LarryUK Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I can't believe it. The king of the lick has gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookery Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Oh dear, a very bright light has just gone out from so many lives. A rare talent who influenced millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 He was 90. Amen and R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 My buddy just told me that. Damn! We're gonna have to play Johnny B Good at tonight's gig. RIP Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Bad news sure travels fast. The news just hit the local wire here in his (and my) hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Here's a very good biographical write-up from our local paper: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/rock-legend-chuck-berry-dies-at-police-report/article_ff0a2a77-8b25-5573-868c-dcbf7674372e.html I certainly couldn't call him a "friend", but I can say I did know him. Our paths crossed many times over the years, which did include doing one concert with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 He was 90. Amen and R.I.P. As John Lennon once said, (paraphrasing here) "If you could give Rock n Roll another name, it would be Chuck Berry". Long live Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Wonder why Gibson didnt attempt a reissue of the Berry Guitar ? He out of most should of had a Sig series.. .. He changed the style of playing all to well.. RIP Mr Berry.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookery Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 A Chuck Berry Tribute guitar would be entirely appropriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 To me he was Mr Rock 'n' Roll, Mr ES-350 T, Mr ES-355, and Mr ES-335. In 1986 he was among the first to be induced into the newly established Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Probably Rock 'n' Roll heaven deserves its name from now on. Thank you, Chuck, for creating Rock 'n 'Roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustymars Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Yeah, I first heard him in 1952 or 54. The real king of Rock and Roll. Chuck Berry passed away today (Octoner 18, 1926 - today) 90 years. Back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I just saw this, he was really an innovator and influenced EVERYBODY with that big red guitar. RIP, Mr. Berry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Sad news, what a life he lived, a true pioneer of Rock and Roll who inspired generations of other artist, he was the first African American rocker to capture the white audience, the fact that his career spanned so many decades and continues to be viable says more about his genius than my humble utterances can hope to. He announced last December that he was working on a new album of new material. A player to the end... Thank you Mr. Berry, there will never be another like you. Gods Peace.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 If I had to pay a dollar for every song of his we played over the decades I would still be forever in debt. If you wanted the dance floor full - you played this man's music because everyone knew it. R.I.P. sir. You will me missed but never forgotten. Rest well - you earned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 CB's guitar playing was the single thing which most inspired me to take the instrument seriously as a teenager. I'm pleased to say that my teenage daughter also perks up when Johnny B Goode comes on the car stereo. I guess he reached a point where he had no particular place to go. Roll over Beethoven indeed. Did he actually complete the new album which he was talking about before Christmas? Would be nice to think there was one last record for us to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 As a kid growing up with AC/DC being far and away my favourite band and what made me love guitar rock (and eventually to be my chosen instrument) the clear and obvious impact of Chuck Berry's approach to music through them has been profound in my life to this day. A giant of rock music and popular culture broadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 1489877649[/url]' post='1842606']He was 90. Amen and R.I.P. Indeed. We just heard at home today, Deb looked up his age. Always hard to see folks go but 90 or beyond is a good old age, not many that hit that number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtim Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 A big bummer to me. Although he did live to a nice old age. More so than the others I really enjoy listening to that are no longer here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Sad news. RIP Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 As John Lennon once said, (paraphrasing here) "If you could give Rock n Roll another name, it would be Chuck Berry". Long live Chuck. Yeah RIP Chuck... I hope they are jamming together once again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I saw a vid of Chuck Berry schooling the **** out of Keith Richards...looking for it I found this gem. Him talking about his early influences and playing. SO COOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixlicks Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Chuck Berry`s music made my life more enjoyable . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I have seen a lot of concerts in my time but his is one that I never got to see and I regret that. Thanks to the true King Of Rock and Roll we all owe you a great deal. Rest in Peace Chuck you changed so many lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Chuck was the man who defined modern guitar playing, something that we all take for granted now. There can be no doubt that his influence lives on in all modern western music and he touched everyone's lives even if a lot of youth doesn't even know who he was. Although it comes as no surprise, after all he was 90 years old it is still a shock, the Monarch of rock'n'roll is dead. RIP Chuck. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Chuck Berry was a legend and I am glad that I got to see him live 15 years ago. Rest in peace Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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