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Literallly sad, 'though this reporter will sign up for 90 right now, even w/o the musical impact & Mann Act violations. 90 is well above average for a rock-&-roller, making Mr. Berry literally the last of the O.G.s of rock-&-roll, unless I'm missing someone.Rock and roll legend and electric guitar pioneer Chuck Berry has died at age 90.
Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr. — known to the world as Chuck Berry — was pronounced deceased at 1:26 p.m., said a statement from the St. Charles County Police Department.
Remember the first time you heard Chuck (presented as an "oldie" on top-40 radio) & realized there were even better versions of those Beatles & Stones numbers you didn't even know were covers? ('Cause you didn't know what covers were.) Or not, if you aren't old enough.
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My parents went to see Chuck Berry a couple eyars back. It was a very small show and he couldn't remember the lyrics to some of the songs he had written.
LIttle Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis,and Fats Domino are still alive. There aren't many others left.
His music really will live forever (or at least a couple of hundred thousand years. Way better than me).
I find it at least somewhat comforting that if intelligent life ever finds a record of my stupid, insane species it will be his.
(Sorry about the Twatter link but in this case it is justified. (via https://mockpaperscissors.com/2017/03/19/rip-chuck-berry/))
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