The Promised Land

As I Was Motorheading Over the Road...

Lemmy is just one of the luminaries coming to help put Chuck's name in lights at the upcoming Cleveland celebration.  Read about it HERE.

Interview of Bob Lohr

HERE'S a great (I'm guessing older) interview with Bob Lohr.  (I'm guessing "older" because of the reasonably dark grey hair, and because he says he's been playing with Chuck 8 years.  I think he's running on 16 or 17 at this point.)  Thanks to Jan for the link.

Live! From Fort Worth!

(I wonder if he ever stops to realize that, indeed, he'll be remembered as long and as fondly as Ludwig?



Here's a review.  Funny that I never find it too godawful sad.  I find it miraculous that an 85 year old still wants to get up there-- and I've never been less than fully absorbed.  Imagine, next time, that it's your own dad still doing what he always loved to do.  And Chuck Berry was never too worried about a missed note or a forgotten verse.

A different review has a better POV.  And a quote that explains a lot.  "When I play a B I sometimes hear a C."  To learn more about that, check out Neurologist Oliver Sacks book Musicophelia, which talks about a composer whose hearing loss caused him to loose pitch perception.  He had to retune his piano to continue composing.  That can't be done when you're playing with a bunch of other folks.

The Most Recent Time I Met the Blues. (And one of the most memorable.)

A performance that just kills me...

CGBbG

The set list from Fort Worth!  (Chuck used to surprise his bands with songs and keys.  But everyone needs a reminder now and then.)

Wee Wee Hour and a Half

Another gift from Doug...