Chuck Berry "Sweet Little Sixteen"

[@dougpeters1625]

Chuck Berry's influence as a founding father of rock 'n' roll cannot be overstated

[@jarinorppa4702]

I agree

[@carybensilhe4869]

I was about to post something similar and saw your comment. Agree 100%

[@eberhardmaus8258]

Wer von den Rock n Rollern hat nicht von unserem guten alten Chuck gelernt. Yeah

[@jdoe6489]

Beach boys stole this song

[@jackmarchant06]

@@jdoe6489 they didn’t steal it, they rewrote it into surfin USA the lyrics are completely different as it is talking about surfing and beach spots, Brian Wilson said it was a tribute to the rock guitarist, Chuck Berry even is credited in the song

[@greendro6410]

Fat Domino, Little Richard and Chuck Berry are all pioneers of Rock & Roll they will forever remain legends may all of them rest in peace.

[@JMSTiger]

Dont forget Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee!

[@jamesorr5206]

@@JMSTiger in context, I don't think they were being forgotten. :)

[@maxsno]

​@@jamesorr5206all jewels in the crown. add ,Buddy Holly . Long live rock and roll.

[@crabber9368]

no may they rock forever

[@Oldtimemusiclover]

Don't forget Bill Haley and The Saddlemen/His Comits I consider him and his band definelty founding fathers. Haley started recording rock as far back as 1951-1952

[@nat.serrano]

Surfin’ USA by Chuck Berry. He influenced so many. He deserves more recognition

[@danvitale1825]

Stolen by the bitchboys

[@GLo1991]

Man 99% of people would have no idea The Beach Boys took this and made it theirs

[@danvitale1825]

@@GLo1991 Real people know that the bitchboys stole Chuck Berry's song outright and got sued for being criminal pussies.

[@fernandopizarrovillagarcia6992]

And the beginning of Fun Fun Fun is very similar to the one of Roll Over Beethoven.

[@danvitale1825]

@@fernandopizarrovillagarcia6992 Bitchboys were phonies, they stole ideas and had the Wrecking Crew play most of their music.

[@pastorprado5271]

He was the main influence of all the British bands that made rock their own.

[@patbrennan6572]

He wrote his own songs, he wrote his own lyrics, he payed guitar very well. Sounds like the real king of rock and roll to me..

[@woiowoiow190]

Yeah actually he is the true king, not tou know the other guy...chuck berry and little richard sort of started the whole genre we know today.

[@davy4831]

Who’s the “king” of rock and roll?

[@woiowoiow190]

@@davy4831 chuck berry is but collaboratively him and little richard created the rock and roll genre, not elvis, like people used to thinking

[@PauloPereira-jj4jv]

@@woiowoiow190 ... ir's not about thinking. It's about truth. Elvis was indeed a pioneer. Try to read more about.

[@woiowoiow190]

@@PauloPereira-jj4jv music is an artform, a basic theory not anything fundamentally set in stone. It's a matter of perspective, taking also in considerations the times chuck berry lived which did not favor black or latinos at the time so critics and tv moguls to decide on these terms for the public to absorb, consume and buy, and decide on like who is who in the music world. I personally prefer the guitar style and lyric creativism of chuck berry over elvis any day. And like many others consider him the king of rock and roll, and others believe it is little richard which is considered "the originator" and architect of rock and roll. The media has a way to brainwash so I read history to absolve myself from these ideas or norms serve to the public again to absorb consume and buy techniques.

[@terriwilder9527]

Frank speaking!! Chuck was the king of Rock n' Roll. I grew up in the 60's and 70's listening to his music!! He is one of my favorite's!!

[@johng1216]

Indeed he was, my amigo, Indeed he was.

[@sunsetheart23]

I was watching Mind Explained and it mentioned that Chuck Berry was the king of rock and roll. I've always heard Elvis was the king of R&R. So I looked Berry up and it brought me here. I am so disappointed that Chuck Berry never got the credit he deserved. We are constantly learning and today I learned who the true King of Rock and Roll is.

[@WandaPashe]

Guess I 'll look up Mind Explained. Sounds interesting. 👍👍

[@rhodamiller7338]

No surprise there. Elvis was white. I don’t think black kids considered Elvis the King just because he sang black music.

