CHUCK BERRY 1926 – 2017
Chuck Berry
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Eine der letzten großen lebenden Legenden des Rock ’n’ Roll ist tot! Chuck Berry starb am 18. Oktober 2017. Mit ihm verliert die Welt des Rock ihren größten Pionier, einen wegweisenden Gitarristen, Autor von einigen der bekanntesten Songs der Popgeschichte und den Erfinder des „Duckwalks“.
Beeinflusst von Muddy Waters’ erdigem elektrischen Missssippi Blues, der Power des Rhythm ’n’ Blues von Louis Jordan und dem Gesangsstil von Nat ’King’ Cole entwickelte der am 18. März 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, geborene Chuck Berry ab Mitte der Fünfzigerjahre seinen eigenen, von scharfen Gitarrenriffs und oft bissigen Texten geprägten Stil.
Seine simplen doch einprägsamen Gitarrenriffs beeinflussten Generation von Rockmusikern.
Die Geschichte des europäischen Beat ist ohne seine Songs und seine virtuosen Ideen nicht denkbar. In ihren Anfangsjahren hatten sowohl die Beatles als auch die Rolling Stones mehrere Songs von Chuck Berry in ihrem Repertoire.
Chuck Berry starb am Samstag in Saint Charles, Missouri. – R.I.P.
CHUCK BERRY 1926 – 2017
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One of Rock ’n’ Roll’s last living legends has passed away. The incredible Chuck Berry died October 18, 2017. The world of Rock music has lost its most influential pioneer, a seminal guitar stylist, the author of some of the most remarkable songs in Pop music history, and the inventor of the famous “duck walk“.
Early influences were Muddy Waters’ earthy electric Mississippi style Blues, the powerful Rhythm ’n’ Blues of Louis Jordan, and Nat ’King’ Cole’s vocal style. Chuck Berry was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 18, 1926. During the mid-fifties, he developed his own trademark style, transferring the Blues in Chicago into a new genre, propelled by his unique and sharp guitar riffs and his original songwriting.
His simple but catchy guitar riffs had influence on generations of Rock guitar players.
Without his brilliant ideas, his energy and songs, and his guitar playing, the story of Beat music in Europe and Rock music in general would have to be re-written. Both, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, had quite a number of Chuck Berry originals in their early repertoire.
Chuck Berry died in Saint Charles County, Missouri. – R.I.P.
John Lennon said, „if you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ‚Chuck Berry‘.“