RIP Chuck Berry

Proper showman. R(ock).I.P.

 

Without doubt a great showman.

 

Great showman, he had a good innings. RIP

 

Sad to see him go - BUT great showman my ass.

I went to see him at Newcastle City Hall in the late 70's. We had heard reports from other venues that his shows had been short but hoped for better. He came on stage for 20 miniutes then left. 20 minutes FFS.

Some dispute about his fee I believe. No respect for his fans whatsoever.

 

He liked 'em young too I believe.

 

Naturally bald, not shaved?

 

Bit like Bill Wyman over here?

 

Well Priscilla was only 14 when she met Elvis. He was 24.

 

He was jailed for 3 years for "Transporting a 14 year old girl over the Stale lines for illicit purposes"

 

Chuck Berry once opened a restaurant called The Southern Air in Missouri. According to a former waitress, Berry wired the women’s toilets with a video camera and recorded some two hundred unsuspecting patrons using it. Charges were dropped when Berry agreed to compensate the victims of his “potty cam” financially.

Berry's touring style, traveling the "oldies" circuit in the 1970s (often being paid in cash by local promoters) added ammunition to the Internal Revenue Service's accusations that Berry had evaded paying income taxes. Facing criminal sanction for the third time, Berry pled guilty to tax evasion and was sentenced to four months in prison and 1,000 hours of community service—performing benefit concerts—in 1979.

 

Not like Gary Glitter then, he prefered Thia take-aways, why 'buy' when you can rent?