[@Antigone-yp6ht]

Elvis gave credit to Chuck. Chubby. And Little Richard. Elvis knew they were the innovators and often sang gospel he learned from the black side of town.

[@johnpearce3714]

@sunsetheart 23, Have you seen Rocking Jerry Lee Lewis , who was regarded by many as the Real True King of Rock ' n ' Roll , Country ' n ' Blues !! * he's on the web. & KZbin !! ** he & Chuck Berry were close friends also Fat's Domino.

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

Rock & Roll came to the uk via Bill Haley

[@musicauthority674]

Many many musicians were inspired by Chuck Berry. and some of them are John Lennon, Keith Richards, and Noddy Holder from SLADE, Eric Clapton, and Angus Young from AC/DC, Little Richard, and oh so many more. and I apologize to them for not listing all of them.

[@WhatsCookingTime]

Angus

[@musicauthority674]

@@WhatsCookingTime Yes Angus Young was inspired by Chuck Berry. he even said so in an interview and he even does the duck walks on stage. Chuck Berry was pretty active on stage also that's the thing about Chuck Berry. he was more than a singer and musician he was an entertainer. Chuck Berry should have gotten the King of Rock and Roll moniker but it went to Elvis Presley. but Chuck Berry will be forever known as the Godfather of Rock and Roll.

[@musicauthority674]

Chuck Berry was fantastic. and he will always be one of my all time favorites for sure.

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

The same here about Chuck Berry and his 👋 😍 😳 🤣 ❤️ singing!and dancing 🕺 😀 😄 🤣 along with his 👋 😀 😄 guitar 🎸 😀!

[@terryjames548]

I couldn't imagine America without Chuck Berry. It just wouldn't be the same place.

[@johnhuffinley5757]

chuck berry is the king of the real rock and roll

[@Paul-kc8pt]

Godfather

[@generaluse2878]

And then some white guy decided to copy his style and usurped him of the throne.

[@bobbeck5866]

That is a fact indeed.

[@rnangel69]

Thank you Chuck for your music..music that started a revolution of change

[@davidahugill99]

That’s right, The Stones , the Beatles , everyone did his material . Rock and Roll set the world on fire musically. Went as a teenager to Liverpool Empire to see Chuck and other Bands , we saw Chuck on Lime Street station having just got off the train from London , carrying only a small case and a guitar . That was 1963 . Cheers DaveH

[@Fitzliputzli23]

His influence on todays electric guitar players cannot be overrated. Countless rock musicians of the following generations name Chuck as their major influence - including Keith Richards and Angus Young.

[@cynthiavasquez5068]

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[@fifermcgee5971]

Mick Jagger copied his body moves.

[@tomdg13]

Rock and Roll is Music Of Black Origin.

[@tylerfields5233]

Rory ghal

[@Krendall2]

@@tomdg13 That's half-true, depending on who you ask. I've heard a few music historians say that rock was essentially a merging of rhythm & blues with country, and then evolved from there.

[@leeblevins6698]

The man who invented rock and roll guitar. My hero from my youth. Wore the grooves off the records.

[@cynthiavasquez5068]

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[@muffassa6739]

He is the real king of Rock and Roll I grew up watching him on TV and in concerts 😊

[@billonious]

Rock n Roll wouldn''t be the same without Chuck Berry

[@RebelThoughts82]

It wouldnt exist at all. He's the template.

[@johnpeeweelanham657]

$÷'

[@ruairidhcreez8104]

Now he's gone and it will never be the same again.

[@maggiediaz3351]

+Rodrigo6 Oliveira 😢

[@aliir0n]

Rock n Roll wouldn't be without Chuck Berry, like literally it wouldnt be

[@jeffharvey2135]

If he wasn’t the king, he was sitting on the throne

[@ShlewisLewis]

There is no modern rock music without this man!

[@Avenged7Xs]

Bad ass keyboard player😆

[@Steve-jg3if]

@@Avenged7Xs Johnnie Johnson !!!

[@albertjackson9236]

I met Chuck Berry in 1959 in Hot Springs Arkansas. I enjoyed talking with him. He had a great sense of humor. He had a strong opinion on anything. I will never forget it. Chuck was one of a few people who really were a one man show. He could do the whole thing.

