India, he's a music pioneer. His "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Maybelline" are next for you!

@maxpolaris99

3 жыл бұрын

In Back To The Future was that black guy calling his cousin after hearing Marty play calling up Chuck Berry? "You gotta hear this!"

@surlechapeau

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxpolaris99 Actor Harry Waters Jr. was calling his cousin Chuck Berry. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqagx6qooJvIqKg.html Pretty good Berry imitation by Michael J. Fox.

@PhillipDavis830

3 жыл бұрын

No particular place to go !

@richardearnshaw2719

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, those two are brilliant songs. The Beatles covered "Roll Over Beethoven" too! Chuck was a naughty young man, a teenager in fact, no doubt thinking too much about [his]("My") Ding'a'Ling" but by the time he and his infectious tempo, energy, style and inimitable guitar chops, had filtered through the psychedelic 60s & early 70s he was a gentleman (with a dubious past that nobody talked too much about) who could stir up any crowd ( see "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" - he gave us the beat 'n' he gave us the soul' ). His 50s hits ermbodied the constant whining of the new 'teenager' hood. No more deep broody hard drinkin' gamblin and womanizing bloooze men travellin' on that line, Chuck Berry sang in a higher register and moaned about gettin' a car somehow, dropping classes and scoring malt milkshakes before cuttin' up the dance floor with a bobby soxer named Nadine, Maybelline or was it "Carol"? ( Rolling Stones Covered that last one ) And here I was, about 12, getting into the Beatles just as their LAST album dropped - starting smoking just as Mick Jagger had us all focussed on how we [couldn't] Get No Satisfaction! Revamping all that teenage angst that Chuck had been wailing for the best part of a decade already (but with limited crossover to the cashed up hepped up white kids). And so I caught his 'twilight time' as he went around again warming up agead of the English Rock Bands. I had a lot of love for Chuck and while I went from Beatles & Stones to Led Zepplin, Deep Purple & Black Sabbath this man who straddled the divide between essentially acqoustic Blues and the full reverb and distortion effects of a Rock and Roll soundscape was a welcome addition in any line-up. CB was a legend not only in his lifetime but for most of his career!💕 As I grew I studied Chucks music and discovered the Blues and while I'm a British Australian I learned American history thru the blues and it's roots and I have immense respect for these iconic figures who's names get sketchier and sketchier as you go back... I hope you manage to defeat the orange tyrant once and for all, and his billionaire clique. Be wise be careful be safe. Take it easy on Biden, ultimately he isn't the one to reform the nation, he is however the one to transition you to a more youthful government. Time for you all to stop bawking at politically charged terms like Socialism for one thing, Secularism for another. And when covid has lost most of its sting, and th ee oldies come out to play, well let's just say some younger heads will get cracked for their almost callous imbecilic indifference to the pandemic! WE ARE LAUGHING AT YOU BUT WE ALSO WANT THE BEST FOR YOU - you may be 'exceptional' but you know that doesn't mean you have a monopoly on 'exceptionalism'. Look to Europe, Indo-China, and Australasia. Read some Chinese History! Take your time to recover & look what can be improved upon rather than rush back to the same tired stereotypes and ALL THE BEST 😪👍🤪❤🥰🎶🎵🎤

@surlechapeau

3 жыл бұрын

​@@richardearnshaw2719 😮😀Thanks for your best wishes for the USA

First person to ever be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and well deserved, perfect choice.

This dude affected a lot of guitar players over the decades. Me included

@theghost6412

3 жыл бұрын

The Man, that even Keith Richards bowed to and revered and dreamed he could become one day.

@Itelkner

3 жыл бұрын

@@theghost6412 Probably nobody else has mastered Chuck's vocabulary like Keith Richards. But even Keith can't do it like Chuck did. Chuck was incredible.

@Itelkner

3 жыл бұрын

That's right, Scott. I keep seeing these reaction videos of Van Halen's "Panama" and I realized that the first bar of Eddie's solo is all Chuck Berry double-stops! So even EVH was influenced by Chuck, in a very direct way. R.I.P. Chuck and Eddie.

