When Kiss star Gene Simmons went to the funeral of Chuck Berry, he hadn’t planned on making a speech – but that’s how it turned out. And as he now tells MusicRadar, he was disappointed that other ...

As conductor Anthony Parnther cued the start of the overture, four of the last words one would imagine to prelude an orchestral performance rang through the newly updated Powell Symphony Hall. “Let’s ...

Chuck Berry died on Saturday at the age of 90. The legendary guitarist and rock and roll pioneer was gearing up to release CHUCK, his first studio album in 38 years (the record is still due to some ...

Chuck Berry’s low-slung guitar as he duck-walked across the stage is an iconic image, but the engine that drove his earliest recordings was Johnnie Johnson’s piano. Berry tapped into the teenager’s ...

Duck-walking rock ‘n’ roller Chuck Berry’s 100th birthday is Oct. 18, 2026. Unfortunately, the man behind the hits “Johnny B. Goode,” “Maybellene” and “Rock and Roll Music” won’t be around to see it.