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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Sep 7, 2020 ^^
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Often unmentioned is the fact that Chuck Berry was an *entertainer*, and a darn good one. He could captivate an audience, and keep them smiling with his music, his humor, and even his pantomime! When the documentary film "Hail, Hail, Rock & Roll"was being made, a portion was shot at the old "Cosmo Club" in East St. Louis, Illinois. Only a small portion of that evening made it into the final film, and left out was one of the best moments. While the band, including Johnnie Johnson, vamped behind him, Mr. Berry performed a pantomine scene of "going out on a date". He took the audience along for the ride as surely as any storyteller, to the amusement of everyone in attendance. ( Several years later, when asked about it, Mr. Johnson recalled that while out on tour, Mr. Berry had seen another performer do the "date" routine, and then incorporated it into his own show. ) Mr. Berry himself always gave great credit for his sucess to T-Bone Walker, whose guitar style, and stage performance, were the foundations of his career.
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@michaelbrooke1385
1 year ago
Where would civilization be without Chuck berry?
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