Ongoing History Daily: The story of Uncle Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry is rightly considered to be the godfather of rock’n’roll. He was from St. Louise, but he also had a thing for Kitchener, Ontario. At some point—the details are
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 53: The Crimes of Chuck Berry
On May 21, 1955, a new sound came from Universal Recording Studios in Chicago. A 29-year-old guitarist from St. Louis ripped through his new song. It told the story of
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A thought experiment: Which of today’s rock artists will still be heard 100 years from now?
[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] What’s the oldest song you know? I’m not talking about something from oldies radio but something really old. Some people will cite a
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Check Out the First-Ever Chuck Berry Music Video
Legends never die, right? Despite his death in March, guitar god Chuck Berry still has music on the way, and his first-ever music video to show for it. Berry’s posthumous
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More Brand New Chuck Berry
Before Chuck Berry died on March 18, he’d record his first album since 1979. Chuck is due June 9, but another song is now available. He wrote it about Themetta
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Random Music News for Monday, April 10, 2017
Forty-seven years ago today, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. And now, the music news… A Spotify executive was killed in that terrorist attack in Sweden last week.
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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 31 March 2017
Many songs are sent. Few are chosen. These are my eleven recommended picks for the week. Mediazoic takes care of the hosting. ARTIST SONG ALBUM 1 The Harpoonist & The
Read MoreRandom Music News for Tuesday, March 28, 2017
The first incidence of sabotage aboard a commercial airliner happened on this day in 1933 when a passenger deliberately started a fire. And now, the music news of the day.
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Spacecraft Fact of the Day: Why Chuck Berry is Flying Through the Universe and the Beatles Aren’t
One of the coolest music projects ever was the Carl Sagan-curated Golden Record, phonograph records attached to the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. Made of actual gold–the element stands up
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On this day 59 years ago, Elvis was drafted into the army. And in music news… Chuck Berry apparently left behind a fortune of $50 million. Great question: What makes
Read MoreNew Chuck Berry! This Single Features Nathaniel Rateliff and 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. But before he passed, he recorded his first album of
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