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Juneteenth celebrations in downtown St. Louis concluded with a powerful tribute to legendary Black musicians, including the city's own Chuck Berry, at the "Jewelteenth" event at St. Louis City Hall.
It's a well-known fact that Chuck Berry was buried with a Gibson ES-355 semihollow electric guitar to keep him company in the afterlife. But the story of how the guitar came to join Chuck in his ...
Rock and roll was the music of youth, growing side by side with existential dread. It was a release that challenged the rules ...
Music columnist Brian Passey reflects on what might have been the late Chuck Berry's final concert.
ST. LOUIS — There’s a renewed push to revitalize the home of late musician Chuck Berry, ahead of what would have been his 100th birthday next year. The Rock and Roll icon grew up in St. Louis ...
Chuck Berry's home in St. Louis is in disrepair and the city is taking bids to restore the structure where some of music's greatest hits were written and heard for the first time.
New efforts are underway to revive the former home of St. Louis-raised Rock & Roll icon Chuck Berry.
Morgan Freeman's production company Revelations Entertainment optioned to story to "inspire future generations" with Berry's story.
Revelations Entertainment has optioned life rights to rock pioneer Chuck Berry and are planning a TV series chronicling his formative years.
Duck-walking rock ‘n’ roller Chuck Berry’s 100th birthday is Oct. 18, 2026. Unfortunately, the man behind the hits “Johnny B. Goode,” “Maybellene” and “Rock and Roll Music” won ...
Although it's hard to imagine him as anything but a rock and roller, Chuck Berry's original career choice wasn't in music at all.
If someone were to tell a musician, “Play a Chuck Berry type riff,” odds are they would have no trouble coming up with what to play. Berry’s musicality was era-defining. He was a trailblazer ...