Genres: Early R&B, Rock & Roll Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: October 18, 1926 in San Jose, CA
Bob Wills, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Nat King Cole, T-Bone Walker, Louis Jordan, Charlie Christian, Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, Les Paul, Jackie Brenston, Willie Dixon, Roy Brown, Hank Williams, Charles Brown The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Bobby Fuller Four, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Duane Eddy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, Johnnie Johnson, Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, Bill Haley, Link Wray, Dan Baird Joe Ely, Nils Lofgren, MC5, Johnny Thunders, The Rainmakers, New York Dolls, NRBQ, Joe Perry, Tom Petty, Bob Seger, The Ramones, Lou Reed, Little Feat, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, The Flamin' Groovies, John Fogerty, Keith Richards, J. Geils Band |  |
Of all the early breakthrough rock & roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers. Quite simply, without him there would be no Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, nor a myriad others. There would be no standard "Chuck Berry guitar intro," the instrument's clarion call to get the joint rockin' in any setting. The clippety-clop rhythms of rockabilly would not have been mainstreamed into the now standard 4/4 rock & roll beat. There would be no obsessive wordplay by modern-day tunesmiths; in fact, the whole history (and artistic level) of rock & roll songwriting would have been much poorer without him.
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Release: March 23, 2010
Label: Hip-O Select
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Release: October 6, 2009
Label: Jasmine Records
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