When Chuck Berry died on March 18, plenty was written about the rock ’n’ roll icon’s musical achievements. But as profound an impact as Berry had on the music world — indeed, the Beatles, Bruce ...
Dear Jerry: Most Chuck Berry obituaries I've read refer to three or so of his songs that later became hits for other people. They overlook many of his other originals. What is the total of Chuck's ...
The Beatles’ I Want to Hold Your Hand was released in the United Kingdom in November 1963. That same week, Laurence Juber started playing guitar. A little divine providence might be in evidence, given ...
Chuck Berry left us one hell of a swan song before he died on March 18. He’d already turned 90 in 2016 when he announced that “Chuck,” his first album of new material since 1979’s “Rock It,” finally ...
A thrilling dance sequence unfolds at a high school sock hop to the gritty chug of Chuck Berry's "Big Boys." When director's Matt Bizer and Curtis Wayne Millard set out to shoot the first-ever music ...
Chuck Berry and Johnnie Johnson helped invent rock 'n' roll nearly a half century ago. Johnson will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, but the piano player doesn't expect Berry ...
Two months after Chuck Berry‘s death, the rock legend’s first-ever music video – for “Big Boys,” a track off his forthcoming final album Chuck – has arrived. The video conjures up a Fifties sock hop ...
When director's Matt Bizer and Curtis Wayne Millard set out to shoot the first-ever music video for Chuck Berry, they had just one goal: have fun. So they turned to choreographer Jeremy Green, who ...
Chuck Berry, who pioneered rock 'n' roll guitar playing, finally got his own music video, two months after his death, NPR reported. For the song “Big Boys,” which was completed just before Berry’s ...