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10 Chuck Berry Songs That Defined Rock and Roll and Black Music History.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Chuck Berry is widely recognized as one of the founding fathers of rock and roll. His distinctive guitar riffs, storytelling lyrics, and electrifying stage presence defined an era ...
Houston Press

Better Late Than Never, Final Recordings from Rock and Roll Icon Johnnie Johnson are Released

Pianist Johnnie Johnson played with Chuck Berry, Albert King, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. A posthumous solo album, I'm Just Johnnie, was recently released, over 20 years after its initial ...
American Songwriter

4 Chuck Berry Songs That Pioneered Rock and Roll

Chuck Berry, equipped with ubiquitous guitar licks, boundless charisma, self-confidence, and catchy songs, helped pioneer rock and roll. Though Elvis Presley became the King of Rock and Roll, Berry ...
Rolling Stone

Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77

Rick Derringer, the guitarist and songwriter who scored hits with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and a cover of “Hang on Sloopy” while working with everyone from Steely Dan to “Weird Al” Yankovic, died ...