OT: Chuck Berry has passed away
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RIP. Great songster. "Johnny B.Goode". And who can forget the novelty "My Ding A Ling".
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Original, rock pioneer. Music wouldn't be the same as we know it without him. RIP.
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RIP. I received his double live album in the early 70's as a gift and pretty much wore it out.
Here is the song he wrote when he put together his first CAC submission.
More influential than Elvis IMO-maybe on a par with Dylan.
From adversity in his youth to a musical legend. RIP Chuck Berry. I still remember seeing him on American Bandstand in the 50's. Nothing but energy.
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Bummer. I'm sad. He really was "The Man." He was the KING of rock 'n roll. Everybody else was just a cheap imitation. Someday I'll get my chops down on Johnny Be Good. Someday. R.I.P.
I'm always surprised when someone of an advanced age dies, because I think they have already been dead for a long time.
Here is a Tennessee SHQ, which is the only US coin I can think of with a musical theme.
Really sad man.....he was really great!
Really sad ! maybe someday people wont get old and die
He was 90. Someone asked what he did from and I think, "from having lived for 90 years".
Rest in peace. The world is better off for having you.
I wish I had a 1950's-dated juke box quarter to post.
Hoo boy. We shall not know his like again.
Nothing like hearing Chuck Berry on a Chess 78 RPM record
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When the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft were launched in the 1970's, Carl Sagan lobbied to have a disk with information about the Earth put on each craft. On the obverse of the disks were images of a scientific nature. On the reverse of the disks were recordings of various Earthly sounds. One section of the sounds was devoted to music. There was a BIG political foofaraw about whether rock and roll was music. Eventually it was decided to include one rock and roll song. Needless to say, there were a LOT of suggestions as to which song should be the SOLE rock and roll song on the disk. Eventually the ONLY rock and roll song that made the cut was Johnny B. Goode.
Assuming the spacecraft are not smashed up by chance encounters with space debris, it is believed that the recordings will last at least 1,000,000,000 years (that's one billion folks), with the chance along the way of being picked up by some intelligent space faring civilization. I have to say, I think that Johnny B. Goode makes an excellent emissary from humanity,
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Great info, SkyMan!
Yep.. and he did it without an electric guitar..... Great talent... he was working on an album that would have been released later this year.... No idea if it will be completed, but would be nice. Cheers, RickO