RIP Chuck Berry
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RIP Chuck Berry
Dead at age 90. Probably every piece of popular music for the last 60 years owes its inspiration, directly or indirectly, to Chuck Berry. Truly one of the all-time greats.
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DVD Talk Hero
Re: RIP Chuck Berry
He's in Heaven now, putting peepholes and cameras in all of the women's toilets.
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DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
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And yeah, Berry was an all-timer.
From the original Rock & Roll HoF charter class, only Don Every, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard remain with us now.
Edit : Nope, Fats Domino as well. Who knew?
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DVD Talk Legend
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Chuck was supposed to record a new album this year. His first since 1979.
I knew he waited too long - not that it was likely to be a classic, but it would have been cool to hear something new from him about 10-15 years ago.
There is no doubt, though, that Chuck defined Rock and Roll, and his music really had one of the biggest impacts on popular music of any artist in the 20th Century.
I knew he waited too long - not that it was likely to be a classic, but it would have been cool to hear something new from him about 10-15 years ago.
There is no doubt, though, that Chuck defined Rock and Roll, and his music really had one of the biggest impacts on popular music of any artist in the 20th Century.
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DVD Talk Legend & 2021 TOTY Winner
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Should've been Buckcherry.
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DVD Talk Legend
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Now I'm reading that maybe the new album was already recorded. If so, that will be interesting to hear. What did Chuck have left in the tank, musically, at 90?
He was the original Rock and Roll guitar hero, and he influenced every Rock guitar player and songwriter that followed him, whether directly or indirectly.
He was the original Rock and Roll guitar hero, and he influenced every Rock guitar player and songwriter that followed him, whether directly or indirectly.
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Pathetic that the mainstream media covered George Michael's death for 3 days and covered Chuck's for about half an hour. Pretty good indication of our myopic view of history.
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DVD Talk Legend
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It is much more out of the ordinary (ie newsworthy) for a 53 year old to die than a 90 year old.
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DVD Talk Legend
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Maybe some people in St. Louis know more but didn't he have a regular gig at Blueberry Hill?
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DVD Talk Special Edition
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Yes, he used to play there once a month. I saw him about 4-5 years ago. He wasn't in great shape (sometimes playing in a different key than the band), but it was still cool to see a living legend in such small confines.