The music legend, who died Saturday at 90, is recalled by the director of 1987's 'Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock n' Roll' as a difficult talent who demanded cash in a paper bag but earned the title of ...

Rock n’ roll was more than a new kind of music, but a new story to tell, one for kids with transistor radios in their hands and money in their pockets, beginning to raise questions their parents never ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- There’s a reason why John Lennon famously said, “If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry.’” The first-ever Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee ...

Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry backstage at London's Wembley Stadium, September 1972. Credit: Photo from the Bill Greensmith Collection Chuck Berry was a complicated man. He craved love, attention, and ...

On a hot night in July 1969, I was standing with at least a thousand other people on the narrow road that led to Wollman Rink in Central Park, waiting to get into the late show of a concert featuring ...

When Gary Clark Jr. opened for Eric Clapton in New York on Sunday night, the day after Chuck Berry died, he told the audience that his song “Travis County” wouldn’t exist without Berry. “It’s one of ...

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Chuck Berry played his final concert on October 15th, 2014, three days shy of his 88th birthday, at St. Louis’ Blueberry Hill. But like many of his recent performances, it was rough. Berry had trouble ...

The Gazette newsroom and editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content. Alright, ‘Johnny B. Goode’ is pretty great. There’s a reason it’s been played over 500 million times on ...

Frank Gatson Jr. is Beyoncé’s creative director, and he danced in Michael Jackson’s video for “Smooth Criminal.” He knows what era-shaking stage moves look like. But even he marvels at the wild, sexy ...