"Two years ago, I watched the then 83-year-old Detroit jazz singer Sheila Jordan in a pub back room in south London as she reminisced, between still artful singing, about how Charlie Parker walked into the alley where she was sulking, having been denied entry to see him because she was underage, and played just for her"

Wow...

Page 9. Congratulations to Chuck Berry

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Keep On Rolling

Chuck was in fine form when I saw him recently. I think it's great that Chuck is still doing what he loves to do. Keith once said, " The Stones will tour for as long as all the great Bluesmen have, they never stop, why should we." Therefore, why should Chuck

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He really should stop

Should The Stones stop? Should McCartney? How about The Who? I can tell you that for some people when they stop doing what they love its a death sentence. We are all of us in uncharted territory with Rock and Roll. This is the first generation of rockers to get to be elderly, let alone pensioners. Chuck, L Richard, JL Lewis, B.B.King... no one will stop until they are quite dead. Bo Diddley, Carl Perkins or even Elvis, not one of them stopped until they were stone dead.
People try to stop. Christine McVie, Bill Wyman, John Lennon, Brian May, Mose Allison, PJ Proby, Phil Collins and they all come crawling back. It's the nature of the beast. Now, Eric Clapton is going to 'retire from touring' next year. I wish him good luck.
Year after year from now until the end expect more of the same.

another one bites the dust?

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he can do what he pleases. And you can part with your money or not. There is something heroic about riding the horse till it throws you. I don't think it diminishes his legacy.

He's always done what he pleases, nothing you or I might ever have said or might yet have to say would ever have had or would ever now alter that ........ so what's your point ?

And I will certainly no longer part with my money to see him nowadays, he has done great to stay playing until now. But I have to disagree with you about the legacy, because in part someone's legacy is what YOU remember of them. I don't wish to remember him as the sad shadow of his once glorious rock n' rollin' self that unfortunately he has become today. What's down on vinyl is one thing, you cannot argue the magnificence of that, but he really ought to bow out of live performances now. It is becoming a little embarrassing.

Needless to say you'll disagree. Whatever ........... ?

You make a great point. Sometimes the last memory of someone is the most powerful and ever lasting. I always think back to Muhammad Ali and how I wish he would have stayed retired after beating Spinks for the title in 1978. His overall legacy wasn't tarnished, but it sure was sad seeing him go out the way he did.



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I love Chuck's music, no matter what. However, there were big trouble during his recent visit in Denmark.

This is from www.dr.dk, the danish national television website:

The trip did not go quite easily. Chuck Berry made several stops along the way, first at a gas station where he went in, threw everyone out, and banned other entering. He also called, for unknown reasons, the Randers Police.
The people who were with him got with some difficulty, him back in the car. However, it were not long before he again had stopped the car and went his way along the ring road.
-The hunt is on for three hours, Chuck Berry goes well five or six kilometers, finally they get him into the car during violent protest, and they arrive at the Hotel Royal, says Carsten Ortmann.
Here refuses Chuck Berry then to avail of the ' Madonna-suite ', as he is offered, and he puts it so petulant in the lobby. Here he falls asleep, and are eventually worn up in his room.
Carsten Ortmann points out that Chuck Berry may have these starstruck behaviours because he through his life has experienced so much frustration with rasicm.

Part of this argument has now been published on YouTube:

Chuck Berry Roadside Circus Weirdness Part 1


Chuck Berry Roadside Circus Weirdness Part 2

So Chuck likes to drive cars... what's new

"huck Berry
2012-04-11
Duck Room
Blueberry Hill
University City, Mo, USA

Source: Core Sound HEB DPA 4061s > Bass Filter On > Sony PCM-M10 (24/48)
Transfer: M10 > PC > Audacity (Leveler Mod -30) > CD Wave > TLH > Torrent

