R.I.P. Chuck Berry

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Mr. Kevvy Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2283 Credit: 581,947,064 RAC: 374,599	Message 1856450 - Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 23:24:24 UTC Last modified: 18 Mar 2017, 23:57:43 UTC Chuck Berry, the man who 'started rock and roll,' dead at 90 Legendary musician Chuck Berry died on Saturday, according to police in Missouri. He was 90 years old. ... "Every riff and solo played by rock guitarists over the last 60 years contains DNA that can be traced right back to Chuck Berry," Sweden's esteemed Polar Music Prize Foundation stated emphatically when awarding Berry its rock music prize in 2014. Berry burst onto the scene in the mid-1950s, cutting songs at Chess Records that are woven into the very fabric of what became known as rock 'n' roll: Maybellene, Roll Over Beethoven, Johnny B. Goode, School Days, Rock and Roll Music, Sweet Little Sixteen, and No Particular Place to Go. Born Charles Edward Anderson Berry on Oct. 18, 1926, to middle-class parents in the black neighbourhood of The Ville in St. Louis, Mo., Berry would grow up to produce an infectious alchemy of blues, hillbilly music and Western swing. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” ---Margaret Mead ID: 1856450 ·

Wiggo "Democratic Socialist" Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 15841 Credit: 205,207,124 RAC: 55,448	Message 1856453 - Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 23:43:30 UTC R.I.P. ID: 1856453 ·

Nick: ID 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 12670 Credit: 32,755,676 RAC: 4,180	Message 1856457 - Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 23:53:36 UTC A huge loss. R.I.P. Name change to reflect my BOINC ID number ID: 1856457 ·

TimeLord04 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 19722 Credit: 17,430,531 RAC: 34,511	Message 1856488 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 3:03:43 UTC Sad news, indeed. A legend has crossed over. God bless. R.I.P. TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos ID: 1856488 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 61963 Credit: 47,930,639 RAC: 11,505	Message 1856497 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 4:38:47 UTC RIP My Amazon Wishlist / TV ID: 1856497 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 50231 Credit: 975,428,099 RAC: 131,548	Message 1856505 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 6:53:31 UTC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gcFmb7xDY8 "Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." Albert Einstein "With cats." kittyman ID: 1856505 ·

Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 41500 Credit: 41,928,838 RAC: 104	Message 1856507 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 7:20:43 UTC This has saddened me beyond belief, I was playing his riffs at 16. One of my all time Rock & Roll heroes. He may have had a somewhat lurid private life, but he will be remembered for his music. How many famous bands started out doing Chuck Berry covers? ID: 1856507 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 50231 Credit: 975,428,099 RAC: 131,548	Message 1856509 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 7:49:31 UTC - in response to Message 1856507. This has saddened me beyond belief, I was playing his riffs at 16. One of my all time Rock & Roll heroes. He may have had a somewhat lurid private life, but he will be remembered for his music. How many famous bands started out doing Chuck Berry covers? Almost all of them;, my friend. "Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." Albert Einstein "With cats." kittyman ID: 1856509 ·

Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 31643 Credit: 71,246,352 RAC: 25,391	Message 1856514 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 8:13:57 UTC RIP With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. ID: 1856514 ·

Mark Stevenson Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Sep 11 Posts: 1666 Credit: 165,559,762 RAC: 38,179	Message 1856583 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 13:16:06 UTC R.I.P 90 years is a " good innings" in anyone's book , gone now but never be forgotten :-( Life is what you make of it :-) When i'm good i'm very good , but when i'm bad i'm shi#eloads better ;-) In't I " buttercups " p.m.s.l at authoritie !!;-) ID: 1856583 ·

janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0	Message 1856591 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 13:37:27 UTC "Chucken" as called over here is not among us anymore. Sad, but his music will live forever. ID: 1856591 ·

Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 41500 Credit: 41,928,838 RAC: 104	Message 1856595 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 14:07:09 UTC In 1984 he was presented with a Grammy Award lifetime achievement prize and was among the first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. I saw his exhibit when I went there in the fall of 2011. Tributes ID: 1856595 ·

Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 13134 Credit: 52,934,073 RAC: 60,940	Message 1856608 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 15:28:09 UTC - in response to Message 1856595. R.I.P. ET Phone Home ID: 1856608 ·

janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0	Message 1856613 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 15:41:57 UTC Last modified: 19 Mar 2017, 15:42:22 UTC The Kinks' frontman, Sir Ray Davies, said: "Without Chuck Berry there would have been no roll to rock to." :) ID: 1856613 ·

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