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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 - £12.00, $15.48, €14.28 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Jul-2024 07:42)on July 26, 2024 at 12:16 pm
CHUCK BERRY Spotlight On Chuck Berry (1980 UK 24-track double LP compilation, featuring a great collection of tracks, including Run Rudolph Run, Carol, Sweet Little Sixten & more. The sleeve shows just light wear and the vinyl appears barely played SPOT1003)
- Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry's Golden Decade - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (Back In Stock) (arrived 09-May-2024 07:15)on July 26, 2024 at 12:16 pm
CHUCK BERRY Chuck Berry's Golden Decade (1972 UK 24-track double compilation LP originally released in 1967, the first instalment in the Golden Decade series, including classic Berry performances, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows justa little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in great condition with few signs of play)
- Chuck Berry - Golden Decade - Italian - 2-LP vinyl set - £18.00, $23.22, €21.42 (New Item) (arrived 21-Mar-2024 09:03)on July 26, 2024 at 12:16 pm
CHUCK BERRY Golden Decade (1981 Italian 'Blues & Rock Project' frog label 24-track double vinyl LP featuring tracks from 1955-1965, in the gatefold 'pink radio' picture sleeve with Italian biography printed inside. The sleeve shows a little foxing & ringwear whilst, the vinyl shows just a few light signs of play ABRP22011)
- Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry - Chess Masters Series - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.90, €11.90 (New Item) (arrived 16-Apr-2024 13:58)on July 26, 2024 at 12:16 pm
CHUCK BERRY Chuck Berry (1981 UK 14-track LP compilation of RnR gold by Chuck in the Chess Masters Series, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with a small split to the top seam & the vinyl shows only light signs of play and handling CXMP2011)
- Chuck Berry - Chess Masters - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 16-Apr-2024 14:03)on July 26, 2024 at 12:16 pm
CHUCK BERRY Chess Masters (1983 UK 24-track double LP featuring a collection of classic recordings, housed in a glossy single-pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with some light scuffing & the vinyl shows just a few light hairlines with no real impact on play CXMD4016)
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