little Queenie, School Day, Roll Over Beethoven, Almost Grown and countless other Rock n Roll classics. BERRY had 3 #1 R&B hits, but only ONE #1 Pop hit and that came in 72 with his version of My Ding-A-Ling, which only hit #42 R&B. I personally feel that Roll Over Beethoven is CHUCKs greatest contribution to American Music.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:46:49 +0000
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