Hentook the music of rhythm and blues (R&B) and changed it [wavenguitar like a magic wand: Shabam!] into rock’n’roll!
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nCoolnlittle dances and hops and moves during performances!
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nChucknBerry made a huge impact on music by being a pioneer of a new form.nSome people claim that he created a template for rock stars of thenfuture.
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n(Antemplate is a pattern or model to follow.)
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nOnenaspect of Berry’s life that rock stars should not copyn(but that some, unfortunately,ndo) is that he went to prison several times for various differentncrimes—as varied as armed robbery (when he was still in highnschool!) to tax evasion.
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Checknout the Castillo Kidsnsinging one of Berry’s most famous hits, “Johnny B. Goode.”nHere‘snChuck himself singing the same song, and here‘snMarty McFly’s “Johnny B. Goode,” from the movie Back to the Future, with an even wilder sort of nshowmanship!
Checknout the Castillo Kidsnsinging one of Berry’s most famous hits, “Johnny B. Goode.”nHere‘snChuck himself singing the same song, and here‘snMarty McFly’s “Johnny B. Goode,” from the movie Back to the Future, with an even wilder sort of nshowmanship! n
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nBeatle John Lennon once said: “Ifnyou tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call itn’Chuck Berry.’”
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