Smith is doing his part to change that. His new book is the biography “Chuck Berry: An American Life,” named after the St. Louis native who gave us rock classics “Johnny B. Goode,” “Maybellene,” “Roll ...

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 ...

Meet the legend, music, and man who is regularly credited as the father of rock and roll. Take a riveting ride on the Chuck Berry train exploring the life, the legend, the music, and the man who is ...

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 ...

Out via Dualtone Records in 2017, 'Chuck' primarily comprises new and original songs written, recorded and produced by Berry. By Gil Kaufman, Billboard Chuck Berry is finally ready to break the spell ...

I first notice him standing under a single fluorescent light in a back corner of the shadowy basement night club. His black raincoat is still buttoned to the collar, and a battered brown guitar case ...

Berry, who died in March at the age of 90, left behind an album of new material, his first such collection since 1979. Rejecting nostalgia, Berry's last project is interesting and energetic. This is ...

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