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Chuck Berry

Opinion 

A thought experiment: Which of today’s rock artists will still be heard 100 years from now?

March 21, 2022March 20, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beatles, Beethoven, Chuck Berry, Mozart, Music Critics, Paul Whiteman

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] What’s the oldest song you know? I’m not talking about something

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Music News 

Check Out the First-Ever Chuck Berry Music Video

May 19, 2017May 18, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Chuck Berry, first, Guitar, Johnny B. Goode, Music Video, Posthumous, release

Legends never die, right? Despite his death in March, guitar god Chuck Berry still has music on the way, and

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Recommended Music 

More Brand New Chuck Berry

April 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck Berry

Before Chuck Berry died on March 18, he’d record his first album since 1979. Chuck is due June 9, but

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, April 10, 2017

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 Chainz, A Perfect Circle, Adele, Chuck Berry, Damon Albarn, Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones, Geddy Lee, Gorillaz, Jay Z, Kanye West, Paul Simon, Pissed Jeans, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rush, Spotify, Yes

Forty-seven years ago today, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. And now, the music news… A Spotify executive

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Recommended Music 

This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 31 March 2017

March 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck Berry, Del Paxton, FRONTEERS, Future Islands, Gorillaz, Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Jay Som, Last Giant, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Mister Tom, Said the Whale

Many songs are sent. Few are chosen. These are my eleven recommended picks for the week. Mediazoic takes care of

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, March 28, 2017

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Marley, Chuck Berry, Classic Rock, Dave Davies, Facebook, HMV, Lorde, MightyTV, Music sales, Radio, Shaun Ryder, Spotify, Stompin' Tom, Streaming, Tom DeLonge

The first incidence of sabotage aboard a commercial airliner happened on this day in 1933 when a passenger deliberately started

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Cool! 

Spacecraft Fact of the Day: Why Chuck Berry is Flying Through the Universe and the Beatles Aren’t

March 25, 2017March 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Carl Sagan, Chuck Berry, Golden Record, Voyager

One of the coolest music projects ever was the Carl Sagan-curated Golden Record, phonograph records attached to the Voyager 1

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, March 24, 2017

March 24, 2017March 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Chuck Berry, CIA, Connected Car, Elvis Presley, Geffen Records, GPS, iPhone, Major Labels, Paul McCartney, Rock Band, Snapchat, Streaming, SXSW, VR

On this day 59 years ago, Elvis was drafted into the army. And in music news… Chuck Berry apparently left

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Music News 

New Chuck Berry! This Single Features Nathaniel Rateliff and Tom Morello

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck Berry, Nathaniel Rateliff, Tom Morello

We’ve all heard by now that Chuck Berry, the great rock’n’roll pioneer, died on Saturday at the age of 90.

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, March 22, 2017

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AEG, Australia, Christian Music, Chuck Berry, Client Liasison, Cradle of Filth, HMV, Hodor, Jack White, Kanye West, Live Nation, Prince, Sunrise Records, Third Man Records, Tragically Hip, YouTube

Remember this: no matter how much you hate your job, at least you’re not Sean Spicer. And now, some music

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Music Industry Music News 

RIP Chuck Berry. Father of Rock’n’Roll Dead at 90.

March 18, 2017March 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck Berry, Mann Act, RIP

When aliens finally intercept one of the two Voyager spacecraft and decode the audio on their golden phonograph discs, their

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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