See, that is why I think Chuck Berry is so great. Sure he may have borrowed the whatever piano chord thing from Johnny and sure he may have had a one trick sound and sure he may not have filled stadiums and maybe this and maybe that yaddas yadda yadda... but the thing that makes him a GOD... is HE FELT IT AND RECOGNIZED IT AND PUSHED FORWARD DOING IT WITH AN ELECTRIC A GUITAR! And everyone else followed, imitated, innovated and rocked my world... because of Chuck Berry.
Facts be known as a kid, before I could grasp who or what Chuck Berry did, I was rocking to covers of his songs... most probably played better than Chuck played them... but without Chuck playing them first all the rest might never have thought of doing it... and none of it would have happned, Chuck changed the world.
Chuck fkg ROCKED!!!! And Chuck lived to be 90!!! No small task.
So many great covers of Chuck Berry songs exist. AND THAT IS WHY CHUCK IS A GOD!
I wont add my favorites here because I know this board has a rather narrow mindset about who and what it likes and bashes on anything outside that narrow band... but it is safe to say I have been cranking up as many or more great Chuck cover songs and Chuck originals in the last 30 years.
Thanks again to Keef et al for adding to my Chuck knowledge in Hail Hail. As uncomfortable as parts of that movie were to watch, it gave me some great insight to the great man that Chuck Berry IS.
I respect a man who knows how great he is and does not compromise or make nice kissy face for the camera when he thinks he is correct. He stands his ground, no matter if it is another great trying to tell him what is what. Not many men qualify to do that... but Chuck does.
SALUTE TO CHUCK BERRY!
CHUCK !!! CHUCK!!! IT'S MARVN!!! .....
YOUR COUSIN!!! MARVIN BERRY!!!...
YOU KNOW THAT NEW SOUND YOURE LOOKING FOR???!!! WELL LISTEN TO THIS!!And that is how Marty McFly invented rock and roll[
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