Chuck Berry RIP
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Can't lie, I thought that dude died years ago.
For whom the Gong tolls... gnight sweet prince.
Chuck Berry, a founding father of rock 'n' roll, dead at 90
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Berry was half of rock ‘n‘ roll’s original twin pillars, next to Elvis Presley. He never sold as many records as Elvis, but his sound was just as distinctive and defining — and unlike Elvis, Berry was a lyricist and composer.
“You weren’t a rock guitarist,” wrote critic Dave Marsh, “if you didn’t know the riveting lick that kicks off ‘Johnny B. Goode.’ "
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Berry was half of rock ‘n‘ roll’s original twin pillars, next to Elvis Presley. He never sold as many records as Elvis, but his sound was just as distinctive and defining — and unlike Elvis, Berry was a lyricist and composer.
“You weren’t a rock guitarist,” wrote critic Dave Marsh, “if you didn’t know the riveting lick that kicks off ‘Johnny B. Goode.’ "
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Mr. Berry outlived his son, Rock n Roll, who expired after a slow and agonizing death sometime between 1998 and 2009.
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Guy owed his whole career to Marty McFly. He better B. Goode in the afterlife.
Well, sorry again.
For whom the Gong tolls... gnight sweet prince.