Chuck Berry
Today’s Artist
Chuck Berry 1926 – 2017
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack.
Berry learned guitar from a local legend named Ira Harris. He wrote Johnny B. Goode about a boy who could play like ringing a bell. He invented rock and roll guitar. Every riff since came from him. More →
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Mother, mother
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