rampside
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Darryl Hattenhauer said:
I'm not sure, that you're ding-a-ling making it to 86, would neccessarily be a bad thing.
Happy 86th Birthday Chuck Berry!
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I'm not sure, that you're ding-a-ling making it to 86, would neccessarily be a bad thing.
Darryl Hattenhauer
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It's better than the alternative.
6L6
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We had a big celebration of Chuck Berry music at last night's Open Mic.
For my part I covered "Johnny B. Goode" and "Sweet Little Rock & Roller". Others playing just killed on some of Chuck's other "Great 28"!
Yep, he's THE MAN.
Bill
For my part I covered "Johnny B. Goode" and "Sweet Little Rock & Roller". Others playing just killed on some of Chuck's other "Great 28"!
Yep, he's THE MAN.
Bill
adorshki
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Your ding-a-ling making it to 86 without you?Darryl Hattenhauer said:
BTW, we're talking birthdays here, not "home runs", right?
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It's pretty sad to think that "My Ding-A-Ling" was his only #1 hit....from such a fantastic body of work. :shock:
The mind boggles.
The mind boggles.
Bobo
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For me, the ideal rock 'n' roll tone has always been the Chuck Berry tone. Although most people associate Chuck with a Gibson ES-335 (or 345/355) these days, most of Chuck's early recordings were made with two different Gibson ES-350T's, the first one with P-90 pickups and the second (after 1959, beginning with "Little Queenie") with PAF humbuckers. The tone he gets from both guitars is similar, but in my mind, it's just a little thinner with the PAFs.
He went to the ES-335 around 1963 (after his heyday), following his release from prison.
Anyway, it seems to me that a thin-line Guild hollowbody or semi-hollow with P-90-type or even DeArmond pickups (early T-100D? T-500? Starfire III-90?) would be a good tool to get into Chuck Berry territory, tone-wise. Thoughts?
He went to the ES-335 around 1963 (after his heyday), following his release from prison.
Anyway, it seems to me that a thin-line Guild hollowbody or semi-hollow with P-90-type or even DeArmond pickups (early T-100D? T-500? Starfire III-90?) would be a good tool to get into Chuck Berry territory, tone-wise. Thoughts?
silverfox103
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Sorry, no birthday wishes from me to Chuck, I remember when he got caught video taping in the women's restroom of his restaurant. He had to financially settle with 59 women. Nice guy!
Tom C.
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I saw him at the Liverpool Empire UK in June 1976 . My last week of High School . He was terrific !
The crowd were so enthusiastic that he played a 45 min encore. I can hear and see it now , in my mind.
I couldn't get a ticket and as I left the Office , a guy tried to get a refund at the Booth and I bought it from him.
Centre seats - upper circle ! He'd won two in a competition and his Girl didn't want to go . What luck .
The crowd were so enthusiastic that he played a 45 min encore. I can hear and see it now , in my mind.
I couldn't get a ticket and as I left the Office , a guy tried to get a refund at the Booth and I bought it from him.
Centre seats - upper circle ! He'd won two in a competition and his Girl didn't want to go . What luck .