73-year-old here. When the old folks first heard the beginning sounds of the rock era, they would say things like, "Beethoven must be turning over in his grave that you kids call that noise "music'." I assume this was his reply.
Chuck Berry released "Roll Over Beethoven" in 1956, almost a decade before the 1965 performance to which you reacted. Chuck Berry is considered a founding father of rock and roll whose guitar style set the standard for rock and roll guitar. He was a major influence on subsequent rock music. Chuck Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986; he was cited for having "laid the groundwork for not only a rock and roll sound but a rock and roll stance." Berry is included in several of Rolling Stone magazine's "greatest of all time" lists; he was ranked fifth on its 2004 and 2011 lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 2nd greatest guitarist of all time in 2023. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll includes three of Berry's: "Johnny B. Goode", "Maybellene", and "Rock and Roll Music". Chuck Berry's recording of "Johnny B. Goode" is the only rock-and-roll song included on the Voyager Golden Records, which are two identical phonograph records which were included aboard the two Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. Two Beethoven pieces are included on the Voyager Golden Records: 1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, I. Allegro and 2. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130, Cavatina. Tchaikovsky did not make the cut. The records contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form who may find them. The records are a time capsule. Chuck Berry was influenced by several Blues, R&B and Jazz guitarists who preceded him, including T-Bone Walker, Carl Hogan, Charlie Christian and Muddy Waters, and several vocalists, including Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, and Charles Brown.
How much is he respected? When Chuck did concerts he didn't bring a band. Because EVERY musician grew up playing Chuck Berry music he would just hire local bands to back him up!!!
I have a friend whose band backed up Chuck Berry once. He said it was a stressful experience, though he loved getting to play with him. Chuck didn't rehearse with them and they didn’t see him until about 15 minutes before the show started. They asked if he had a copy of the setlist and told them he doesn't use setlists, he just plays what he feels like playing. So they asked what songs they'd be doing and he just answered "Chuck Berry songs"! The concert went fine, but they were always on edge after a song wondering if the next one might be an obscure song they had never heard before.
Chuck Berry could sing, could play that guitar, and could move across that stage like no other!! Love this!! Love your enthusiastic reaction, Saeed. Thank you. You are much appreciated by your subscribers, I hope you know that😊. Much love to you and your family ❤️ 🫂.
Chuck Berry is nicknamed the "Father of Rock & Roll". "Johnny B. Goode" is one of his most famous songs from 1958. He had a lot of hits in the 50's-60's such as "Maybellene", "Rock & Roll Music", "No Particular Place To Go", "You Never Can Tell", "Nadine" etc. He was known for his guitar solos, duckwalk & showmanship.
I saw Chuck Berry perform live at a free concert in Chicago's Grant Park not long after he had a serious heart attack. No matter his age and health issues, he tore up the stage. He tired faster than when he was younger and invited a friend to join him on stage to help with his signature song "John B. Goode" -- Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. Both of them played their guitars with Keith picking up when Chuck tired yet Chuck still gave us his famous duck walk. Unforgettable.
There is a video of Chuck singing Johnny B Good with Bruce Springstein at the rock and roll hall of fame concert in the mid 90's. Chuck was around 70 years old at the time and he had just about as much showmanship as in this video. You should react to that.
I saw him a few times in the Bay Area during that era. One image from the Filmore that comes to mind is him sticking his head up from behind an amp with a big grin on his face while toking on a joint. I remember when they handed out a poster and an apple as we walked out the door. The posters were a great way for them to advertise upcoming shows and became collectors' items. Only one of mine survived to this day.
I met Mr. Berry when I was about 10 or 11 years old. He would occasionally come into my Uncle's shop in St. Louis, where I worked, stocking the shelves, sweeping the floor, etc. I had NO idea who he was, but I remember he was smiling and shook my hand when my Uncle introduced me. Yep, I was clueless 😂
Chuck was a top-notch showman as well as an innovative and influential guitarist and songwriter. Cool personal connection with a performance in your home country. Second time I've seen this. Loved the song since I heard it as a kid, probably by the Beatles. *👏🏼*👏🏼*👏🏼*👏🏼 ✌🏼😉🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊
You can watch videos of him 20 years after this and he still sounds amazing. When I saw him live, his daughter opened for him. She had a good voice, but nothing like her father.
