Biografi Chuck Berry


Induction Year: 1986 Induksi Tahun: 1986
Induction Category: Performer Induksi Kategori: Performer

"While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together. It was his particular genius to graft country & western guitar licks onto a rhythm & blues chassis in his very first single, “Maybellene.” Combined with quick-witted, rapid-fire lyrics full of sly insinuations about cars and girls, Berry laid the groundwork for not only a rock and roll sound but a rock and roll stance. The song included a brief but scorching guitar solo built around his trademark double-string licks. Accompanied by long-time piano player Johnnie Johnson and members of the Chess Records house band, including Willie Dixon , Berry wrote and performed rock and roll for the ages. To this day, the cream of Berry's repertoire—which includes “Johnny B. Goode,” “Sweet Little Sixteen,” “Rock and Roll Music” and “Roll Over Beethoven”—is required listening for any serious rock fan and required learning for any serious rock musician. "Meskipun tidak ada orang yang dapat dikatakan telah menciptakan rock and roll, Chuck Berry datang yang paling dekat dari setiap satu sosok untuk menjadi orang yang meletakkan semua bagian penting bersama-sama. Ini adalah khusus graft jenius untuk negara & menjilat ke barat gitar irama & blues chassis di single pertama, "Maybellene." Dikombinasikan dengan cerdas, cepat-api lirik penuh sindiran licik tentang mobil dan perempuan, Berry meletakkan landasan untuk tidak hanya rock and roll suara tapi rock and roll sikap . Lagu termasuk singkat tapi panas yang dibangun di sekitar solo gitar khasnya lick string ganda. Disertai dengan waktu panjang pemain piano Johnnie Johnson dan anggota rumah Records Catur band, termasuk Willie Dixon, Berry menulis dan dilakukan rock and roll untuk usia. Sampai hari ini, yang krim Berry's repertoar-yang mencakup "Johnny B. Goode," "Sweet Little Sixteen," "Rock and Roll Music" dan "Roll Over Beethoven"-adalah mendengarkan diperlukan untuk penggemar musik rock yang serius dan diperlukan pembelajaran bagi musisi rock yang serius.

Charles Edward Berry was born in St. Louis on October 18, 1926. Charles Edward Berry lahir di St Louis pada 18 Oktober 1926. In the early Fifties, Berry led a popular blues trio by night and worked as a beautician by day. Pada awal Fifties, Berry memimpin trio blues populer di malam hari dan bekerja sebagai ahli kecantikan di siang hari. He befriended Muddy Waters , who thought highly enough of Berry's ability to introduce him to Leonard Chess , head of Chicago-based Chess Records. Ia berteman dengan Muddy Waters, yang menganggap cukup tinggi Berry kemampuan untuk memperkenalkannya kepada Leonard Chess, kepala Chicago berbasis Chess Records. It was not his bluesy numbers that convinced Chess to sign Berry but a song on his audition tape called “Ida Red,” an uptempo, R&B-country hybrid that Berry later reworked into “Maybellene.” Released on August 20, 1955, “Maybellene” went to Number 5 in Billboard and established Berry as a rarity: a black artist who successfully crossed over to the largely white pop charts. Itu bukan angka yang meyakinkan blues Catur untuk menandatangani Berry tapi lagu rekaman audisi yang disebut "Ida Merah," sebuah uptempo, R & B-negara Berry hibrida yang kemudian dikerjakan ulang menjadi "Maybellene." Rilis pada 20 Agustus 1955, "Maybellene "pergi ke Angka 5 pada Billboard dan mendirikan Berry sebagai langka: seniman kulit hitam yang berhasil menyeberang ke sebagian besar tangga musik pop putih. Asked why he made the transition when so many other deserving black artists in the Fifties had been locked out, Berry replied: “I think it had a lot to do with my diction. Bertanya mengapa dia membuat transisi ketika begitu banyak seniman hitam pantas lainnya di Fifties telah terkunci di luar, Berry menjawab: "Saya pikir itu banyak hubungannya dengan diksi. The pop fan could understand what I was saying better than many other singers.” It also had a lot to do with his knack for language. Penggemar pop bisa mengerti apa yang saya katakan lebih baik daripada banyak penyanyi lain. "Itu juga memiliki banyak hubungannya dengan bakat untuk bahasa. Berry offered eloquent testimony to the experience of being a teenager in the changing world of the Fifties, whether he was describing the boredom of classroom-bound students in “School Days” ("Soon as three o'clock rolls around/You finally lay your burden down") or the liberating appeal of rock and roll itself in “Rock and Roll Music” ("It's got a backbeat, you can't lose it"). Berry kesaksian fasih menawarkan pengalaman menjadi seorang remaja di dunia mengubah Fifties, apakah dia menggambarkan kebosanan siswa kelas-terikat dalam "School Days" ( "Segera o'clock tiga gulungan sekitar / Kau akhirnya berbaring Anda beban itu ") atau daya tarik membebaskan rock and roll itu sendiri dalam" Rock and Roll Music "(" It's got a backbeat, Anda tidak bisa kehilangan itu "). In his words, “Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening.” Dalam kata-katanya, "Segala sesuatu saya menulis tentang itu bukan tentang saya, tapi tentang orang-orang mendengarkan."

