My latest iTunes podcast. Chuck Berry and my favorite rock and roll song of all time…and the tune that helped me become Johnny Maraca when Sean Anderson and The Black Holes called me up to the stage. Go Johnny Go, indeed. Reference material: https://www.amazon.ca/Chuck-Berry/dp/0571207545
Gary Clark Jr. and Jon Batiste are fine musicians and did the best they could in saluting rock and roll legends Fats Domino and Chuck Berry at the recent Grammy Awards but, when their brief mashup of Ain’t that a Shame and Maybellene ended, I just stared at the screen. That’s it? Two songs in the middle of the show.
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Hey, if you missed last night’s show on 97.7 the Beach, you can stream all three segments right here. The playlist alternates between Chuck’s originals and cover tunes by the Beatles, Stones and more….plus a few interview clips with the legend we lost a week ago. Segment One Chuck Berry–Maybellene Linda Ronstadt–Back in the U.S.A. Chuck–No Particular Place to Go
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When Marty McFly time travels back to 1955 he has a hard time convincing old friend Doc Brown that he’s come from ’85. “Then tell me, future boy, who’s president of the United States in 1985?” “Ronald Reagan,” Marty answers. Doc can’t believe his ears. “Ronald Reagan, the actor?” Then again, the idea of an actor who became the Governor
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I have several enduring memories of Crossroads, the room known as The Dark Side at Owen Sound’s historic Coach Inn. A drunk patron, perched on a stool. Arms fully stretched as if crucified between two tables. He’s passed out, facing down and I’m wondering how’s managed to hang in that position without crashing to the floor. Then there was a
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