Tag: Chuck Berry

The production of a documentary and biopic on singer Chuck Berry's life has been allowed by his widow, Themetta Berry. She...

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The iconic Rock and Roll hall of fame ceremony took places recently and it saw some of the greats on stage performing their hits. The show was backed with performances and tributes.

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Rolling Stones' Keith Richards sat down with Rolling Stone magazine to speak about the late great Chuck Berry, and that time Berry punched him in the face ... When legendary guitarist Chuck Berry passed away last month, major recording artists old and young expressed their grief and cited the rock music legend as a leading influence to their own sound. Bands such as Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Roots and Sting paid tribute to the late rocker through music covering his 1958 classic, ‘Johnny be Goode’. Richards shared a touching tribute to the late musician calling him "the granddaddy of us all" but also spoke about that one time when Berry gave him a shiner!

When the late Chuck Berry passed away recently, major recording artists old and young expressed their grief and cited the rock music legend as a leading influence to their own sound. Bands such as Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Roots and Sting paid tribute to the late rocker through music. And the song they all chose to cover was the 1958 classic, ‘Johnny be Goode’. Perhaps Berry’s most famous track, ‘Johnny B Goode’ has been covered by many artists over the years, including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Judas Priest.

Tributes are continuing to pour in for rock music legend Chuck Berry who passed away over the weekend. The New York Times said of the late musician, “Mr. Berry was its [Rock N’ Roll] master theorist and conceptual genius, the songwriter who understood what the kids wanted before they knew themselves.” Red Hot Chili Peppers also paid homage to the rock music pioneer on Saturday night during the band's concert in Vancouver with a surprise electrifying rendition of the rock pioneer's breakout single "Johnny B. Goode" following Berry's death.