Should also check out the version by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which starts with an excerpt from Beethovens 5th (more recent live version is Jeff Lynne's ELO)
@@SaeedReacts. ELO's cover of the song is widely considered the definitive version. Be sure to react to the studio recording. (As a general rule, you should always react to the studio recording for your first listen of a song, and then for those songs you really dig, do a separate reaction another day to a live performance.) As for an original ELO tune, they have tons of great ones, but I would suggest you start with their 1976 classic, *"Tightrope",* which is in my opinion the quintessential ELO song, brilliantly showcasing what made them unique, an exquisite blend of "ELECTRIC" rock instruments with the strings of a "LIGHT ORCHESTRA". (Hence the name, Electric Light Orchestra, aka, ELO.)
Chuck Berry was one of the first (many say the first) R&R players to make the electric guitar the front instrument. Prior to that it was primarily keyboard/ piano.
Fantastic! Truly one of the greats. Berry's "You Never Can Tell" was used in the dance scene in "Pulp Fiction", also great. A glorious video of early rock 'n roll is Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" from the movie "The Girl Can't Help It", you'll be amazed.
TRIVIA: How did Chuck Berry come up with that "duck walk" @3:03. He was playing a gig and his guitar strap broke causing him to hunch over,,,,,,,,he made the best of it by making it look like the walk was intentional, part of the act.
O yes!! Smiling all the way. My mom introduced us to this when still in primary school. Of course we didn't get it. Thought it was hilarious. What a performance. Pure pleasure. TX Saeed. Greetings from South Africa
Just to repeat what has already been said, watch the entire show! Chuck had to tour Europe to,,, "get away" ,,, from the way things were done in the music industry in that "time period". That's the short summary, but i think you'll grasp the meaning.
Chuck, Little Richard, Elvis, Bo Diddley were the Kings of rock, they were all over juke boxes when I was a teenager in the mid-fifties, Chuck was the most prolific writer, Keith Richard was a Chuck Berry junkie and I learned to play Chuck Berry listening to Keith as much as Chuck. You should check out this entire performance, it's about 35 minutes and the Bekgian band, esp. the piano player, bassist, and guitarist are killin it. Please react to Bo Diddley doing "Mona", live at Wembley 1970, great reaction!!
Chuck learned some of his playing from the Godmother of Rock and Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharp. For the comedy side of Chuck watch "My Ding A Ling " recorded in Germany.
Great video find. Thanks for that gem. -- Everyone raves about his talents, but seem to neglect his amazing lyrics. After you've heard a few more of his songs you'll get to appreciate his way with words. Any songs will do, but I would mention "Too Much Monkey Business", "The Promised Land", "You Never Can Tell". -- I could easily name dozens more. Bob Dylan called him the Shakespeare of rock, and he was right!
React to Bob Seger's song Rack And Roll Never Forgets. Here is a line from it...."Well, all of Chuck's children are out there playing his licks Get into your kicks Come back baby, rock and roll never forgets" Like so many great songs, this song starts out with a total Chuck Berry sounding riff. Hell, check out any Bob Seger!
That is one of the kings of rock & roll right there. Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly. Chuck was the best writer of the group. They were all great performers. Little Richard is one of the all-time great rock vocalists, Jerry Lee was dynamite on the keys, Elvis maybe the most versatile from gospel to rock to vegas, Buddy also a good writer and had his own style. But it was Chucks guitar that got me into rock & roll.
Although Ray Charles was rocking about 8=10 years earlier on piano, Chuck Berry was the unofficial inventor of GUITAR ROCK. Big Mama Thornton and Sister Rosetta Tharpe had been rocking since 1951 but Chuck made it more popular in 1955
I always have to think of Michael J. Fox playing Chuck Berry music in Back to the Future. He was a real hero for famous rock guitarists, love to see footage of him playing with Keith Richards and such. I love the version by the Electric Light Orchestra/ELO
There is a great scene in the movie-Back to the Future. Marty goes back to see his parents in high school. There is a scene in the gym where Marty is rock & rolling on the guitar and he suddenly does the duck walk. Chuck Berry is there as the head liner. He says something like "what the hell was that!" Very funny!
In the Back to the Future prom dance sequence, the band was Marvin Berry, Chuck's cousin who calls up Chuck so Chuck could hear the "new sound" he was looking for.
