Posts Tagged ‘Chuck Berry’
Monday, August 24th, 2009
In connection with the release of the new documentary It Might Get Loud, Time Magazine music critic Josh Tyrangiel has published a list of the 10 best electric guitar players. From our standpoint, the only thing this list stands out for is its lack of originality. Still, we’re darn excited about seeing It Might Get Loud so we’re still going to go ahead and publish the list. Read on for the entire list.
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Tags: b.b. king, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, It Might Get Loud, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Johnny Ramone, Keith Richards, Les Paul, Prince, Slash, yngwie malmsteen
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Friday, April 10th, 2009
Chuck Berry was famous for his last minute arrivals for gigs, usually by himself, jumping on stage, playing his set and quickly making his way out the back door. Berry would travel on his own from gig to gig with the promoter usually being responsible for the backing band.
Here’s a clip from Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll with a young Bruce Springsteen talking about his chance to open for and then back the legendary Chuck Berry. It’s a great little rock-n-roll story. See the video…
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Tags: bruce springsteen, Chuck Berry
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
With more and more people flying their Hoover flags these days we could all look to save a dime or two. As Dave mentioned, we’ve recently started a series called the “Downturn Guitar” in which we recommend a cheaper alternative to a more expensive guitar.
Let’s start by taking a look at the venerable blues-rock machine that is the Gibson ES-335. Full Story…
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Tags: Chuck Berry, Downturn Guitar, Epiphone Dot, Eric Clapton, Gibson ES-335, Marty McFly
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