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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about Chuck Berry
Ready To Rock?
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1-1-2005
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Its great to be back on the airplane again. I have just one question for ya: ARE YOU READY TO ROCK!!!??? I SAID, ARE YOU READY TO ROOOCK!!!???You. Over there. Sipping your champagne in first class. Are you ready to rock?I caant hee...
Article Excerpts:
...been duplicated in rock. Best Songwriter:
Chuck Berry
. Yes, "Johnny B. Goode" is overdone to the...
...(All of those are compliments, by the way.) But
Chuck Berry
is mightier: He established rock-and-roll''s...
...by the way.) But Chuck Berry is mightier:
Chuck Berry
established rock-and-roll''s chromosomal...
School Daze
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9-1-2002
Education is great and all, but too much of a good thing is still too much. Count ’em. One hundred ninety-eight. You can bet we counted ’em. I say “we.” I mean Sam. Sam is our 12-year-old son. He ...
Article Excerpts:
...events. And yet there is a reason that
Chuck Berry
’s “School Days”...
...teacher don’t know how mean
Chuck Berry
looks,” and, “Soon as 3...
...hail rock-and-roll.” Note that
Chuck Berry
on this classic youth anthem doesn’t...
I’ll See Me In Court
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9-15-2003
It's been nearly a year since four fans sued the band Creed for putting on a lousy show. The concert was held in Chicago last December. That in itself is reason to sue. No one should have to leave his house to do anything during a ...
Article Excerpts:
...plays "I Want To Hold Your Hand." I saw
Chuck Berry
last year and he played "Johnny B. Goode." ...
... Hold Your Hand." I saw Chuck Berry last year and
Chuck Berry
played "Johnny B. Goode." Ipso facto , it...
It’s a Hard Rock life
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8-1-2009
Rita Gilligan isn’t just the first Hard Rock Cafe waitress. She’s an original.
Article Excerpts:
...of her career. She fetched tea and toast for
Chuck Berry
in the 1970s despite the restaurant’s strict...
... restaurant’s strict forbiddance of menu changes.
Chuck Berry
silenced a finger-snapping John McEnroe during...
Rock Around The Clock
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4-15-2005
In January, I wrote a column inviting readers to weigh in on Six Essential Rock Questions. Well, you weighed in, all right. I wish I could publish everything I received. Alas, the accolades for my choices would alone take up a couple of columns. A t...
Article Excerpts:
...clean for the May queen." Best Songwriter:
Chuck Berry
. Most Overrated Band/Artist: Pink Floyd. ...
Troubled Man
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6-15-2006
Twenty-five years ago, Marvin Gaye rebuilt his mind, body, and eventually his career in an unlikely place: a tiny town on the coast of Belgium. retraces Gaye’s steps to find out what was going on back then.
Article Excerpts:
...generation to the genius of Little Richard,
Chuck Berry
, John Lee Hooker, and others. He had a nightclub...
Welcome to the Neighborhood
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3-1-2009
Want to get personal with St. Louis? Sample this six-pack.
Article Excerpts:
...bar where Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (and
Chuck Berry
plays once a month.
Shop: MacroSun...
...and Roll Hall of Famer (and St. Louis native)
Chuck Berry
plays once a month.
Shop: MacroSun...
... www.blueberryhill.com Locals report that
Chuck Berry
likes the chicken wings here, but Blueberry Hill...
Word Of Mouth
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1-1-2008
Going to St. Louis? Then ditch the guidebook and follow these famous locals as they show you the city their way.
Article Excerpts:
...deluxe at Blueberry Hill, and then catch
Chuck Berry
performing live in the Duck Room [Blueberry...