[@alanhope9139]

I was on the same show as Chuck Berry at The Agincourt Ballroom in Camberley Surrey 1966-67. It was a bit awe inspiring, we did alot of his material in those days as many bands did. I asked him what his song list for that show, so that we didn't do any of them and clash. He said " you just go right on ahead, you play whatever you like, I just love to hear other peoples versions of my songs". Such a humble response !

[@EpsilonsReviews]

source: none still I believe you, don’t worry bud

[@hiesenbergwalt181]

Yea right

[@konstantia1607]

@ALAN HOPE Hi Mr. Hope! What a wonderful experience! I have been looking into the early rock and roll scene in England. Had met Tony Sheridan years ago (didn't know who he was!) I think Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Brenda Lee, Fats Domino, Little Richard and other American performers enlisted Tony as a guitarist when they appeared there. Maybe you were on these tours as well? A pleasure to hear kind words about these artists---thank you!

[@El1society]

@@hiesenbergwalt181 that’s such a specific thing to lie about

[@RouesMusic]

What was the name of your band?

[@lazyishardwork]

Chuck sadly died today, such a huge loss. Another great passes into the annuls of history. I love Chuck, absolutely ground breaking

[@harvey1954]

The Rock and Roll Template that everyone else followed.

[@NascarVr]

Big sad

[@shamilhadad1974]

🙏🙏🙏

[@LetThereBeLightxx]

Crazy it's been so long already

[@federalisticnewyorkians4470]

A man like Chuck Berry does not simply die. He’s there somewhere called back an entire generation that knew nothing but the excitement of RocknRoll thanks to him. He’s there not in his old body but he’s there.

[@acenturyofblackmusic1655]

"chuck berry is the shakespeare of rock n roll"-Bob Dylan

[@SpiiderOK]

He couldn’t be more right. My favorite line is “Flying across the desert in a TWA, I saw a woman walking across the sand. She was walking 30 miles en route to Bombay to meet a brown eyed handsome man”

[@FreshDumbeldore]

"If you give Rock n Roll an other Name You Called it Chuck Berry" John Lennon

[@leuteriolapira3612]

@@SpiiderOK 1

[@iceman7077]

@@FreshDumbeldore Rock N' Chuck Roll Berry 😎

[@violet.senderhauf2187]

@@iceman7077 chuck berry was rock and rolls true king.

[@muscleboy200]

One of the all-time greats. Chuck Beery! Looks like Johnny Carson too with Dick Clark in the very beginning. This is classic! Thanks for the upload!

[@hpreinhardt]

Had the absolute pleasure of sitting in a small lounge in Houston, TX where Chuck was playing. This was in the 1959-1960 timeframe. What an entertainer he is. He did the "duck walk" to the delight of all. After his set, he came and sat with us at our table and talked for quite a while. Cool guy. .

[@harvey1954]

He was nice guy back then. His second jail term made him a bitter man.

[@sharronaustin2769]

Already did ....great performances always..never a disappointed fan

[@Starsk25]

My mom really liked Chuck. (She was born in 1935) When she heard he was playing in town she had to see him, and took me with her. This was the late 70s. Mom liked all of the 50s Rock n Roll. 🎼🎵🎶🎸

[@Loots1]

awesome :D

[@BillyDee159]

Tall graceful, athletic, wrote his own songs, great guitar player, fantastic voice, unbelievable moves- -simply the best, true founder and king of rock and roll….RIP great one

[@dwainsw4076]

There’s an old saying that may apply here, “ the second rat always gets the cheese”.

[@Bethaniji]

@@dwainsw4076 haha, ewwwww, but true

[@musicauthority674]

Chuck Berry was much more than a musician. he was a true entertainer, he was probably the first musician to initiate audience participation into his concerts. with songs like "My Ding-a-ling".

[@omarsanxhez8631]

Athletic ??lmaooooo joke right

[@musicauthority674]

@@omarsanxhez8631 I take it you haven't seen him perform on stage. he was more than a musician he was an entertainer.

[@miyukishijisha8540]

RIP Chuck, you influenced so many with your unique sound

[@MattsCrazyArt]

Well dang, Beach Boys! I never realized "Surfin' USA" was stolen from an earlier song.

[@SearedBite]

it was definitely a rip off but they actually do sound really different if you listen to each song back to back

[@AuntAlnico4]

@@SearedBite I thought not, chuck wrote this and the beach boys stole it no doubt.

