SLSO and guests will be 'Reelin' and Rockin'' for Chuck Berry’s birthday bash

Musicians from multiple genres come together with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to pay tribute to a St. Louis legend in ...
Yahoo

“I didn’t know their tunes, but we played some Chuck Berry and reggae, then Paul McCartney said, ‘What are you doing for the next few years?’” How Laurence Juber went ...

The Beatles’ I Want to Hold Your Hand was released in the United Kingdom in November 1963. That same week, Laurence Juber started playing guitar. A little divine providence might be in evidence, given ...
Buffalo News

SIDE ORDER JOHNNIE JOHNSON COOKED UP THE TUNES FOR CHUCK BERRY

Chuck Berry and Johnnie Johnson helped invent rock 'n' roll nearly a half century ago. Johnson will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, but the piano player doesn't expect Berry ...
The Village Voice

Laughter and Tears

Big Apple Circus’s new production, Big Top Doo-Wop (Damrosch Park, through January 6), transports you to another time. This ’50s-inspired show pops with plenty of poodle skirts, Chuck Berry tunes, and ...
First Alert 4 on MSN

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra celebrates St. Louis rock legend Chuck Berry

Watch above as First Alert 4’s Steve Harris shows us how the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, with the help of some special ...
American Songwriter

The Story Behind “Roll Over Beethoven” by Chuck Berry and How It Was More About His Sister than the Famous Composer

Chuck Berry’s low-slung guitar as he duck-walked across the stage is an iconic image, but the engine that drove his earliest recordings was Johnnie Johnson’s piano. Berry tapped into the teenager’s ...