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Chuck Berry still reelin' and rockin' at 200th
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At 87, rock n' roll legend Chuck Berry w ow s the crow d w ith his 200th show on the stage in the
Duck Room at Blueberry Hill in University City on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Berry performed for
more than 90 minutes. Photo by Laurie Skrivan [email protected]
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Chuck Berry w ill
follow up his 200th
show at the Duck
Room at Blueberry
Hill Wednesday
night w ith a show
on Feb. 19 at the Duck Room, making
i… Read more
Chuck Berry hopes for 200
more Duck Room concerts
The rock legend's
milestone concert
at the venue takes
place on
Wednesday. Read more
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Room Wednesday night, told the sold-out crowd: "I'm not
going to say I'm the biggest fan in the house. But I do have
'Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll' tattooed on my knuckles."
It was most appropriate as Berry, one of the original kings of
rock and roll, performed his 200th concert at the Duck
Room at Blueberry Hill. The 87-year-old musician has
already said he hopes he can follow up with another 200
shows (the 201st show is Feb. 19).
local concerts and clubs.
On Tuesdays, watch for Kevin's Blender video
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As he has each month at the Duck Room, Berry's bestie Joe
Edwards gave the introduction.
Edwards, wearing a glittery gold vest that literally
screamed, referred to the evening as a momentous occasion,
and told the crowd Berry was the guy who started it all. "The
man who made the guitar a star, who choreographed the
greatest rock and roll moves of all time, the first great poet
laureate of rock and roll," he said.
And there Berry was, sporting a trademark sailor cap, one of
his favorite red sequined shirts and black slacks for a night of
classic rock and blues.
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Did Berry kick butt? Honestly, not so much and that’s OK.
Berry was light on lyrics and occasional on the guitar, as he is
these days. But at 87, Berry should be applauded for getting
out of bed, much less duck-walking across a stage, not once
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And if he's not quite ready to retire despite some diminished
capabilities, that's his business. He’s going to pack the joint
regardless.
Berry was flanked, uplifted actually, as usual by his son,
guitarist Charles Berry; his daughter, vocalist/harmonica
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They give strong support, keeping the typically loose,
rambling Berry on point.
The group delivered on nearly two hours of music that
included his classics such as “Johnny B. Goode,” “Roll Over
Beethoven” and “Wee Wee Hours” and choice covers like
“Baby What You Want Me to Do,” “Every Day I Have the
Blue” and “Key to the Highway.”
The grand finale of “Reelin’ and Rockin” featured some fun
back and forth between father and daughter before Berry
discreetly bid the crowd goodnight during band introductions
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with a slight wave and a big smile.
Before it was over, Berry-Clay read a special poem she composed just for the occasion to her father,
who strummed his guitar as she recited it.
Skinny Jim and the Number 9 Blacktops, a rockabilly outfit from Carbondale, thrilled during its
opening set. "We're the most nonrockabilly looking rockabilly band there is," Rotramel joked
before performing songs such as "Kentucky" and a cover of Juice Newton's "Queen of Hearts," both
from the band's "Cool on My Right" CD.
"Juice Newton couldn't touch that. She doesn't have the facial hair we have," he joked. After playing
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the song "Big Rig," Rotramel admitted, "if you wanna hear that solo played correctly you have to
buy the CD. I don't know what I was doing."
Kevin C. Johnson is the popular music critic and nightlife reporter at the Post-Dispatch. Follow him on
Twitter at kevincjohnson and add him on Facebook at kevincjohnsonstl.
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