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 - Chuck Berry '75 - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 09:29)on May 6, 2024 at 8:37 pm
CHUCK BERRY Chuck Berry '75 (1975 UK 13-track Chess label LP, this was Berry's last album from Chess and features backing vocals from his daughter Ingrid, fully laminated picture sleeve with vintage price sticker. The sleeve shows some minor wear/edgewear and the vinyl has only light signs of play)
- Chuck Berry - Back In The USA - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 19-Dec-2023 09:30)on May 6, 2024 at 8:37 pm
CHUCK BERRY Back In The USA (1973 UK 11-track compilation LP, featuring the classics, Sweet Little Sixteen, Maybelline, Johnny B Goode and many others, fully laminated picture sleeve)
- Chuck Berry - Chess Masters - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (Back In Stock) (arrived 15-Aug-2023 09:17)on May 6, 2024 at 8:37 pm
CHUCK BERRY Chess Masters (1988 UK 16-track compilation LP featuring a selection of remastered Berry classics, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear and the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play SMR848)
- Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll - SHM-CD - Japanese - SHM CD - £25.00, $31.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 22-Aug-2023 12:07)on May 6, 2024 at 8:37 pm
CHUCK BERRY Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2010 Japanese exclusive limited edition 13-track digitally remastered enhanced SHM-CD [Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players], originally released in 1987. Housed in a mini replica card LP style picture sleeve with lyric booklet and 'Chuck Berry 55' obi-strip UICY-94639)
- Chuck Berry - His Best, Volume 1 & 2 - US - 2-CD album set - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 25-Aug-2023 10:13)on May 6, 2024 at 8:37 pm
CHUCK BERRY His Best, Volume 1 & 2 (1997 US 40-track 2-CD set, originally release separately to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Chess Records and features all the songs you will ever need. Each volume in their own jewel case with picture andback inlay)
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