Now you are at the beginnings of Rock n' Roll music. The Godfather and one of the creators of Rock n' Roll along with Little Richard and Muddy Waters. Chuck, Little Richard, and Muddy Waters were playing in the 50's a blues gospel style of music among and within the American Black community that white teenagers and young adults were sneaking away from their white communities to hear. It was different. It was fun. It was different! And not just for the music but for the dancing, food, and drinks. It was like young people today going to a rave. Chuck Berry took the electric guitar which was a NEW instrument in the 50's and played it with this style you are experiencing on this video. people especially white musicians loved the style and started mimicking it in their music. The music became so popular among the young white communities, the popular TV networks put Chuck on their shows to do a performance. Chuck Berry's records were selling out like crazy. So, in interview when he was asked what kind of music was this he was playing he called along with Little Richard when he was being interviewed, Chuck call the music "Rock n' Roll." And when asked "why?" He said because the music makes the body "Rock" in movement and "Roll" in movement. In other words the music makes you dance or want to move to it. Thus, the music Rock n' Roll was created!!! ;p And Little Richard said almost the exact thing about his music he was playing. thus Rock n' Roll was originally created by African American Community along with Jazz, Soul music, Rap, R & B, & Blues. You are at the beginning young Lad....and as for me....I was 4 years old when this was occurring and I was 10 years old when I saw Chuck Berry on this show. I definitely remember dancing to Rock n' Roll in Family of Bar-B-Q gatherings, especially in the summer.
Thanks for this one, Saeed. One of the great pioneers. There's also lots of stories about how difficult he was to work. Here's Springsteen talking about opening for Chuck and Jerry Lee Lewis early in his career. It's from the movie Chuck Berry Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll. (there used to be a longer, more interesting clip, but it looks like that one's been remove from YT). ua-cam.com/video/YA6xlU20BdU/v-deo.html
Chuck is hilarious. My dad used to listen to him when i was a wee little one . He always would singthe " my ding o ling" song . Here is a live version where he gets the croud involved with singing. It will have you cracking up ua-cam.com/video/73DGJq6yiC4/v-deo.htmlsi=OnCHMY_imuagi-y6
ua-cam.com/video/yYvkICbTZIQ/v-deo.htmlsi=b9lWMr06JcdqFPQs Hello from the southern USA. Blues is such a foundation of rock and roll and this sound runs in our veins. In fact Little Richard and Otis Redding are both are from the small city where I live. I love your reactions. As a fellow writer myself, your love of language is something I really appreciate. I heard this old Beatles single recently and thought you might enjoy this cheeky song called Paperback Writer. I don't know how links work for you, but you can find the song yourself if need be. Peace and love, my brother.
Isn't he great! You need to listen to Johnny B Goode Live in 1958. The Beatles loved Chuck Berry. He was one of their idols. There's a pretty funny video with John Lennon and Chuck on the Mike Douglas Show. They're doing a duet on "Memphis Tennessee" and Yoko starts howling in the middle of it. Chuck rolls his eyes like "What was that?" but keeps going. They also did "Johnny B Goode" and someone turned off Yoko's mike for that one. You can see her wailing away and you can't hear anything. ua-cam.com/video/y40Yw9Lz2y4/v-deo.html this is just a very short 32 sec clip.
I hate to say it but you're better off listening to Chuck's studio recordings. He was a great performer on stage, but he was a cheap bastard. He never paid for good musicians to play with him on the road. On the records were great musicians like Johnny Johnson (piano) and Wille Dixon (bass). But when he toured, he wouldn't take them with him. He would expect local musicians to know his songs and have them play with him. They were rarely as good as the guys on the records.
73-year-old here. When the old folks first heard the beginning sounds of the rock era, they would say things like, "Beethoven must be turning over in his grave that you kids call that noise "music'." I assume this was his reply.
Thank you so much for sharing that! This is a great reply! 😄
I wonder what Beethoven and the likes of would make of rock and orchestral fusions. I'd think they would like as it works so well
Chuck comes from the 1950s. He is a founder of rock and roll along with Little Richard, early Elvis and others from the 50s.
Add Carl Perkins and Buddy Holly, and ...
Chuck was the father of Rock n Roll. An absolute legend!
This IS Chuck Berry's song which he did in the 50's before the Beatles were a thing.
