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ROCK: Chuck Berry continues to sputter
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The bittersweet lament about Chuck Berry is that he hasn't made a
new statement in almost 20 years - and even that was a novelty
called "My Ding-A-Ling."
So expectations were mixed when Berry appeared at two sold-out
shows Friday night at the Cubby Bear. While it was a chance to see
one of rock's founding fathers up close and personal, Berry came to
town with the reputation as an erratic and terse live act. That is
exactly what people got.
There was a confusing moment for ev...
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Berry quite contrary on DVD
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; There is a riddle at the beginning of rock 'n' roll named Chuck Berry. Berry is an immensely talented artist who as much as anyone created the template for rock 'n' roll. He's a magical lyricist, a gifted guitarist and an amazing showman. The Rolling Stones, even the Beatles, would be unimaginable
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Chuck Berry, Not About To Roll Over
The Washington Post
; "And that's the way we ended it in 1954," said Chuck Berry as he brought "Around and Around," one of his early hits, to a spluttering finish. The crowd at the 9:30 club on Friday night seemed almost stupefied by the date. Did he just say 1954? "My mother wasn't born in 1954," one attendee muttered
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`Hail! Hail!': Goode Times With Berry
The Washington Post
; At two hours, Taylor Hackford's "Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" is as long and unwieldy as its title, but it's probably the most revealing look we'll ever get of its subject, and the most loving evocation of his music. It's a mix of rehearsal and performance footage, "You Are There"
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`Hail' celebrates power of Chuck Berry's music
Chicago Sun-Times
; Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!' (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) Featuring Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Etta James, Johnnie Johnson, Julian Lennon and Linda Ronstadt. Universal presents a film directed by Taylor Hackford, and produced by Stephanie Bennett and Berry.
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Berry just couldn't be good. ..
The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
; ... Roll Over Beethoven, and Sweet Little Sixteen. And that, received wisdom tells us, is the sum total of the good news. As far as bad news goes, the charges against Berry are legion: famously mean, he always demanded cash up front before performing and ...
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