Chuck Berry proves rock knows no age.(Arts and Lifestyle)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: April 15, 2008| Author: Gewertz, Daniel | Copyright information

Byline: DANIEL GEWERTZ

CHUCK BERRY, with THE SUPERGROUP and ERNIE & THE AUTOMATICS

At Berklee Performance Center, Sunday night.

There was a worrisome moment, when Chuck Berry strolled on the Berklee stage and the 81-year-old rock deity showed his age. He struggled with a guitar strap. After a few notes, he dropped his guitar pick. Then Berry, rail-thin and still spry, launched into a jaunty "Roll Over Beethoven" and the years slipped away.

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