@theghost6412

3 жыл бұрын

@@Itelkner there is footage of Rolling Stones playing with Chuck Berry. Keith was trying to add his idea's into the mix and got pretty much scolded and growled at and told he was just a ankle biting kid and to shut his trap and do as he is damn well told. I had never seen Keith so terrified and subserviant to anyone like he was to Chuck. He was apologising profusely to stop Chuck from raging and walking out on them. Chuck really was his idol.

@Itelkner

3 жыл бұрын

@@theghost6412 Yeah, I know. Keith had a hard time keeping it together in Chuck's presence. Chuck really was the synthesizer of that style and knew it inside and out like nobody else ever could. The foundation of all rock'n'roll playing. I remember being blown away by how Chuck could improvise like that on that live album he made with the Steve Miller Band backing him up. Steve must have been astounded.

Young lady he is the king of rock. He was the complete artist. Writer player. Entertainer..they don't better than this. I loved your video thank you my dear

He was the one of the first to play like this. Every rock solo owes its soul to Chuck Berry.

A legend whose music is on board Voyager traveling out of our galaxy. forever Mr Berry!

I’m glad to see you tap into Rock n Roll with Chuck... you haven’t seen anything yet lol

@lindamaemullins5151

3 жыл бұрын

Yep ❤️

Inspired generations of rock guitarists with both his playing and his moves.

@robertdevoogt9558

3 жыл бұрын

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@jillelliott8175

2 жыл бұрын

12 Bar is the staple for so many innit? Beatles, Stones, Kinks, etc etc

@etarepsedllits48

2 жыл бұрын

@@jillelliott8175 It is, Jill, but know that all the pioneers of 12 bar and blues were the poor black performers. they earned their stripes on the Chitlin circuit. The Beatles, Stones, Kinks (and Elvis) were the ones who exploited the music of those great performers, mainly due to the racial bans on "Negro" music being played on mainstream radio in the USA. As for the John Lennons, and Mick Jaggers, I would turn them down to get to meet Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, or any of the true pioneers.

@jillelliott8175

Жыл бұрын

@@etarepsedllits48 BTW let's not forget Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

@etarepsedllits48

Жыл бұрын

@@jillelliott8175 Yes. Her station platform performance, from memory, was filmed in Lancashire, UK. There were so many greats, but I appreciate blues players no matter when they started, and who influenced them. I was at one of Joanne Shaw Taylors (who) early gigs ( the great British RnB festival) and saw that there are still great talents emerging. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKqOxZWiiqicm7g.html

Chuck Berry-The Original Legend.

Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in year #1 -- along with Elvis, Little Richard, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Cook, Ray Charles, The Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, and Buddy Holly. These are the founding fathers of R&R.

Can't believe you never heard this before. The man is an icon of rock and roll.

@charlesjohnson9249

3 жыл бұрын

That´s why she is a huge fake! Tons of her "First time listening" is so ridiculous, she must have been locked away for decades not having heard all these great songs. Clickbait and unfortunately it is working.

