His performance skills are formidable. When he was younger he could do impossible things: low splits, the duck walk, the miraculous “s...

If you follow this blog you probably know that I first saw Chuck Berry at a sad, poorly promoted show at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramen...

(THE REVIEWS ARE IN!  Thanks to Johan for finding THIS ONE  so quickly!  Here's a more complete one  from a St. Louis paper.  A million ...

And can still can do it...  (How many times do you figure this song has been played since he wrote it in 1958?)

Handwritten lyrics!

( This interview was originally published in September 2010.  Since Judy and Karen will undoubtedly be there helping Chuck Berry begin h...

( Doug Spaur is one of Chuck Berry's biggest fans.  A couple times a year he leaves his home in Bussey, Iowa with Chuck Berry on his min...

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

HERE'S a great (I'm guessing older) interview with Bob Lohr.  (I'm guessing "older" because of the reasonably dark gre...

(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.   F...

A performance that just kills me...

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

Another gift from Doug...

A good interview with "Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll!" director Taylor Hackford  HERE.   Hackford also made the great documentary a...

John Wroblewski is a freelance writer who lives near Chicago.  I learned about him when Chuck Berry scholar and author Fred Rothwell  sent...

New from Doug... (Haven't even watched yet!)

From Doug...

CB and Jerry Lee, BFF

Here 's  a good interview with Joe Edwards celebrating the upcoming 40th Anniversary of Blueberry Hill in St. Louis.

" Sabato 22 febbraio 1997: è una bellissima giornata. Dopo vent'anni passati a consumare dischi di Chuck Berry cercando di capire...

When I was a teenager I was too busy listening to Chuck Berry to know much about what contemporary musicians were doing. Turns out, they wer...

A (stolen) shot from the keyboard's perspective?

Thank you Manuel!  This is the most elegant of Chuck Berry concerts.

What's a fan to do with birthday month concerts in St. Louis at Blueberry Hill and an all star jam in Cleveland the day after his 86th...

Thanks to Doug and to whoever made this video.  Great sound, great performances.

There's Enrique in Mexico and Dominic in Great Britain.  Someday the three of them should meet.

View from the piano bench at Blueberry Hill.