The bright red Gibson ES-335 electric on the cover of End of the Night, the sixth volume in Vince Gill’s monthly 50 Years ...
The Nashville hitmaker got a memorable story from the encounter — and a surprise in return from Berry ...
The 1950s was a different time in society, so much so that one discriminatory law tore down the career of one of rock and ...
When reflecting on the rock and roll pioneer's legacy, Kiss bassist Gene Simmons expressed a belief that all of rock owed a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Music pioneer Chuck Berry is widely regarded as the Father of Rock & Roll, but despite serving as a trailblazer of the genre, the ...
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is hosting a Chuck Berry Birthday Bash at Powell Hall, featuring performances by Berry’s son, grandson, and nephew as part of the Chuck100 celebration, ...
From ZZ Top to Jimmy Page to Susan Tedeschi, B.B. King has been a significant influence on rock and blues artists who came after him. Yet, when we think of the most ubiquitous musicians of either ...
In 1985, some friends and I drove from my hometown, Springfield, Ill., to St. Louis, as we often did, to see a show. We went to see Hüsker Dü, who had just released Flip Your Wig, their last album on ...
With the passing of Chuck Berry on Saturday, popular music lost one of its true legends and rock ‘n’ roll lost its founding father. Berry died at his home in St. Louis, Missouri after spending his ...
The song was a modest hit upon release, but the Chuck Berry classic helped set the standard for rock — and popular music overall. "Johnny B. Goode" marked a pivotal shift towards modern rock music in ...
Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up As conductor Anthony Parnther cued the start of the overture, ...