elvis-fan wrote:This shouldn't be a sad day but a day of great reflection on a legend and the wealth of classic rock 'n' roll he left behind.
He lived a long and fulfilling life... he and his music will not be forgotten.
Cheers! ... to an innovator, a pioneer and a kick-ass guitar player!!!
GREAT PHOTO -
That's the Chuck Berry I remember - I was lucky enough to see him around 5 times.
Seeing him in the UK was a fantastic treat but he was usually with a crappy pick-up band and it was a flip of a coin whether he was in a great mood or a take-the-money-and-run mood.
Two concerts were brilliant - probably post My Ding A Ling and he was rich & playing to new audiences...
One concert I remember as being terrible with his guitar out of tune.
At the 1973 STAX sessions Marty Lacker told EIN that,
"Elvis sometimes sung Chuck Berry songs at Graceland, but for whatever reason decided not to record any more of them at the Stax session apart from 'Promised Land'.
At the August 27, 1965 meeting between Elvis and The Beatles -
"Elvis handed out a couple of guitars and they started singing songs including Chuck Berry compositions, as well as Elvis singing a couple of Beatles songs. Elvis and Paul alternated at the piano and Lennon was playing a guitar."
Oh, to have a tape of Elvis and The Beatles singing Chuck Berry songs!
Cheers
Piers