Johnie B Good is another classic
Chuck Berry released "Roll Over Beethoven" in 1956, almost a decade before the 1965 performance to which you reacted.
Chuck Berry is considered a founding father of rock and roll whose guitar style set the standard for rock and roll guitar. He was a major influence on subsequent rock music.
Chuck Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986; he was cited for having "laid the groundwork for not only a rock and roll sound but a rock and roll stance." Berry is included in several of Rolling Stone magazine's "greatest of all time" lists; he was ranked fifth on its 2004 and 2011 lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 2nd greatest guitarist of all time in 2023. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll includes three of Berry's: "Johnny B. Goode", "Maybellene", and "Rock and Roll Music".
Chuck Berry's recording of "Johnny B. Goode" is the only rock-and-roll song included on the Voyager Golden Records, which are two identical phonograph records which were included aboard the two Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. Two Beethoven pieces are included on the Voyager Golden Records: 1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, I. Allegro and 2. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130, Cavatina. Tchaikovsky did not make the cut. The records contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form who may find them. The records are a time capsule.
Chuck Berry was influenced by several Blues, R&B and Jazz guitarists who preceded him, including T-Bone Walker, Carl Hogan, Charlie Christian and Muddy Waters, and several vocalists, including Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, and Charles Brown.
The duck walk - his signature apart from his musical talent
How much is he respected? When Chuck did concerts he didn't bring a band. Because EVERY musician grew up playing Chuck Berry music he would just hire local bands to back him up!!!
I have a friend whose band backed up Chuck Berry once. He said it was a stressful experience, though he loved getting to play with him. Chuck didn't rehearse with them and they didn’t see him until about 15 minutes before the show started. They asked if he had a copy of the setlist and told them he doesn't use setlists, he just plays what he feels like playing. So they asked what songs they'd be doing and he just answered "Chuck Berry songs"! The concert went fine, but they were always on edge after a song wondering if the next one might be an obscure song they had never heard before.
Chuck Berry could sing, could play that guitar, and could move across that stage like no other!! Love this!! Love your enthusiastic reaction, Saeed. Thank you. You are much appreciated by your subscribers, I hope you know that😊. Much love to you and your family ❤️ 🫂.
Chuck Berry is nicknamed the "Father of Rock & Roll". "Johnny B. Goode" is one of his most famous songs from 1958. He had a lot of hits in the 50's-60's such as "Maybellene", "Rock & Roll Music", "No Particular Place To Go", "You Never Can Tell", "Nadine" etc. He was known for his guitar solos, duckwalk & showmanship.
I saw Chuck Berry perform live at a free concert in Chicago's Grant Park not long after he had a serious heart attack. No matter his age and health issues, he tore up the stage. He tired faster than when he was younger and invited a friend to join him on stage to help with his signature song "John B. Goode" -- Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. Both of them played their guitars with Keith picking up when Chuck tired yet Chuck still gave us his famous duck walk. Unforgettable.
There is a video of Chuck singing Johnny B Good with Bruce Springstein at the rock and roll hall of fame concert in the mid 90's. Chuck was around 70 years old at the time and he had just about as much showmanship as in this video. You should react to that.
(Bob Seger song lyric:) “Well all of Chuck’s children are out there playing his licks,” indeed.
From what song is that one?
@@SaeedReacts. ‘Rock and Roll Never Forgets’
Watching your face when Chuck went into his signature hopping move brought a big smile to my face!
The 'Daddy of rock 'n Roll'.
Great pick Saeed. Chuck is a rock and roll icon. Actually have a 1967 concert poster from the Fillmore in San Fransisco featuring Chuck Berry.
This is truly epic! What a performance!
That is awesome! I love collecting memorabilia !
I saw him a few times in the Bay Area during that era. One image from the Filmore that comes to mind is him sticking his head up from behind an amp with a big grin on his face while toking on a joint. I remember when they handed out a poster and an apple as we walked out the door. The posters were a great way for them to advertise upcoming shows and became collectors' items. Only one of mine survived to this day.
One of the guys that got us to where we are now. A legend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Chuck Berry = LEGEND!
What I wouldn't give to have been alive , and there to witness this sound for the first time!!Long Live Rock n Roll
I met Mr. Berry when I was about 10 or 11 years old. He would occasionally come into my Uncle's shop in St. Louis, where I worked, stocking the shelves, sweeping the floor, etc. I had NO idea who he was, but I remember he was smiling and shook my hand when my Uncle introduced me. Yep, I was clueless 😂
WOW!!! Amazing memory!