[@Pentagonshark666]

@@lionsskyblue442 Yes totally agree!!!

[@oldiesaubrey1989]

Matt's Crazy Art it wasn’t stolen, they idolized chuck berry

[@roderickking5943]

@@oldiesaubrey1989 idealized to the point of stealing his song and not paying royalties. Funny how groups like to say they idolize a artists while stealing their money.

[@svenf.3506]

Rock´n´Roll - best era in music history!!! Chuck Berry is one of my Jukebox Heroes. I could listen to his music all day long. Sven, 44

[@alancutting7299]

The Real King of Rock and Roll Will never be beaten !!

[@davidhodgkinson7816]

The father of Rock & Roll who inspired many the 60's Groups, watching him live was a highlight of my early years

[@SihaamCabdiraxiin]

Hes the king of rock and roll i don't know how you can be king without first espical guitarist his own his lyrics his own his style art and also teaching this racist people who want study every moves he doing they deny buttttttt always hes god creator sit down be humble 😂😂

[@FrankChesser]

Johnny b good always gonna be here thanks chuck for your music !!!!!

[@carlbowles1808]

A little before my time and still awesome. Chuck Berry changed the world with music not hate or violence.

[@trytoplaypiano]

Most Talented Person! Great singer, writer, performer! I love his rock and roll! He sang and played guitar and piano so well with music he wrote. I play his CDs all the time.

[@dragonfire8897]

The true KING of Rock&Roll Thanks for all the music my friend. Rest in the mansions of eternal peace.

[@richardnankivell6451]

Loved his on-stage mobility along with his talent in generating excitement with his band and audience. Simply one of the best!

[@stephenmcgregor9170]

It’s now 65 years since this amazing performance 🎉

[@richboycchibz8474]

The greatest to ever do it. RIP Chuck Berry

[@familymemphis]

The father of Rock & Roll. Amazing writer. Anyone who wanted to play music could learn easily. He made it simple for us.

[@kingeliii9011]

The President of Mt. Rushmore of Rock and Roll, Mr. Chuck Berry. You taught the world rock and roll sir.

[@russcastella]

_Beach Boys entered the chat_ _Beach Boys left the chat with the sheet music_

[@EduardoTorres2009]

😄

[@dougpeters1625]

lololol

[@donthatec]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@notchuckproductions5029]

Too be fair unlike most black artist in history Chuck Berry actually was abel to sue and won! And is still credited as the composer and lyricist to this day!

[@giovanna722]

@@notchuckproductions5029 That's as it should be, of course.

[@marjorietrimble5710]

I grew up listening to Chuck Berry's music when I was a kid love to hear him playing sing it is really a great artist

[@marjorietrimble5710]

When you hear Chuck Berry playing and singing you just want to get up and dance he's such a great performer i.

[@peterknight2860]

So did I Marjorie over 60 years ago - I made a CD to get me in the mood when I lift weights on my terrace. This number is top of the list.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Yeah I loved him when I was a kid too.

[@jayrock8564]

Chuck berry was and still Rock and Roll soul, with he's unique style..my personal opinion he was the real King of Rock and Roll🎸💯👑

[@alisdairolavhorgen2173]

Totally 👍

[@JorgeLopez-fd7uw]

Hi.first sorry i cant writte good.my opinion is little rich.but i love chucks .music here in mexico we still dance with his music.

[@_Mentat]

There is only one King - Elvis!

[@jasonmachula1472]

@@_Mentat He can be the grandfather of pop.

[@sarahsanders3645]

Yes Elvis ain’t got nothin on Chuck!

[@dumptrump3788]

Chuck Berry is one of those Rock & Roll talents where there was "Before" & then "Everything After"

[@finisterfoul]

Long live Chuck Berry; The true king of Rock n Roll !!

[@mariosurin]

Das war der richtige König und Erfinder der 1965 Jahre Hype . Ich hatte das Glück als er mal an einem Dorfkonzert in Wettingen (Schweiz) spielte , zwei Meter neben Ihm zu stehen das ganze Konzert lang . Er hat sogar doppelt solang gespielt , da sein Komplize der die 2. Show machen sollte nicht auftreten konnte weil er Besoffen war .