01. Introduction by Joe Edwards
02. Mayballene
03. Let It Rock
04. Jambalaya
05. School Days
06. Banter
07. One Of These Days?
08. Promised Land
09. Rock And Roll Music
10. Banter
11. A Fool For You
12. Nadine
13. Rock Me Baby
14. Roll Over Beethoven
15. My Ding-A-Ling
16. Johnny B. Goode
17. Reelin' And Rockin'
18. Band Intros

Recorded about 10 heads back in the center"
[www.dimeadozen.org]


"Chuck Berry
2012-03-14
Duck Room
Blueberry Hill
University City, Mo, USA

Source: Core Sound HEB DPA 4061s > Bass Filter On > Sony PCM-M10 (24/48)
Transfer: M10 > PC > Audacity (Leveler Mod -30) > CD Wave > TLH > Torrent

01. Introduction by Joe Edwards
02. Back In The USA
03. Memphis
04. Oh well?
05. Nadine
06. Banter
07. Wee Wee Hours
08. My Ding-A-Ling
09. Mayballene
10. Worried Life Blues
11. Carol > Little Queenie
12. Around And Around
13. Back In The USA
14. Johnny B. Goode
15. "We Gotta Go" Jam
16. Band Intros

Recorded about 10 heads back in the center"
[www.dimeadozen.org]

I'm sure it's going to please the good folks of IORR!

@dcba - I haven't grabbed those recordings yet but is your post serious or brutally sarcastic my friend? I am rooting for Chuck to have a good performance but sad about all the train wrecks that seem to occur.

Sarcastic, oh no!
But I'm (pleasently) surprised someone cared enough to go see Chuck twice, tape both shows, and share his tapes online.

+1 on that CB II, I always wanted to see more of Cosmopolitan Club performances, maybe one day...

[savoirfaire-hoorayforhollywood.blogspot.com]

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Sarcastic, oh no!
But I'm (pleasently) surprised someone cared enough to go see Chuck twice, tape both shows, and share his tapes online.

Oh my goodness... I just listened to these two recordings.. I feel so guilty for laughing all the way through. This is terrible. It sounds like awful karaoke. 70% of Chuck's playing is bum notes. He can't sing so he just spits out lyrics in between bad notes. Honestly, if I couldn't do my job, my wife and daughter would tell me before letting me make a fool of myself on stage.

As a Chuck Berry fan, I believe that nothing he can do at this point will ever minimize his impact on rocknroll. I still love his music. To me there is NOTHING better in music than the Rolling Stones DOING Chuck Berry songs. I'd love for them to do "The Great 28" start to finish. That is a concert I'd pay $750 to see!

To the point of CBII and others, I think the whole 'do it til your dead' thing is overplayed. Sure, many of the old blue artists could do it, but that is a very different beast than rocknroll. Chuck was never the most technically accomplished player. He got by on his AMAZING rhythm, same as Keith. Muddy Waters didn't have to rock out Little Queenie at 70! Muddy Waters sang mostly slower blues tunes well into his later years, but he didn't have to struggle with arthritis ruining his ability to perform heavy rhythm guitar!

So I give Chuck a lot of credit for trying. As a single person in a sea of Chuck Berry fans, I really wanted to see him back in 97 when I first had the chance. I now wish I had taken that opportunity, despite all the bad reviews back then. I knew I wasn't going to get Hail Hail Rocknroll, but I would've atleast gotten to see the Grandfather of ROCKNROLL alive and riffing. The two recordings above are evidence that it would be a terribly demoralizing experience to see him play at this day and age.

I hope there are some gems in the archives that Chuck Berry will allow to be released eventually. For me, I'll stick to the 70s bootlegs and official/rare material.

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"huck Berry
2012-04-11
Duck Room
Blueberry Hill
University City, Mo, USA


Recorded about 10 heads back in the center"
[www.dimeadozen.org]


"Chuck Berry
2012-03-14
Duck Room
Blueberry Hill
University City, Mo, USA



Recorded about 10 heads back in the center"
[www.dimeadozen.org]

I'm sure it's going to please the good folks of IORR!

Thanks for sharing. Could someone post this at filefactory or other non-torrent download site?