@lindamaemullins5151

3 жыл бұрын

Yep ❤️

@reggiekrager5411

3 жыл бұрын

You'd be surprised how many black people never heard of Chuck Berry or Little Richard or even Jimi Hendrix. I was literally shocked to see that at Chuck Berry s anniversary concert, not long before his death, there seemed to be literally not one single Black person in the entire audience besides his wife and kids. Now don't take what I'm about to say as gospel, it's just my shot at trying to explain this phenomenon ,but it seems like even though Rock n Roll was a genre that started in the African American community and was strongly rooted in the Blues, and it had a huge role in the Civil Rights Movement and in the process of integration, with even Martin Luther King Jr. himself recognizing the role it had played in bringing Black and White youth together and erasing racial boundaries, slowly but surely, as it became more and more popular and accepted by White people and it was adopted by a lot of White perfomers like Elvis or Bill Haley and his Comets, and later on the Stones and the Beatles, a lot of people in the Black community increasingly started to see it as "White people's music", they claimed Rock n Roll was "stolen" from them by the Whites, and slowly distanced themselves from it, to the point were they seemed to have completely forgotten their contributions to the creation of the genre, and by the early 70s there were barely any Black rock bands or musicians left except for the older, estabilished ones. And many musicians like Chuck Berry or Little Richard started to be seen as "sellouts" in the communities they came from. Even when Hendrix first came around he was looked upon with suspicion and even contempt by many in the black community, as a Black guy playing the White people 's music, even though that music was strongly rooted in the African-American Blues. I think the events of 1968, such as the assasination of MLK and the race riots and the climate of tension that followed, also put the final nail in the coffin for the early era of rock music, that had been charcaterized by intermixing between White and Black audiences and the blurring of racial lines, the killing of black audience member Meredith Hunter at the Altamont festival during the Rolling Stones set by members of the Hell's Angels, which had been hired to handle the security at the festival, surely didn't help the situation. I remember watching an interview with Jimmy Page about his early days touring in the US with the Yardbirds during the late 60s, and he said that at the first concerts he used to see a lot of Black people in the audience , but after the assasination of MLK there were no more Black people anywhere in the audience, something had changed after that point. Of course that's not to say there weren't exceptions still, Tina Turner always kept a rocky sound in her music throughout her entire career, there were some White groups that had Black members in them, genres like Funk Rock existed, there was the Afro Punk scene during the 70s, that sadly doesn t get talked about enough, Slash exists, and tons of other Black artists like Michael Jackson or Lenny Kravitz, incorporated rock influences and sounds in their music. But ye, this was my attempt at explaining this phenomenon. I think it's really good that so many young black reactors like India are discovering rock music, and even moreso, the Blues and African Americans roots of Rock music, and through this introducing other people in the Black community to these as well, so that hopefully we can finally do away with these stupid boundaries between "White music" and "black music", and people can finally understand that music is just music, and it has no colour.

@charlesjohnson9249

3 жыл бұрын

@@reggiekrager5411 that´s a massive reply and will value that with an answer but please give me some time.

@missbelled6700

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesjohnson9249 Are you kidding? Man, I'm 27 and my dad was a HUGE chuck berry fan. I still didn't hear this until I was 24, and I listened to a lot of classics from the 30s on forward, there's just a LOT of good music out there, it turns out. Sometimes you miss some, and I can only imagine how it is for people who weren't living their high-school and college years diving into music made by some old farts from nearly a century ago (all due respect to old farts, they made great music).

He was the Real King of Rock n Roll, A Gifted Singer and a Good and Funny Dancer. (Famous for his Duck-Walk)

@miconis123

3 жыл бұрын

Theatrics is a big part of being a rock guitarist

@lindamaemullins5151

3 жыл бұрын

Yep ❤️

I saw him in concert at Disneyland in the mid '70's. One of the father's of rock n roll.

I'm a 1978 baby. My daddy grew up in the hay day of Chuck Berry. By the time I was able to use a cassette tape and deck I had stolen all of my Daddy's Chuck Berry cassette tapes. I played them over and over until they broke and we had to go buy new ones. Chuck Berry is the reason that we have rock and roll and R&B he is the Pioneer of all of this. A lot of people give this credit to Elvis Presley but they are so wrong. Chuck Berry was the best and always will be. Rest in peace Chuck we all love you!

Angus Young of AC/DC based his famous duck walk on Chuck Berry’s moves.

@waynemarvin5661

3 жыл бұрын

So did Michael Jackson.

Chuck Berry is, and no, there is NO DISPUTE over this, one of the GREATEST OF ALL TIME!