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

What?😮

[@Rosen1902]

The Father of Rock and Roll! Amazing talent!

[@peggysolovyov5325]

I love to dance the "Swing" and "Jitterbug." As a young teen, I loved rocking out to Chuck Barry in San Antonio, TX. Dig that crazy piano!!!. The guitar's great too! You have to dance once you hear this music. Chuck Barry's voice is perfect for the songs he sang and wrote. His songs where definitely invigorating!

[@georgemelvin7187]

Smiles, hello Peggy 🌺 😊

[@christerahs9776]

Ladies and gentleman.. THIS was the true king.

[@patrick99222able]

Are you deaf he wasn't as good as Elvis and others.

[@christerahs9776]

@@patrick99222able No you little pissant. My hearing is perfekt. Me to is a fan of Elvis . When is comes to voice he WAS the King. But i love guitsrs, and when it comes to that. Chuck is the king. But Fats Domino vas probaly ahead of them all. Rock' n roll in 1949. Hope you learned something.

[@patrick99222able]

@Michael Austin Not when seen him playing Michael. in Atlantic City, Vancouver and Las Vagas, I see you don't know anything about guitars then? Elvis was a fine player playing extensively in his comeback TV special in 1977.

[@patrick99222able]

And was chased by the cops running around two counties with a 14 year old adolescent, check it out.

[@Hattonbank]

The King of Rock n Roll? You know Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard both proclaimed themselves as the King of Rock n Roll. Chuck Berry never did, Elvis never did, in fact he hated to be called that. I suppose if you are a fan of one or the other then that one is the King, but like a good rock n roll fan, you like them all and you never use the term King of Rock n Roll for any specific one. They were all great in their own way.

[@laidsgpr63]

Chuck was definitely an ' ICON '. You left your mark my man ! Well done !!!

[@rickshannep4033]

Chuck Berry was an amazingly talented songwriter, guitarist, singer, and entertainer!!! He influenced so many other rock, and R and B performers.

[@morpheos111]

Even more than the movies, the US has arguably the greatest music treasure on the planet. Lucky b*****s. Thanks for sharing.

[@darrylevans4401]

One of his many great songs and hits right here Sweetie Little Sixteen from the late and Chuck Berry and thank you the late and Dick CLARK for always having him on American Bandstand when it was in Philadelphia and your Saturday night show from New York.

[@cynthiavasquez5068]

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[@sdgakatbk]

With some of these great songs by great artists from the 50's, I have to wonder how it was for a teenager to hear a song like this on the AM dial for the first time. I mean the guitar tone alone in this is awesome.

[@ronaldpokatiloff5704]

I was about 15. This song went to number one on its second listing. Like the pauses in the song. The best classic rock and roll song. Much better then JOHNNY BE GOOD.

[@sdgakatbk]

@@ronaldpokatiloff5704 I'm wondering, what was it like the first time you heard a Chuck Berry song? I may have also heard it back then, but I was two about to turn three. To me hearing some artists for the first time was stunning or perhaps revolutionary when I hadn't heard anything like them. It was like that when I heard Hendrix and Queen for the first time. I didn't know what to make of them, but then I became big fans of them. I suspect it was the same with Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. Btw, I got a chance to see Bo live about a year or two before he died.

[@slicksnewonenow]

Wow... I think this is the ONLY American Bandstand footage I've ever seen, where the audience is actually clapping IN TIME and ON THE BEAT!!!! Chuck was rockin' 'em!

[@nicholassolomos2097]

This man was "rock and roll."

[@iceman7077]

No "the rock n' roll" was this man R.I.P Chuck Berry

[@rimberiafrancis9486]

It takes the world ten lifetimes to produce such a human being.

[@charly9927]

his music is the blueprint of rock music. To me you are the true king of rock 'n roll Mr. Berry!!

[@catherinedesoignie8130]

Chuck Berry is The Emperor of Rock and Roll

[@georgemelvin7187]

Smiles, hello Catherine 🌺 😊

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

Only difference between Elvis and Chuck,elvis did not get caught😅😅😅

[@XL290]

Message from outer space: "send more chuck berry"

[@RyansColoradoRailProductions]

Dear Earthlings, We love Johnny B. Goode! Can we hear Sweet Little Sixteen? -Aliens

[@santividal9387]

Houston, we have a problem: we need Maybeling right now!!

