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CHUCK BERRY 18.10.1926 – 18.3.2017

Zum Tod von Chuck Berry wurde in den Medien ausführlich berichtet.

Die wichtigsten biografischen Daten sind auf Wikipedia aufgeführt.

Ich habe zum Thema eine Sendung gemacht, die am 27. März 2017 ab 20 Uhr auf RadioFr zu hören ist. Hier geht es zur Playlist dieser Sendung.

Ab 28. März kann man den Podcast auf meiner Website  downloaden.

In diesem kleinen Dossier habe ich einige Reaktionen zum Tod von Chuck Berry zusammengefasst. Ausserdem gibt es eine Liste mit seinen wichtigsten Alben und einige Links zu wirklich guten Videos.

Reaktionen auf den Tod von Chuck Berry:

Huey Lewis & The News Very sad news. Chuck Berry … maybe the most important figure in all of rock and roll. The first popular singer / songwriter ever, and the first to write songs for and about kids. His music and his influence will last forever. – Huey

Bruce Springsteen Chuck Berry was rock’s greatest practitioner, guitarist, and the greatest pure rock ’n‘ roll writer who ever lived. This is a tremendous loss of a giant for the ages.

Dan Baird The Brown Eyed Handsome Man is gone.
The USA doesn’t knight anyone. They should have made an exception for you.
Thank you for the language I speak. The humor, the insight, the movement, your amalgamation of all the styles that came before you into something simultaneously new and familiar.
May your heart and soul know peace.
Godspeed

Eric Burdon Without Chuck Berry, there would be no Rock and Roll. No Lennon, no Dylan. To say he was Rock and Roll’s original poet is an understatement.

He was the poet of our time who made all the others possible.
Hail hail, Chuck Berry….

Allison Moorer Dang it was tough on us, but the death of this genius is immeasurable. How many records wouldn’t have been made without his existence? I can’t even fathom. Today is proof that he was mortal, but his influence was and is not.

Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones)So sad with the passing of Chuck Berry comes the end of an era. He was one of the best and my inspiration, a true character indeed.

Barack Obama Chuck Berry rolled over everyone who came before him – and turned up everyone who came after. We’ll miss you, Chuck. Be good.

Joe Bonamassa Wow…. Chuck Berry… Rest In Peace.. Greatest of all time.

Ian Anderson R.I.P. Chuck Berry. Johnny B. Goode was the first song I ever learned all the way through. I got a copy of this magazine and then went out and bought the 45 single of the song. He seemd old as dirt even back then!

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Chuck Berry. He was a true pioneer of rock ’n‘ roll and a massive influence on us. Chuck was not only a brilliant guitarist, singer and performer, but most importantly, he was a master craftsman as a songwriter. His songs will live forever.

John Oates Chuck Berry was my hero…I wanted to play guitar like him and wanted to write songs like him even though I knew nothing I could come up with would ever come close to his originality, crisp, perfectly crafted lyrics and without knowing I even found myself a great piano player in Daryl Hall just like Chuck found Johnnie Johnson…it wasn’t planned but it happened. Every rock and roller in the world owes a debt to Chuck Berry. His songs will never die…“Hail Hail Rock and Roll“.

I’d like to offer a free download of my version of „Let It Rock“ from my Mississippi Mile album… http://johnoates.com/chuck-berry/

Rick Vito Goodnight Chuck, and thanks for the inspiration, the songs, and the guitar lessons. There won’t be another like you.

Terry Wilson Well….looks like we lost another one. Arguably the greatest rock n roll songwriter ever….Got to play with him on a couple of occasions.. both very memorable. He would plug in go for it. You were never certain what key and what he was starting….but, he’d always go for it. And you were expected to know it…RIP Chuck (Charles Edward Anderson) Berry

Albie Donnelly (Supercharge) Chuck Berry has gone to Rock,n,Roll heaven 90yrs old ,Supercharge did a European tour with him years ago ,most eventful !!!!!!

Mick Jagger „Es macht mich sehr traurig, von Chuck Berrys Tod zu hören. Ich möchte mich für all die inspirierende Musik bedanken, die er uns gegeben hat.“

Dave Edmunds Me & Chuck. Sometimes you have great gigs, and sometimes you don’t. This gig was in St Louis, Missouri, and it was the best of the tour. Great audience, great monitor sound, great band (with the renowned Jamie Oldaker on drums). The kind of gig that whatever you do, whatever you sing, whatever you say, and whatever you play – is right! We did three encores, came off sweating and settled into after-gig drinks in the dressing room. We were towelling off and congratulating ourselves when Steve, my tour manager, burst breathlessly into the room spluttering something about Chuck Berry. “Calm down, Steve!…What’s up?”

“Chuck Berry is in the audience sitting with two girls – he’s seen the whole show and he wants to get up and do a few songs with you!” Whoa! This is no time for practical jokes. “What did you say?” “Chuck Berry is in the audience sitting with two girls – he’s seen the whole show and he wants to get up and do a few songs with you!” I explained to Steve that if he was pissing around and we went back out on stage (the audience was still chanting for more), we have no more songs to do and it could get embarrassing. He swore on everything dear to him that Chuck Berry was ready to climb onstage if we would just go back out. He grabbed my spare (black) Gibson 335 and pushed us back out onstage and, sure enough, Chuck clambered up, strapped on my spare, and went into Roll Over Beethoven, moving on through Memphis, Tennessee, and more.