Berry gave rock and roll an archetypal character in “Johnny B. Goode” and was responsible for one of its most recognizable stage moves, his “duckwalk.” All the while, his repertoire—not only the hits, but lesser-known songs like “Little Queenie” and “Let It Rock”—were being mastered by eager apprentices on the other side of the ocean, such as Keith Richards and John Lennon . The Beatles , the Rolling Stones and many other British Invasion acts covered Chuck Berry at a time when the master himself was serving two years in prison on what now appear to be trumped-up charges. Berry memberi rock and roll sebuah karakter pola dasar dalam "Johnny B. Goode" dan bertanggung jawab untuk salah satu tahap yang paling dikenali bergerak, dengan "duckwalk." Sementara itu, repertoar-nya tidak hanya hits, tapi lagu-lagu yang kurang terkenal seperti "Little Queenie" dan "Let It Rock"-sedang dikuasai oleh bersemangat magang di sisi lain dari laut, seperti Keith Richards dan John Lennon. The Beatles, Rolling Stones dan banyak lainnya tindakan Invasi Inggris Chuck Berry tertutup di sebuah waktu ketika sang empu sendiri melayani dua tahun di penjara pada apa yang sekarang tampak seperti dibuat-buat tuduhan. Released in 1964, Berry proved he still had some rock and roll classics left in him ("No Particular Place to Go,” “You Never Can Tell,” “Promised Land"). Dirilis pada tahun 1964, Berry membuktikan bahwa dia masih punya rock and roll klasik yang tersisa dalam dirinya ( "Tidak khusus Place to Go," "Kau Tak Bisa Katakan," "Tanah yang Dijanjikan"). All the while, even groups like the Beach Boys plundered Berry for inspiration. Sepanjang waktu, bahkan kelompok-kelompok seperti Beach Boys dijarah Berry untuk mencari inspirasi. Their 1963 hit “Surfin' USA” so blatantly appropriated the melody and rhythm of Berry's “Sweet Little Sixteen” that he sued and won a songwriting credit. 1963 mereka memukul "Surfin 'USA" jadi terang-terangan disesuaikan melodi dan irama Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" bahwa dia menggugat dan memenangkan kredit penulisan lagu. Ironically, this venerable rock and roll pioneer achieved his one and only Number 1 hit, “My Ding-a-Ling”—a risque novelty song he'd long been performing in adult nightclub settings—in 1972. Ironisnya, ini patut dimuliakan perintis rock and roll meraih satu-satunya Nomor 1 hit, "My Ding-a-Ling"-hal baru yang agak bersifat cabul lagu lama ia tampil di kelab malam dewasa pengaturan-pada tahun 1972. By this time, his music had grown so entrenched that he didn't even tour with a band, preferring to recruit pickup musicians in each new town. Pada saat ini, musiknya telah tumbuh begitu berakar bahwa ia bahkan tidak tur dengan sebuah band, lebih suka pickup merekrut musisi di setiap kota baru. In those days, if you knew how to play rock and roll, it was a given that you'd cut your teeth on the songs of Chuck Berry.” Pada masa itu, jika Anda tahu cara bermain rock and roll, itu adalah mengingat bahwa kau akan memotong gigi pada lagu-lagu Chuck Berry. "


TIMELINE TIMELINE

October 18, 1926: Charles ("Chuck") Edward Anderson Berry is born in St. Louis, Missouri. 18 Oktober 1926: Charles ( "Chuck") Edward Anderson Berry lahir di St Louis, Missouri.

December 31, 1952: Needing a replacement for an ailing saxophonist for a New Year's Eve show, pianist/bandleader Johnnie Johnson calls a guitar-playing acquaintance named Chuck Berry. 31 Desember 1952: Membutuhkan seorang pengganti pemain saksofon yang sakit untuk Malam Tahun Baru menunjukkan, pianis / pemimpin band panggilan Johnnie Johnson bermain gitar-kenalan bernama Chuck Berry.