Chuck was a top-notch showman as well as an innovative and influential guitarist and songwriter.
Cool personal connection with a performance in your home country. Second time I've seen this.
Loved the song since I heard it as a kid, probably by the Beatles.
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You can watch videos of him 20 years after this and he still sounds amazing. When I saw him live, his daughter opened for him. She had a good voice, but nothing like her father.
Chuck Berry was the father of Rock-in-Roll. This is so very awesome! Love your reaction!
Awesome performance. Thanks for watching.
Should also check out the version by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which starts with an excerpt from Beethovens 5th (more recent live version is Jeff Lynne's ELO)
Definitely want to check out that version too. I have ELO on my list.
@@SaeedReacts. ELO's cover of the song is widely considered the definitive version. Be sure to react to the studio recording. (As a general rule, you should always react to the studio recording for your first listen of a song, and then for those songs you really dig, do a separate reaction another day to a live performance.) As for an original ELO tune, they have tons of great ones, but I would suggest you start with their 1976 classic, *"Tightrope",* which is in my opinion the quintessential ELO song, brilliantly showcasing what made them unique, an exquisite blend of "ELECTRIC" rock instruments with the strings of a "LIGHT ORCHESTRA". (Hence the name, Electric Light Orchestra, aka, ELO.)
When music was raw and pure
Chuck Berry was one of the first (many say the first) R&R players to make the electric guitar the front instrument. Prior to that it was primarily keyboard/ piano.
Another great action to a timeless tune!
Fantastic! Truly one of the greats. Berry's "You Never Can Tell" was used in the dance scene in "Pulp Fiction", also great. A glorious video of early rock 'n roll is Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" from the movie "The Girl Can't Help It", you'll be amazed.
What a gift he was-you wish he could know how much he would be appreciated far into the future 🎸
Check was probably the first guitar player to prance around the stage with some self invented antics, a true showman. So eat your heart out Jagger...
Johnny B Good is is an experience I highly recomend. Such a groove
TRIVIA: How did Chuck Berry come up with that "duck walk" @3:03. He was playing a gig and his guitar strap broke causing him to hunch over,,,,,,,,he made the best of it by making it look like the walk was intentional, part of the act.
So many references that kids wouldn’t get now : sending a letter to request a song ; local DJ….; jukebox.
Can't argue with watching Chuck but the studio recording is a classic!
Re your comment, ' ...one of the greatest gifts humanity has produced, right? ...music'. Absolutely! 😊
O yes!! Smiling all the way. My mom introduced us to this when still in primary school. Of course we didn't get it. Thought it was hilarious. What a performance. Pure pleasure. TX Saeed. Greetings from South Africa
SMOKIN. NOTHING BUT FIRE
Just to repeat what has already been said, watch the entire show!
Chuck had to tour Europe to,,, "get away" ,,, from the way things were done in the music industry in that "time period". That's the short summary, but i think you'll grasp the meaning.
Will check out more from this show. Thanks for watching.
John Lennon said if rock and roll had another name, it would be Chuck Berry.
You chose a great video to see! This performance was legendary. ❤
Rock and roll was fun. Even the Belgians got it.
Chuck, Little Richard, Elvis, Bo Diddley were the Kings of rock, they were all over juke boxes when I was a teenager in the mid-fifties, Chuck was the most prolific writer, Keith Richard was a Chuck Berry junkie and I learned to play Chuck Berry listening to Keith as much as Chuck. You should check out this entire performance, it's about 35 minutes and the Bekgian band, esp. the piano player, bassist, and guitarist are killin it. Please react to Bo Diddley doing "Mona", live at Wembley 1970, great reaction!!
1965 is 9 years after the song came out.
By the way, Berry is the primary inventor of rock music.
Chuck learned some of his playing from the Godmother of Rock and Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharp. For the comedy side of Chuck watch "My Ding A Ling " recorded in Germany.
Chuck Berry and Little Richard and Elvis, and the Killer and even Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent were all part of the first wave. I think.
My Ding-A-Ling is another great song by Chuck Berry!!
Thanks for the recommendation.
@@SaeedReacts. Ugh. That song is stupid. Don't waste your time.