[@johnmarshall6565]

I can see ET duck walking and doing the splits in the depths of space.

[@4thetruthalways531]

A great entertainer. I liked all of his songs and his energy that he put in them. I still like to hear his songs today even though he has passed on.

[@moviemagg]

This song had one of the greatest piano solos in Rock and Roll History. RIP Johnny Johnson.

[@davidsandler6235]

It's been said that Johnny Johnson was the heart of Chuck's band. Saw him play at that club in Mill Valley about 20 years ago. Incredible talent.

[@brianhackert8513]

piano player is disputed today, many consider older discographies wrong, and johnson himself recounts playing on sweet little sixteen, telling about leonard chess prompting him to do more piano swirls till his fingers were bleeding.

[@rockinreggievinson7918]

I am incredibly blessed to have played live with Chuck Berry in a backup band for him at a show in Columbus Ohio, it was terrifying as a young man, Chuck arrived and didn't even let us know which songs we were playing! Thankfully we heard the guitar chords of "Maybelline" and we all just fell into sync for the next 45 minutes as pure bliss in a musical heaven on stage in front of 5,000 people. What he said to me at the end as he was leaving the venue was worth its weight in gold "You did good, gotta go kid."

[@HolyBison]

He was so young! Cool to see this.

[@EliezerPennywhistler]

+Rob Moitoza 32, actually.

[@HolyBison]

+Eliezer Pennywhistler Wow! Pretty old for a young rocker. I never knew that!

[@HolyBison]

+Eliezer Pennywhistler In any case, he might have to change the song title now to "Sweet little 60"!

[@tjops1000]

A very talented man! Anita Jackson, SA

[@countryking1091]

R.I.P. Chuck thank you so much for all that unbelivable amount of timeless Rock and Roll !

[@donconnelly2926]

Chuck Berry Was A Great Guitar Player. Singer, And Most Of All A Wonderful Songwriter. ENTERTAINERS Today Just Can't Capture What He Put On Film. RIP Chuck!

[@bryanharrison7847]

I love how chuck can make u visualize! His lyrics just roll off the tongue!

[@markmccammon266]

I couldn't wait to buy this record when it came out. Record stores around Houston sold out before I got it almost overnight! I eventually bought it though and it still stands as one of my favorites of many by Chuck Berry. What a talent. I am now 77 and never tire hearing his music.

[@mustaccioswildbunch8004]

Dear Charles Edward Anderson Berry, may you rest in peace. ...Oh my, that little country boy could play...

[@holgerjonsson3536]

The Chuck is great, love his rock'n'roll songs! Had the great pleasure to see him on stage!

[@bryanharrison7847]

I love how chucks song made you visualise! took my loved one across the tracks so I could hear my man a wailing sax!

[@davevogelar9965]

Chuck Berry was one of the greatest of all time

[@chantal013]

One of the best Rockn Roll SONGS ever ! Chuck was the gratest.

[@chantal013]

Yes , he was!

[@msstevie1951]

Loved this man! Learned to dance to his music 50 years ago! ♥

[@t4texastomjohnnycat978]

When someone says to me, " Chuck Berry is the King of RocknRoll".... I don't argue.🎸

[@marvmarv8949]

Church invented RNR

[@DeshaunBouvier]

Chuck was a true American! He always mentioned our 50 beautiful states

[@riccosuave1975]

This was music! Still sounds great in 2020.

[@shaihasani6859]

I hate to say it, but my generation can't make music. This was good stuff!

[@rosemarymoore387]

also 2022

[@iAlex17]

kanye wipes

[@stefanschroder8473]

Diese Musik ist Zeitlos und nicht nur einfach Musik sondern eine Lebenseinstellung!🕺

[@vincentdavis2732]

God bless Rock’n’Roll, which wouldn’t be the same without Chuck Berry. Rest in peace my man, 1926-2017

[@johnkaehl4835]

1950s was and always will be the true rock and roll sound, what it is meant to sound like. Prior to the term rock and roll it was known as the big beat. The Beatles sang some of these early songs because of the inspiration they got from them. They reintroduced early rock. The original "big Beat" will always be the basis of real rock and roll. I'm glad to have lived it from its beginning. Wish it were still here today to some extent, in its original form. Long live rock and roll as the song goes.

