Fact #31084
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Charles Edward Berry is born in St Louis, Missouri, USA. He will find fame as 1950s r'n'b and rock'n'roll pioneer Chuck Berry.
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Keith Richards (guitarist, Rolling Stones) : To me, Chuck Berry always was the epitome of rhythm and blues playing, rock and roll playing. It was beautiful, effortless, and his timing was perfection. He is rhythm supreme. He plays that lovely double-string stuff, which I got down a long time ago, but I'm still getting the hang of. Later I realized why he played that way - because of the sheer physical size of the guy. I mean, he makes one of those big Gibsons look like a ukulele!
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Johnny Johnson (pianist for Chuck Berry) : Compared to Chicago, or anywhere for that matter, there wasn't much of a music scene in St. Louis. There was jazz and blues, but not much. There weren't too many clubs, so my band played mostly parties.
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Johnny Johnson (pianist for Chuck Berry) : Compared to Chicago, or anywhere for that matter, there wasn't much of a music scene in St. Louis. There was jazz and blues, but not much. There weren't too many clubs, so my band played mostly parties.
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