You have just listened to arguably the greatest Rock guitarist ever!
This is awesome!
Great video find. Thanks for that gem. -- Everyone raves about his talents, but seem to neglect his amazing lyrics. After you've heard a few more of his songs you'll get to appreciate his way with words. Any songs will do, but I would mention "Too Much Monkey Business", "The Promised Land", "You Never Can Tell". -- I could easily name dozens more. Bob Dylan called him the Shakespeare of rock, and he was right!
Now you can see where Angys Young (and sometimes Jimmy Page) got their “duck walk”.
Loved the Man and the Song
Great song!
React to Bob Seger's song Rack And Roll Never Forgets. Here is a line from it...."Well, all of Chuck's children are out there playing his licks Get into your kicks
Come back baby, rock and roll never forgets" Like so many great songs, this song starts out with a total Chuck Berry sounding riff. Hell, check out any Bob Seger!
No entertainers quite like that around anymore 🎶🎵💚
Such a great reaction!!👍👍👏👏🎉🎉🤗
That is one of the kings of rock & roll right there. Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly. Chuck was the best writer of the group. They were all great performers. Little Richard is one of the all-time great rock vocalists, Jerry Lee was dynamite on the keys, Elvis maybe the most versatile from gospel to rock to vegas, Buddy also a good writer and had his own style. But it was Chucks guitar that got me into rock & roll.
Although Ray Charles was rocking about 8=10 years earlier on piano, Chuck Berry was the unofficial inventor of GUITAR ROCK. Big Mama Thornton and Sister Rosetta Tharpe had been rocking since 1951 but Chuck made it more popular in 1955
I always have to think of Michael J. Fox playing Chuck Berry music in Back to the Future. He was a real hero for famous rock guitarists, love to see footage of him playing with Keith Richards and such. I love the version by the Electric Light Orchestra/ELO
Now you've got to check out "My Ding-a-Ling love in London...a fabulous sing-a-long.
Will add it to my list. Thanks for watching and the recommendation.
Back to the Future, check it out. Also, Chuck played a few more of his hits on that Belgium show, which are also wonderful.
I know the films, Marty influenced him 😄 or was it the other way around. Paradox!
Will look up more from this show.
That's a great video. You'll love the Beatles version too. Harrison's solo is one of my all time faves.
There is a great scene in the movie-Back to the Future. Marty goes back to see his parents in high school. There is a scene in the gym where Marty is rock & rolling on the guitar and he suddenly does the duck walk. Chuck Berry is there as the head liner. He says something like "what the hell was that!" Very funny!
Uhhh no
@@chrischar9428 My memory says yes, it happened.
In the Back to the Future prom dance sequence, the band was Marvin Berry, Chuck's cousin who calls up Chuck so Chuck could hear the "new sound" he was looking for.
Now you are at the beginnings of Rock n' Roll music. The Godfather and one of the creators of Rock n' Roll along with Little Richard and Muddy Waters. Chuck, Little Richard, and Muddy Waters were playing in the 50's a blues gospel style of music among and within the American Black community that white teenagers and young adults were sneaking away from their white communities to hear. It was different. It was fun. It was different! And not just for the music but for the dancing, food, and drinks. It was like young people today going to a rave. Chuck Berry took the electric guitar which was a NEW instrument in the 50's and played it with this style you are experiencing on this video. people especially white musicians loved the style and started mimicking it in their music. The music became so popular among the young white communities, the popular TV networks put Chuck on their shows to do a performance. Chuck Berry's records were selling out like crazy. So, in interview when he was asked what kind of music was this he was playing he called along with Little Richard when he was being interviewed, Chuck call the music "Rock n' Roll." And when asked "why?" He said because the music makes the body "Rock" in movement and "Roll" in movement. In other words the music makes you dance or want to move to it. Thus, the music Rock n' Roll was created!!! ;p And Little Richard said almost the exact thing about his music he was playing. thus Rock n' Roll was originally created by African American Community along with Jazz, Soul music, Rap, R & B, & Blues. You are at the beginning young Lad....and as for me....I was 4 years old when this was occurring and I was 10 years old when I saw Chuck Berry on this show. I definitely remember dancing to Rock n' Roll in Family of Bar-B-Q gatherings, especially in the summer.
This is awesome! Thanks for taking the time to share some info! Much appreciated! Learning a lot.