1955: Chess releases Chuck Berry's “Maybelline” and Bo Diddley 's “ Bo Diddley .” Diddley's single is released on Chess Record's subsidiary label, Checker. 1955: Catur rilis Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" dan Bo Diddley 's "Bo Diddley." Tunggal Diddley dirilis pada anak perusahaan Catur Record label, Checker.

May 1, 1955: Chuck Berry signs with Chess Records, landing a contract on the strength of his songwriting. 1 Mei 1955: Chuck Berry tanda-tanda dengan Chess Records, mendarat kontrak pada kekuatan lagu nya. Label head Leonard Chess is particularly impressed with Berry's version of an old country & western song, “Ida Red,” which he's rewritten as “Maybellene.” Label kepala Leonard Chess sangat terkesan dengan versi Berry negara tua & lagu barat, "Ida Merah," yang dia ditulis sebagai "Maybellene."

May 21, 1955: Chuck Berry records “Maybellene” – an uptempo rewrite of the country-flavored “Ida Red” – with pianist Johnnie Johnson, bass player Willie Dixon and drummer Jasper Thomas. 21 Mei 1955: Chuck Berry catatan "Maybellene" - sebuah uptempo menulis ulang dari negara-rasa "Ida Merah" - dengan pianis Johnnie Johnson, pemain bas Willie Dixon dan drummer Jasper Thomas. It is the first of Berry's many hits for Chess Records. Ini adalah yang pertama dari Berry's banyak hits untuk Chess Records.

1955: Chuck Berry hits #2 on the R&B chart with the Chess single “Thirty Days.” 1955: Chuck Berry hits # 2 pada R & B bagan dengan Catur tunggal "Tiga puluh hari."

August 1, 1955: “Maybellene” by Chuck Berry reaches #5 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart and tops the R&B chart for eleven weeks. 1 Agustus 1955: "Maybellene" oleh Chuck Berry mencapai # 5 on Billboard's Best Sellers grafik dan bagian R & B bagan selama sebelas minggu.

June 30, 1956: Chuck Berry hits #2 on the R&B chart and #29 on the pop chart with the Chess single “Roll Over Beethoven.” 30 Juni 1956: Chuck Berry hits # 2 pada R & B chart dan # 29 pada bagan pop dengan Catur tunggal "Roll Over Beethoven."

January 21, 1957: Chuck Berry records “School Days” on Chess Records. 21 Januari 1957: Chuck Berry catatan "School Days" on Catur Records.

May 1, 1957: Chuck Berry's first LP, After School Session, is released. 1 Mei 1957: Chuck Berry pertama LP, Setelah Sesi Sekolah, dilepaskan. It contains such classics as “School Day,” “Too Much Monkey Business,” “Brown Eyed Handsome Man” and “Havana Moon.” Neither it nor its six successors—One Dozen Berrys, Berry Is On Top, Rockin' At the Hops, New Juke Box Hits, Chuck Berry Twist and More Chuck Berry—will make Billboard's album charts, as rock and roll is still largely a singles medium. Klasik seperti ini berisi sebagai "Hari Sekolah," "Too Much Monkey Business," "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" dan "Havana Moon." Baik itu maupun para penerusnya enam-One Dozen Berrys, Berry Is On Top, Rockin 'Pada Hops , New Juke Box Hits, Chuck Berry Twist dan Lagi Chuck Berry-akan membuat tangga album Billboard, seperti rock and roll adalah sebagian besar masih lajang medium.

May 13, 1957: Chuck Berry hits #1 on the R&B chart and #3 on the pop chart with “School Day” and #6 on the R&B chart and #8 (12/23) on the pop chart with “Rock and Roll Music.” Both singles are released on Chess Records. 13 Mei 1957: Chuck Berry hits # 1 pada R & B bagan dan # 3 pada bagan pop dengan "Hari Sekolah" dan # 6 pada R & B bagan dan # 8 (12/23) di bagan pop dengan "Rock and Roll Musik. "Kedua single tersebut dirilis pada Chess Records.

September - November, 1957: Chuck Berry tours with the “Biggest Show of Stars for '57,” sharing stages with Buddy Holly , the Drifters , Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, the Everly Brothers , Clyde McPhatter and more. September-November, 1957: Chuck Berry tur dengan "Terbesar Show of Stars untuk '57," tahap berbagi dengan Buddy Holly, yang Drifters, Frankie Lymon & para Remaja, The Everly Brothers, Clyde McPhatter dan banyak lagi.

