While Chuck Berry was an icon of the 1950s, he never quite reached the same musical heights as his rock and roll companion. Read more here.
Chuck Berry was a huge fan of The Beatles’ songs in general and “Yesterday” in particular. Berry revealed why he connected with the lyrics of The Beatles’ “Yesterday.” “Yesterday” wasn’t nearly as ...
During their early career, The Beatles covered Chuck Berry‘s “Rock and Roll Music.” Berry revealed what he thought of The Beatles as artists. He also explained what he thought about the cover. Paul ...
The Beatles’ “White Album” opener might be a quintessentially Fab Four track now, but in its earliest stages of invention, the song was an amalgamation of the Beatles, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and ...
We often see The Beatles in the same light as Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. Some kind of superior form of human who composed music that almost feels like it’s of or even beyond the natural world. Like ...
Sir Paul McCartney says The Beatles song 'Back in the U.S.S.R' was a nod to The Beach Boys and Chuck Berry. The song, which is a parody of Berry's 1959 hit 'Back in the USA', tells the story of a ...
Berry's core repertoire was some three dozen songs, his influence incalculable, from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to virtually any group from garage band to arena act that called itself rock 'n ...
Chuck Berry, the legendary musician who helped define rock ’n’ roll, died on Saturday at the age of 90. Music historian Alan Light joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss Berry’s life and his influence on ...
Two more titles are joining Chess Records’ Acoustic Sounds Series: Chuck Berry's 'St. Louis To Liverpool' and Etta James's 'Tell Mama.' ...