If you close your eyes, you miss the performance. You can sleep later.
Jerry Lee Lewis recalled his mother saying, “Now you and Elvis are pretty good but you ain’t Chuck Berry.”
In the late '50's every teenager knew Chuck Berry.
On a personal note, it was kinda depressing to hear your mother was only 3 years older than my son.
I was surprised to hear his mum was 2 years older than me! I think of myself as really old! LOL!
Chuck was the first guitar hero, then came Hendrix, then came Eddie Van Halen.
Now you gotta listen to Electric Light Orchestra doing the same song!
Q: What is Beethoven REALLY doing in his grave???
A: Decomposing!🤣
Real rock and roll!!!! You should also check out ELO's version.
Johnny B Goode is another banger.
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Check out the sing-along version of My Dingaling!
After you check out The Beatles' version, you'll definitely want to check out the version recorded by Jeff Lynn's Electric Light Orchestra.
Will check it out! Looking forward discovering it!
The original!!
Duck walking while playing a. Guitar
Could you react to ELO’s version?
Will add it to my list! Thanks for watching.
John Lennon said that if they hadn’t called it Rock and Roll they would have called it Chuck Berry.
You have to check out the ELO cover of this classic it will blow you away.
Will check it out!
Thanks for this one, Saeed. One of the great pioneers. There's also lots of stories about how difficult he was to work. Here's Springsteen talking about opening for Chuck and Jerry Lee Lewis early in his career. It's from the movie Chuck Berry Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll. (there used to be a longer, more interesting clip, but it looks like that one's been remove from YT). ua-cam.com/video/YA6xlU20BdU/v-deo.html
check out ELO's cover of Roll over Beethoven!!!
Now go listen to Electric Light Orchestra's version , and be prepared to be blown away.
React to Roll Over Beethoven by ELO live
Will add it to my list. Thanks!
I'm also 73..like avatar997..lOL...Chuck Berry is 10 times better than any Beetle bug..( Elvis van first)
You can close your eyes when a song is playing, but not when a _performer_ is on stage -- some professional advice right there
The Beatles worshipped Berry.
As did the Rolling Stones
Chuck is hilarious. My dad used to listen to him when i was a wee little one . He always would singthe " my
ding o ling" song .
Here is a live version where he gets the croud involved with singing. It will have you cracking up
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watch the movie "Amadeus It's a film about Beethoven." He was a strange fellow but I thought the movie was hilarious.
Actually Amadeus is about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. But yes, it is a great movie.
thank you, I'm getting old and I got confused
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Hello from the southern USA. Blues is such a foundation of rock and roll and this sound runs in our veins. In fact Little Richard and Otis Redding are both are from the small city where I live. I love your reactions. As a fellow writer myself, your love of language is something I really appreciate. I heard this old Beatles single recently and thought you might enjoy this cheeky song called Paperback Writer.
I don't know how links work for you, but you can find the song yourself if need be. Peace and love, my brother.
Looking forward to discover more music of these legends! Thanks for sharing this recommendation.
@SaeedReacts. The first comment on this song is, "Mom, the Beatles are in the back yard again." You'll laugh if if you watch the video 🤣
Isn't he great! You need to listen to Johnny B Goode Live in 1958. The Beatles loved Chuck Berry. He was one of their idols. There's a pretty funny video with John Lennon and Chuck on the Mike Douglas Show. They're doing a duet on "Memphis Tennessee" and Yoko starts howling in the middle of it. Chuck rolls his eyes like "What was that?" but keeps going. They also did "Johnny B Goode" and someone turned off Yoko's mike for that one. You can see her wailing away and you can't hear anything. ua-cam.com/video/y40Yw9Lz2y4/v-deo.html this is just a very short 32 sec clip.
You missed a great part with your eyes closed.
Watch it again.
I hate to say it but you're better off listening to Chuck's studio recordings. He was a great performer on stage, but he was a cheap bastard. He never paid for good musicians to play with him on the road. On the records were great musicians like Johnny Johnson (piano) and Wille Dixon (bass). But when he toured, he wouldn't take them with him. He would expect local musicians to know his songs and have them play with him. They were rarely as good as the guys on the records.
Awesome!!! check out ELO version
Jerry Lee Lewis recalled his mother saying, “Now you and Elvis are pretty good but you ain’t Chuck Berry.”