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Chuck Berry, Run, Run, Rudolph
“All I Want for Christmas is a Rock and Roll Electric Guitar…” I wonder how many Fenders and Gibsons this line sold. 1958’s “Run, Run, Rudolph,” is basically Chuck Berry’s “Little Queenie” rewritten as a Christmas song, but when you’ve written the 4 greatest possible rock and roll songs or so, what does it matter…
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Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode, and Maybellene
Part 21 of my youtube countdown continues with a special Two for Tuesday! A few weeks ago we saw Chuck Berry rip up “Roll Over Beethoven” on a French TV show in 1958. It was one of the most iconic moments of all time, and guess what, we’re going back to that very same show…
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Chuck Berry, Roll Over Beethoven
Part 9 of my youtube favorites countdown rocks on with Chuck Berry’s legendary 1956 ultra-classic, Roll Over Beethoven. This clip is like none you’ve ever seen of Chuck. Here he was on a French TV show in 1958 in his utter prime. He’s young, happy, and capable of bending his guitar into a piece of…