February 24, 1958: Chuck Berry's biggest hit of the rock & roll era, “Sweet Little Sixteen,” is released. 24 Februari 1958: Chuck Berry hit terbesar dari rock & roll era, "Sweet Little Sixteen," dilepaskan. It reaches #2 on Billboard's pop chart (held back from the top position by the Champs' “Tequila") and #1 on the R&B chart. Mencapai # 2 di Billboard pop chart (menahan diri dari posisi teratas oleh Champs ' "Tequila") dan # 1 pada R & B chart.

March 17, 1958: Chuck Berry hits #1 on the R&B chart and #2 on the pop chart with “Sweet Little Sixteen” and #2 on the R&B chart and #8 (6/09) on the pop chart with “Johnny B. Goode.” Both singles are released on Chess Records. 17 Maret 1958: Chuck Berry hits # 1 pada R & B bagan dan # 2 pada tabel pop dengan "Sweet Little Sixteen" dan # 2 di R & B bagan dan # 8 (6 / 09) di grafik pop dengan "Johnny B . Goode. "Kedua single tersebut dirilis pada Chess Records.

June 14, 1958: The rock and roll classic “Johnny B. Goode,” written by Chuck Berry about pianist/sidekick Johnnie Johnson, makes the Top Ten. 14 Juni 1958: The rock and roll klasik "Johnny B. Goode," ditulis oleh Chuck Berry tentang pianis / sahabat karib Johnnie Johnson, membuat Top Ten.

1959: Chuck Berry hits #3 on the R&B chart and #32 (5/04) on the pop chart with the Chess single “Almost Grown.” 1959: Chuck Berry hits # 3 pada R & B chart dan # 32 (5 / 04) di grafik pop dengan Catur tunggal "Hampir Grown."

May 31, 1961: Berryland Amusement Park opens outside St. Louis. 31 Mei 1961: Berryland Amusement Park terbuka di luar St Louis.

April 13, 1963: “Surfin' USA,” the Beach Boys ' thinly veiled rewrite of “Sweet Little Sixteen,” enters the Top 40 at a time when Chuck Berry is serving a term in a federal penitentiary for violating the Mann Act. April 13, 1963: "Surfin 'USA," Beach Boys' terselubung menulis ulang dari "Sweet Little Sixteen," memasuki Top 40 pada saat melayani Chuck Berry adalah istilah dalam penjara federal karena melanggar Undang-Undang Mann. Berry later sues for and receives a co-writing credit on “Surfin' USA” Berry kemudian menggugat untuk dan menerima kredit co-tulisan pada "Surfin 'USA"

May 25, 1963: The Beach Boys score their first Top Ten hit with “Surfin' USA,” Brian Wilson's reworking of Chuck Berry's “Sweet Little Sixteen.” 25 Mei 1963: The Beach Boys skor pertama mereka Top Ten hit dengan "Surfin 'USA," Brian Wilson's pengerjaan ulang dari Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen."

October 24, 1964: Chuck Berry appears in the TAMI ("Teen-Age Music International") Show with the Rolling Stones , James Brown , the Beach Boys , Jan and Dean, Marvin Gaye , the Supremes , Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and others. 24 Oktober 1964: Chuck Berry muncul dalam TAMI ( "Teen-Umur Musik International") Tunjukkan dengan Rolling Stones, James Brown, the Beach Boys, Jan dan Dekan, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson dan Mujizat, dan lain. The concert, held in Santa Monica, California, is released the next year as a feature film. Konser, yang diselenggarakan di Santa Monica, California, yang dirilis tahun berikutnya sebagai sebuah film.

October 28-29, 1964: The concert film 'The TAMI Show' is recorded in Santa Monica, CA, featuring James Brown , the Beach Boys , Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones and the Supremes . 28-29 Oktober, 1964: Konser film "The TAMI Show 'yang direkam di Santa Monica, CA, yang menampilkan James Brown, the Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones dan The Supremes.

June 1, 1966: Chuck Berry leaves Chess for Mercury Records. 1 Juni 1966: Chuck Berry daun Catur untuk Mercury Records. Among his Mercury recordings are Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (1968), on which he's backed by the Steve Miller Band. Di antara rekaman Mercury adalah Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (1968), di mana dia didukung oleh Steve Miller Band. He ultimately re-signs with Chess in 1970. Dia akhirnya kembali tanda dengan Catur tahun 1970.

