From Loudersound.
The 95th birthday of late rock’n’roll pioneer Chuck Berry is to be celebrated with the release of a new live album, Live From Blueberry Hill, and the launch of a new guitar.
Live From Blueberry Hill was recorded at the venue of the same name in St. Louis, where Berry lived. It’s a venue he played over 200 times after telling owner and longtime friend Joe Edwards he wanted a more intimate space to perform in.
Edwards built a stage (christened ‘The Duck Room’ after Berry’s signature onstage move), and it became a destination for the 17 years Berry performed there: Motorhead’s Lemmy and The Band’s Robbie Robertson both made the trip.
Berry’s backing band at Blueberry Hill was the one he used most over the course of his career, and included daughter Ingrid Berry on harmonica, son Charles Berry, Jr. on guitar, bassist and bandleader Jimmy Marsala, pianist Robert Lohr, and drummer Keith Robinson.
Meanwhile, guitar makers Gibson have launched a recreation of Berry’s favourite guitar, a limited-edition, wine-red ES-355.
Gibson say: “To honour Chuck Berry’s legacy, we made sure every aspect of construction and appointments is historically correct, including aged gold hardware, a Maestro™ Vibrola™, Grover® tuners, a Varitone switch, and a classic Split Diamond headstock inlay. The Wine Red finish features Murphy Lab custom aging, giving it the look and feel of the original.”
The ES-355 also comes with a captain’s cap and a certificate of authenticity. Only 100 will be made. The guitar costs $6999, and is on sale at Gibson now.
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- Chuck Berry - Spotlight On Chuck Berry - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $19.05, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 07-Mar-2024 08:48)on March 19, 2024 at 11:56 am
CHUCK BERRY Spotlight On Chuck Berry (1980 UK 24-track double vinyl LP compilation, picture sleeve. The sleeve has a small split to the opening and the vinyl appears barely played SPOT1003)
- Chuck Berry - Chuck - SHM-CD - Japanese - SHM CD - £24.99, $31.74, €29.24 (New Item) (arrived 29-Aug-2023 15:37)on March 19, 2024 at 11:56 am
CHUCK BERRY Chuck (2017 Japanese exclusive limited edition 10-track digitally remastered enhanced SHM-CD [Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players]. Housed in a jewel case with picture sleeve, lyrics and obi-strip UICO-1293)
- Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry Volume 2 - Red sleeve - French - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.70, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 04-Aug-2023 11:10)on March 19, 2024 at 11:56 am
CHUCK BERRY Chuck Berry Volume 2 (1979 French 12-track vinyl LP compilation on the red & silver Impact label, housed in a multiple pink toned 'Enregistrements Originaux' picture sleeve with an advert for other releases on the reverse. The sleeve shows light edgewear & the vinyl has little sign of play)
- Chuck Berry - On Stage - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $50.80, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 09-Aug-2023 12:19)on March 19, 2024 at 11:56 am
CHUCK BERRY On Stage (1963 UK Pye International 13-track mono LP, recorded for Chess in a jumping, in-person theatre appearance in front of thousands, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent & still a nice off white, with just some very minor age discolouring creeping in on the reverse. The vinyl has one small mark on the run-in groove and otherwise only very light play NPL28027)
- Chuck Berry - I'm A Rocker - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.24, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 10-Aug-2023 10:14)on March 19, 2024 at 11:56 am
CHUCK BERRY I'm A Rocker (1970 UK 9-track LP compilation of rocking, rolling and raving Chuck from his halcyon days. The front laminated picture sleeve shows light signs of wear and the vinyl looks barely played CN2019)
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