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  • Well, he's no Chubby Checker, but the legendary guitarist was once known as the Chuck Berry, James Brown and Elvis Presley of West Africa, melding American blues picking with Arabic and African song structures that decades ago made him a superstar in his home country of Mali.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed STAFF 2011

  • To paraphrase Chuck Berry, "Roll on, Beethoven: we sho 'need that good news today!"

    unknown title 2009

  • Every period-relative Chess single is included (especially "It Wasn't Me" with guests Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield), plus we get complete albums such as Chuck Berry In London (recorded December 15, 1964 and January 9, 1965), his 1964 collaborative release, Bo Diddley/Chuck Berry: Two Great Guitars (featuring the ten minute workout, "Chuck's Beat," and their over fourteen minute marathon, "Bo's Beat"), and 1966's Fresh Berrys.

    Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Reviews: Chuck Berry His Complete Chess Recordings 1960 - 1966 / Steve Forbert The Place And The Time / A.J. Croce Cage Of Muses 2009

  • The group's debut even earned it comparisons to bands such as Chuck Berry, as well as live appearances alongside acts such as St. Vincent On World Cafe

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Midnight Blue public-access cable series, which presented extensive clips from the Rob Lowe sex video and skeezier artifacts such as Chuck Berry's alleged bathroom profusions.

    The Latest From VanityFair.com 2010

  • It is a rather straightforward chronological account, highlighting key recordings and supplemented with contextual information about important influences such as Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Howling Wolf.

    PopMatters Jeff Carter 2010

  • Other seminal rock legends such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard were, you know, '' colored '' guys making what was still considered by many to be crossover '' race music, '' another obvious threat to decent, moral society.

    Expecting Rain 2009

  • Other seminal rock legends such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard were, you know, '' colored '' guys making what was still considered by many to be crossover '' race music, '' another obvious threat to decent, moral society.

    Expecting Rain 2009

  • For years Glitter's name was in the company of performers such as Chuck Berry, The Who and the Rolling Stones, written on one of the wall's 1,801 bricks.

    BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2008

  • For years Glitter's name was in the company of performers such as Chuck Berry, The Who and the Rolling Stones, written on one of the wall's 1,801 bricks.

    BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2008

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