May 1, 1972: 'The London Chuck Berry Sessions' is released. 1 Mei 1972: "The London Sessions Chuck Berry 'dirilis. One side was recorded in a London studio on February 5th with members of the Faces, while the other comprised material from a concert in Lanchester two days earlier, including “My Ding-a-Ling.” It became Berry's best-selling album, reaching #8 on the Billboard chart and earning gold-record status. Satu sisi yang tercatat di studio London on February 5th dengan anggota Faces, sementara yang lain bahan terdiri dari sebuah konser di Lanchester dua hari sebelumnya, termasuk "My Ding-a-Ling." Berry ini menjadi album terlaris, mencapai # 8 di Billboard chart dan mendapatkan status catatan emas.

October 21, 1972: Chuck Berry's only #1 hit, the novelty song “My Ding-a-Ling,” reaches the top of the charts. 21 Oktober 1972: Chuck Berry's hanya # 1 hit, lagu barunya "My Ding-a-Ling," mencapai puncak tangga lagu. He'd originally recorded it as “My Tambourine” back in 1958. Awalnya ia tercatat sebagai "My Tambourine" kembali pada tahun 1958.

1973: After 30 years, pianist Johnnie Johnson leaves Chuck Berry's band. 1973: Setelah 30 tahun, pianis daun Johnnie Johnson Chuck Berry's band.

March 1, 1978: Chuck Berry plays himself in 'American Hot Wax', a film biography of seminal rock and roll deejay Alan Freed . 1 Maret 1978: Chuck Berry memainkan dirinya dalam 'American Hot Wax', sebuah film biografi rock and roll seminalis DJ Alan Freed.

June 1, 1979: Chuck Berry performs at the White House at the request of President Jimmy Carter. 1 Juni 1979: Chuck Berry tampil di Gedung Putih atas permintaan Presiden Jimmy Carter. A month later, Berry begins a five-month sentence for income tax evasion. Sebulan kemudian, Berry dimulai bulan lima kalimat untuk penghindaran pajak penghasilan.

February 26, 1985: Chuck Berry is given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards. 26 Februari 1985: Chuck Berry diberi Lifetime Achievement Award di Tahunan ke-27 Grammy Awards. He is cited as “one of the most influential and creative innovators in the history of American popular music.” Ia dikutip sebagai "salah satu yang paling berpengaruh dan inovator kreatif dalam sejarah musik populer Amerika."

January 23, 1986: Chuck Berry is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the first induction dinner, held in New York City. 23 Januari 1986: Chuck Berry adalah diangkat ke dalam Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pada induksi pertama makan malam, yang diselenggarakan di New York City. He is inducted by Rolling Stone Keith Richards, who said, “It's hard for me to induct Chuck Berry, because I lifted every lick he ever played!” Ia dilantik oleh Rolling Stone Keith Richards, yang berkata, "Sulit bagi saya untuk melantik Chuck Berry, karena aku mengangkat setiap menjilati dia pernah bermain!"

October 8, 1987: 'Hail! 8 Oktober 1987: "Salam! Hail! Salam! Rock 'n' Roll', a movie documentary and concert tribute to Chuck Berry, with Keith Richards as musical director, debuts. Rock 'n' Roll ', sebuah film dokumenter dan konser penghargaan kepada Chuck Berry, dengan Keith Richards sebagai direktur musik, debut. A year later, Berry publishes his autobiography. Setahun kemudian, Berry menerbitkan otobiografinya.

September 2, 1995: Backed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Chuck Berry performs “Johnny B. Goode” and “Rock and Roll Music” at the Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. September 2, 1995: Didukung oleh Bruce Springsteen dan E Street Band, Chuck Berry melakukan "Johnny B. Goode" dan "Rock and Roll Music" di Konser untuk Rock and Roll Hall of Fame di Cleveland.

November 30, 2001: A multi-count lawsuit against Chuck Berry is filed on behalf of pianist Johnny Johnson. November 30, 2001: A multi-hitungan gugatan terhadap Chuck Berry is filed atas nama Johnny pianis Johnson. It seeks a share of royalties for Johnson, who allegedly co-composed numerous hit songs with Berry that have heretofore been credited to Berry alone. Ini berusaha bagian dari royalti bagi Johnson, yang diduga rekan-terdiri banyak lagu-lagu hit dengan Berry yang sebelum ini telah dikreditkan ke Berry sendirian.
Essential Songs Essential Songs

Back in the USA Kembali di AS
Maybellene Maybellene
Rock and Roll Music Rock and Roll Musik
Brown Eyed Handsome Man Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Too Much Monkey Business Too Much Monkey Business
Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven
Sweet Little Sixteen Sweet Little Sixteen
School Day Hari sekolah
Johnny B. Goode Johnny B. Goode
Memphis Memphis

James Brown's Tuxedo Stage Jacket, 1983. James Brown's Tuxedo Tahap Jaket, 1983.

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