[@joeh2690]

Chuck Berry absolutely is beyond words awesome!!! I saw him in Atlantic city when I was like 13. A whole bunch of Senior year HS kids and college kids there just LOVIN it! As a frustrated musician wanna be... I am in awe of this man. Chuck... You are beyond words cool! And thank you. You rock.

[@RebelThoughts82]

Dick Clark and Johnny Carson in the beginning! Amazing how Chuck Berry has outlived most of his peers.

[@mapearce1]

+RebelThoughts82 Except Keith.....lol....Keith is gonna outlive all of us!

[@donp1964]

Sadly, Chuck joined his peers in heaven yesterday. Thank you for all the great music Chuck! R.I.P.

[@dynjarren8355]

He was so loose, lanky and tall. He was having fun with his music and he was a great stage performer. He had so many great moves on stage. But mostly the music just swings like mad. And you can’t help but get caught up in it. He was the Master Guitar Rocker! Invented all the guitar rock n roll riffs. There will never be another performer this great. And on top of all that he wrote all his hits.

[@msl5253]

@Dyn Jarren All True/I've always felt the same way about Chuck as you do. Amen! However, we gotta give his Piano Player Johnny Johnson some credit for some of those grooving runs, and the cumulative effect of blue grass/hillbilly; ragtime music, etc. as the backbone or some of the ingredients to his inimitable genre defining, foundational swinging sound.

[@gwapoguys2336]

This chuck berry great piece has not yet reached the Philippine shores but we heard it when it was played in the US Clark Air Base(every mid afternoon). From then on, we tuned to their radio broadcast about that same time. He sure is the best.

[@hifijohn]

So much fun to watch.

[@PC4USE1]

My older sister had this 45 and she played it and I said at 8 years old in 1964-"He sounds like the Beatles" She said"No,the Beatles sound like him". R.I.P to the One and Only.

[@guylaurent8138]

Chuck Berry took the blues to another level and changed the music.....

[@fellaent]

Beach boys stole this song and didnt pay him. Salute the king of rock n roll chuck berry

[@MightyMouse350]

+youtubeabuser || Apparently Berry did sue and got song-writing royalties and writing credit. (not sure how long after)

[@JackSolomon21]

+youtubeabuser they actually did pay him

[@gaerteall]

+Jack Solomon but it was forced by judgement

[@EliezerPennywhistler]

+Luka Kvitashvili Yeah. And that means youtubeabuser is wrong.

[@gaerteall]

Eliezer Pennywhistler no , he just forgot to say that they didnt pay him with their own wish

[@davidsanchez1834]

Everyone has been inspired by him since his debut and he also did things that people didn't believe you could do on a guitar

[@francisalanwormald6328]

At 82 this performance says it all!! I recall it well

[@stigtuneback1966]

there´s some GREAT swing and rythm in this song , can´t sit still while listening to it.

[@efrem1]

Man, we will miss you Chuck!! Rock and roll will never die!!!

[@goblue8616]

Though 65 years ago, I had the pleasure of personally meeting Mr. Berry shaking hands as he passed by after one of his performances in San Antonio, TX, 1957, where I was stationed in the Air Force. I still remember the sweat dripping down his face yet he stopped walking to ask how I was doing and if he had performed well. I was spellbound. The man was beyond awesome. It was an incredible 10 seconds.

[@Mitzi73]

Everybody's going surfing...surfing into court.

[@jichangmin1340]

Mitzi73 😂😂😂

[@marty6779]

Good one.

[@ellencocke1394]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@ohcamnam9383]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@wonder1434]

LMAO!!!!!

[@davidbarlow350]

Go Chuck go! Just accept Brian Wilson was simply a big fan,and both songs will be played forever.Then it makes sense.RIP Chuck you made a generation happy.(and their kids did love it!)

[@josephjakubec9584]

The King of Rock and Roll. Period.

[@notoriousosc1669]

This is so cool, I’m 25 so I’m glad I get to see historical performances like this.

[@gerrymferrer]

Chuck Berry has influenced the rock and roll music industry!!!

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Dick Clark and American Bandstand were responsible for so many songs becoming huge hits!! And it was a great time to be a teenager...❤️