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Alex Winston's still-young career has already covered a good deal of mileage. Though classically trained in opera during her childhood in Michigan, Winston sings an effervescent brand of indie pop that earned her an opening slot for Chuck Berry. After...
Johnny Ramone is the metronome that keeps the whole thing going, with his movement in tight spaces and rapid-fire passing driving the ball forward. CAM – Freddie Mercury – Incredible range and a fantastic feel for his craft. Plus, he and our center...
Chuck Berry reacts after singing the national anthem before Game 5 of baseball's National League championship series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in St. Louis. View Photo »
Stick with the status quo because it's working... Tickets: $6 at the door The Weber Brothers’ songwriting credo is one that more bands should consider subscribing to. When we’re in recording a new song in the studio, we always ask ourselves, ‘Would Chuck Berry think this is cool?’ If the answer is ‘no,’...
Thirty-five years ago, the Voyager was launched into space carrying a "golden plaque" embedded with sounds from the cry of a baby to Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode." The record also carried greetings in 55 languages, among them the following,...
This month I launched a new blog titled, Roll Over, Beethoven, and a book and e-book I co-wrote with film director Kerry Candaele, Journeys With Beethoven, has just been published. Today I will begin here to excerpt from that part of the book that...
Bruno Mars: Glad to see Bruno Mars is no longer a one-man piano-moving company and instead a consummate old-school band leader with his own on-stage theater marquee. He channeled James Brown, Cab Calloway, Chuck Berry and the Four Tops with his golden,...
St. Louis native Chuck Berry tosses a baseball in the air as he waits to throw out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, Friday, July 29, 2011, in St. Louis. View Photo »
But all of this music is really the foundation for any of the styles since, and more bands should probably learn from the originals. Not many people do it now; they start in the middle, like with Led Zeppelin, instead of going to Little Richard or Chuck Berry. Everyone seems to think that it’s simple th...
It’s Too Late Writer: Ray Davies Lead Vocalist: Ray Davies This, on the other hand, is a very basic country song of a type that could have been written by Hank Williams, but played to a slowed-down Chuck Berry rhythm, but without Berry’s swing – it...
In full disclosure I haven’t kept up with much music in the past year. First time seeing Bruno although I’ve heard his music several times….I think he’s a dude. Talented and charismatic for sure. Performance reminds me bit of a modern-fied Smokey...
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Full Article
St. Louis native Chuck Berry tosses a baseball in the air as he waits to throw out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, Friday, July 29, 2011, in St. Louis.
View Photo »Legendary musician Chuck Berry, left, walks through a crowd of fans following the dedication of a statue in his honor Friday, July 29, 2011, in University City, Mo. The statue of the St. Louis native was dedicated near Blueberry Hill, the University City club where the octogenarian...
View Photo »Legendary musician Chuck Berry smiles during the dedication of a statue in his honor Friday, July 29, 2011, in University City, Mo. The statue of the St. Louis native was dedicated near Blueberry Hill, the University City club where the octogenarian still performs monthly.
View Photo »Legendary musician Chuck Berry acknowledges cheering fans as he is introduced during the dedication of a statue in his honor Friday, July 29, 2011, in University City, Mo. The statue of St. Louis native Chuck Berry was dedicated Friday near Blueberry Hill, the University City club where...
View Photo »Legendary musician Chuck Berry sits on a stage next to a statue of himself during its dedication Friday, July 29, 2011, in University City, Mo. The statue of the St. Louis native was dedicated near Blueberry Hill, the University City club where the octogenarian still performs monthly.
View Photo »Civic leader Joe Edwards, left, shakes hands with legendary musician Chuck Berry after introducing Berry during the dedication of a statue of the legendary musician Friday, July 29, 2011, in University City, Mo. The statue of the St. Louis native was dedicated near Blueberry Hill, the...
View Photo »A bronze statue of legendary musician Chuck Berry is seen just prior to its dedication attended by Berry Friday, July 29, 2011, in University City, Mo. The statue of the St. Louis native was dedicated near Blueberry Hill, the University City club where the octogenarian still performs...
View Photo »Ophelia Williams stands next to an 8-foot-tall statue of legendary musician Chuck Berry during a dedication ceremony for the statue Friday, July 29, 2011, in University City, Mo. The statue of the St. Louis native was dedicated near Blueberry Hill, the University City club where the...
View Photo »Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich, jams out to a Chuck Berry tune on his star-spangled Fender Telecaster, much to the delight of his supporters, shortly after he announced his candidacy for President at the WAAM Freedom Fest in Whitmore Lake, MI. , Saturday, July 2, 2011.
View Photo »St. Louis native Chuck Berry tosses a baseball in the air as he waits to throw out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, Friday, July 29, 2011, in St. Louis.
View Photo »Stick with the status quo because it's working... Tickets: $6 at the door The Weber Brothers’ songwriting credo is one that more bands should consider subscribing to. When we’re in recording a new song in the studio, we always ask ourselves, ‘Would Chuck Berry think this is cool?’ If the answer is ‘no,’...
But all of this music is really the foundation for any of the styles since, and more bands should probably learn from the originals. Not many people do it now; they start in the middle, like with Led Zeppelin, instead of going to Little Richard or Chuck Berry. Everyone seems to think that it’s simple th...
This will be no normal Christmas concert however, as the students have gathered a collection of contemporary holiday music from such artists as John Lennon, Chuck Berry, Paul McCartney, Train, Melissa Etheridge and many others.
We play some old songs by Chuck Berry, The Beatles, and Johnny Cash — songs they know
'Hey Hey' is kind of similar to 'C'est La Vie' (aka Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell'), which worked so well on the first greatest hits; in fact they were from the same session in the '80s
I had a big Eagles influence back then. I think you can hear that. I loved heavy metal; you can hear a little of that in ‘Her Strut.’ I loved Dr. John; you can hear that in ‘Horizontal Bop.’ And I loved Chuck Berry, which is what I grew up on, and Fats Domino and Little Richard. Those are the guys I rea...
