Musical legend Chuck Berry still reeling and rocking on stage at 86
<p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="Lapidus">Lapidus</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="program">program</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Berry">Berry</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roll">roll</span>" <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> 86 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="performing">performing</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="Smokey">Smokey</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Berry">Berry</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> '<span word="n">n</span>' <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="guitarists">guitarists</span>." <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Kiedis">Kiedis</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Hot">Hot</span> <span word="Chili">Chili</span> <span word="Peppers">Peppers</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="him">him</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blues">blues</span>."</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Berry">Berry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="releases">releases</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="Eyed">Eyed</span> <span word="Handsome">Handsome</span> <span word="Man">Man</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="verse">verse</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>:</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="on">on</span></p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stand">stand</span></p><p><span word="Rounding">Rounding</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="home">home</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span> <span word="man">man</span></p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span> <span word="man">man</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span>-<span word="six">six</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Jackie">Jackie</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span>.</p><p><span word="Rob">Rob</span> <span word="Sheffield">Sheffield</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Rolling">Rolling</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="guitar">guitar</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Berry">Berry</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climactic">climactic</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="verse">verse</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brown">brown</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span> <span word="man">man</span> (<span word="Willie">Willie</span> <span word="Mays">Mays</span>? <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span>? <span word="Jackie">Jackie</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span>?) <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="would">would</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lousy">lousy</span> <span word="sportscaster">sportscaster</span> ('<span word="two">two</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="count">count</span>'?) <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span>."</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="duck">duck</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="copied">copied</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="songwriting">songwriting</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> -- <span word="some">some</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="guitar">guitar</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>.</p>
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