Chuck Berry
“Chuck Berry: An American Life,” by RJ Smith Reviewed
“Either he was a very complicated man, or there was no THERE there. I’m still really not sure which.”
My Top 500 of the 20th Century
a form of personal jesus
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – 80 to 71
viewing the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and seeing Michelangelo’s autograph on the sole of God’s foot
Paul McCartney: Ask Me Anything
‘It was a perfect way to spend lockdown. It made me do Rockdown!’
Who Would Be Canceled Today?
Can I safely say all of them?
People’s Perception Of Art And Artists Is Evolving For The Worse
It’s all about staying in a safe place, on a safe subject
The 500 Greatest Songs Of The1950s Complete List
Chuck agrees with Steve
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 10 – 2
the Horatio Alger story of rock & roll
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 110 – 101
rip the keys
Music Deaths 2017 Alphabetized and Graded
Chuck Berry, Walter Becker, as well as two rock and roll suicides
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s – The Intro
The Big Bang
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 180 to 171
on deeper inspection, the lyrics are about the 1961 Freedom Riders
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 810 to 801
“Those wailing horns, lushly expanding and contracting, would be the basis for many a Motown song”
The Best Singles Of 2017
heralds what might be a major move by Latin American pop into the USA
The Best Singles Of 2017
heralds what might be a major move by Latin American pop into the USA
Best Of 2017: Singles Through November 2017
This is Luis Fonsi’s year on the singles charts
Best Of 2017: Singles Through October
it stands it is his best song since, I dunno, “Tulane”?
Best of Chuck Berry, Part III – The Top Ten
Go, Johnny, go.
Best of Chuck Berry, Part II
“He whupped my butt. He said he was king of rock ‘n’ roll. I said I was.”
Best of Chuck Berry, Part I
“Chuck” was dedicated to his wife Themetta “Toddy” Berry
These Days: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017
a 34 minute sprint
Best Of 2017: Singles Through March
his best song since, I dunno, “Tulane”?
Going Steady: New Singles Reviewed 3-24-17 – 3-30-17
since he was an itty bitty boy
Chuck Berry Reviews A Few Punk/New Wave Anthems
‘I’ve heard this stuff plenty of times’
These Days: Sunday, March 19th, 2017
The text
These Days: Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
A cesspool of artist screwing cesspoolness
Oldies But Goldies: Chuck Berry On New Year’s Eve, 2010
Climb into my machine so we can cruise on out
Finnish Fans Can Now Get A Refund When Not Satisfied By A Concert?
‘Anyone seeking a ruling like this is always spurred by a subjective opinion, but that’s not enough to get a refund. What is significant is a generally agreed view that the concert was a failure, as it was in the Chuck Berry case.’
Hear Ye: what rock nyc is listening to 12-10-13
Oh, she’s nine years old, that why Rod Stewart upped her to nineteen, though it does beg the question why did Berry make her a child instead of a teenager. The answer would probably be target demo but that makes no sense either! Maybe it is more like a significant portion of the audience but we don’t remember it that way – A+
Trixie Smith And Chuck Berry: Reelin' And Rockin'
When you compare “Sweet Little Sixteen” with “Surfing USA”, you don’t hear the metamorphoses you do with Berry and Smith. Berry took an idea and changed it 30 years later whereas there wasn’t a decade between the Beach Boys and Berry.
The 159 Greatest Songs of the 1950s
Reflecting the diversity of the era, there are entries by Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Muddy Waters, and Hank Williams. Elvis Presley deservedly owned the era commercially and artistically, but one Charles Edward Anderson Berry could play a guitar just like a ringing the bell.
Billy Joel For New Year's Eve!!!
The last time I saw Billy was at the 12-12-12 gig, and the time before that the closing of Shea Stadium. He was terrific in one and not terrible in another but absolutely the perfect way to take out (or bring in) 2013 – 2014.