I wondered if he remembered me from his sixtieth birthday gig in the Felt Forum, Madison Square Gardens, NY, in 1987. I don’t remember how this came about, but my then manager, John Scher, arranged for me to put a band together for the gig – an opportunity from heaven. I called in my dear friend and colleague, Chuck Leavell (keyboard player with The Rolling Stones), then John Entwistle, (The Who), and Terry Williams (Rockpile/Dire Straits). Came the night, with no rehearsal whatsoever or any prior discussions with Chuck, we gravitated from our hotel bar across the road to the Felt Forum. There was no one backstage to introduce us to Chuck, so we just sort of gathered side-stage and waited. A couple of minutes before showtime, Chuck ambled up to us and sat down with his guitar hanging around his neck. We nervously introduced ourselves to him, but I am convinced he had absolutely no idea who we were. I dared to ask if there would be a set-list. “Nooo, I always start my songs with this guitar riff” (he plays it – as if no one knows, already), “and then I stamp my foot when to end the song.” “Oh, and no drum fills.” And that was it!

I was fifteen years of age when I first heard Johnnie B. Goode on Radio Luxembourg. I was also fifteen when I got my first guitar. I was determined to learn the opening guitar riff and the solo. I also learned the ‚knack‘ of playing Chuck’s “raka-rack‘ rhythm style on the lower strings while singing. Many accomplished guitar players find this uncomfortable or impossible to do without sounding ’stilted‘. His songs, his lyrics, his guitar solos, the style and the keys – I’ve pondered, puzzled, practised and learnt over the years, eventually incorporating them into many of my records.

That night, I don’t know if Chuck recognised I was copping his licks, or whether he was just feeling lazy, but he had me play all the guitar solos – to every song. (except My Ding-a-Ling, when we left the stage). At the end of the final song he grabbed my arm and hauled me centre-stage; he held my hand aloft with his and shouted into the microphone to the screaming audience: “Who said the white man can’t play the blues?” It was my proudest moment.

 

Folgende Alben von Chuck Berry sollten in keiner gut sortierten Sammlung fehlen:

Chess Box (3 CDs) Auf drei CD’s sind die wichtigsten Songs seiner besten Schaffensperiode zu hören.

London Sessions Aufnahmen, die 1972 in england mit britischen Musiker zusammen entstanden.

Blues Remastered Ein Album mit Bluesaufnahmen von Chuck Berry. Damit begann er ja eigentlich und er war auch ein ausgezeichneter Bluesmusiker, obwohl das immer seine unbekanntere Seite blieb.

Hail Hail Rock’n Roll Konzertmitschnitt aus dem Jahr 1987. Zum Anlass des 60. Geburtstags von Chuck Berry gab es ein Konzert bei dem unter anderen Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Etta James, Julian Lennon, Linda Ronstadt, Robert Cray und viele andere mitwirkten. Der wohl beste Konzertmitschnitt von Chuck Berry aller Zeiten.

DVD Hail Hail Rock’n Roll, 4 Disc DVD Edition Noch empfehlenswerter als die CD allein, ist die Box mit vier DVDs dieses Konzertes. Mit vielen Interviews und Ausschnitten von den Proben.

Im Juni dieses Jahres erscheint das letzte Album von Chuck Berry, welches er vor seinem Tod aufgenommen hat. Das Album trägt den Titel Chuck. Schade, kann Chuck den Release nicht mehr miterleben. Er hatte sich so sehr darauf gefreut.

Ein Song, nämlich „Big Boys“ ist bereits auf YouTube zu hören.

Chuck Berry auf YouTube

Johnny B. Goode 1964

Nadine (mit Keith Richards, aus dem Film Hail Hail Rock’n Roll)

Sweet Little Sixteen 1964

Memphis 1972

Rock And Roll Music 1972

Und einige Coverversionen seiner Verehrer

You Never Can Tell / Bruce Springsteen Beeindruckend, wie Bruce und seine Band diesen Song zum ersten Mal zusammen spielen.

You Never Can Tell / Emmylou Harris Die wohl bekannteste Coverversion dieses Titels (mit Albert Lee und Rodney Crowell an den Gitarren). Und einer Emmylou Harris, die zum Schwarm vieler Jungs wurde.

Carol / Rolling Stones Eine der vielen Coverversionen von Chuck Berry Titeln der Rolling Stones aus dem Jahr 1969.

Rock And Roll Music / Beach Boys Die Beach Boys “klauten” für ihr Surfin’ USA Chuck Berry die Melodie von “Sweet Little Sixteen”. Später hatten sie immer wieder Berry-Covers im Programm.

Little Queenie / Frankie Miller Dies ein ganz persönlicher Favorit von mir. Frankie Miller im Rockpalast.

Around And Around / Rory Gallagher und Frankie Miller Vom gleichen Event noch zwei meiner Helden zusammen.

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