Chuck Berry (1926-2017)

Image from ChuckBerry.com Chuck Berry , rock pioneer and American icon, passed away on March 18th. He was 90 years old. Being a key factor in the creation and development of what's come to be known as rock and roll, not to mention a source of inspiration and material for many of rock's most significant and subsequent acts like The Beatles , The Rolling Stones , Jimi Hendrix , The Yardbirds , and Motörhead , Berry's multiple contributions to what is rock's celebrated musical dialect and cherished songbook cannot be overstated. He gave us "Johnny B. Goode," "Roll Over Beethoven," " No Particular Place to Go," "You Never Can Tell," and, (almost quite literally), "Rock and Roll Music." His legacy as an artist is forever preserved in America's cultural conversation as is his influence on how that conversation sounds. It was announced late last year that Berry was working on a new album called, CHUCK . As a r...