Great! Can't wait to see more early rock and roll--You want to go to one of the EARLIEST rock and roll electric guitarists you *gotta* watch **** *Sister Rosetta Tharpe* **** ! She was even earlier than Berry--first recording in 1923 (!!!!) and was still touring the world in the 1960s. She was a real ground breaker when it came to bridging Spiritual and secular or Rock and Roll music.

@LaptopLarry330

3 жыл бұрын

Sister Rosetta Tharp's first record was released in 1938, the same year that Robert Johnson Died.

@J_Gamble

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopLarry330 Huh. I'd heard there were early recordings of her in the days of her being a child phenomenon but now I'm not finding that reference anymore. Maybe it was just hearsay.

@lindamaemullins5151

3 жыл бұрын

❤️

He had that energy every time he played. And he played his whole life in little clubs and dives all across America.

Chuck Berry and this song is why every kid forever after this wanted to be a Rock N Rock guitar player.

Rock and roll pioneer. I’m sure parents were having a fit over this devil music! Musician and a great entertainer. He had his own style and look!!! He must be in the rock and roll museum.

Chuck Berry! Love this guy...has been my singer of all time since 1961. "He is #1"

Chuck Berry was a very talented man who loved the USA. His songs were all about hope, fun, and prosperity.

I'm an 80s baby and a 90s kid but it always surprises me to hear that someone has never heard a classic song like Johnny B. Goode. Yep, it's barrelling through space on the Voyager spacecrafts, out to the rest of the universe as it should.

Now go watch Back to the Future again!

The birth of rocknroll...simple as that!

Chuck Berry...he ate, lived, prayed his music...what gifts he's left for us. ❤ If you've never heard "Havana Moon," it's one of my favorites, and it's a little different. Love to watch your videos, India...we all learn from each other here.

Chuck Berry was one of the earliest rock & roll stars and his Johnny B. Goode is a universally recognized R&R classic. I'm surprised that that you never heard it before.

When I think of Rock 'n' Roll, it's Chuck Berry that comes to mind.

Before Van Halen, before Jimi Hendrix, the original guitar hero, Chuck Berry. Wrote the songs, sang and played. Wrote songs for that new phenomenon, teenagers. All the 60s guys loved Chuck. The Beatles, the Stones just everyone. Check out a movie about him, Hail Hail Rock and Roll. So many great songs..School Days, No Particular place to go, Sweet little sixteen....The list goes on

Chuck Berry was one of the ground-breakers for Rock-n-Roll music, and one of the first inductees into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame. He influenced everybody -- and I mean, *everybody*. The Beatles loved him and so did the Rolling Stones, and so did Elvis. His songs have been covered any number of times by any number of bands, and Angus Young with AC/DC swiped Berry's "duck walk" while playing guitar. The guy's a legend.

Hi India, what a fun react!!!! When Chuck Berry hit the airwaves in the late 1950's, he blew the lid off popular music in the USA! His guitar playing -- and authentic youth-oriented lyrics -- electrified audiences and defined what rock n' roll was to become for decades after. I get a kick out of the way Chuck plays his original recording of "Roll Over Beethoven" and gradually switches it to swing tempo halfway through the song!

For the record, Chuck Berry essentially invented rock and roll. He's THE giant of the genre. Everybody loves Chuck Berry's music.

So old. So great. Chuck is one of the best of all time. It never gets old.

Chuck Berry is one the people who invented rock and roll. When the Grateful Dead played their last concert at the Fillmore West, Jerry Garcia introduced this song by saying, "All right folks, here's the one it's all about".He's always been my favorite 50's rocker.

Chuck was one of the greatest pioneers of Rock Music. He was covered by Elvis Presley, The Beatles and many other great bands. Best reaction I have seen from you yet India, you liked that.

If any one person can be picked as the cornerstone of rock and roll, it's Chuck Berry. Little Richard, Fats Domino, others too, but Chuck and his guitar......all us who came into music later owe this man.

Godfather of rock roll! Got to play bass for him back in 86!! I got the Rock and Roll story no one can beat! ❤️

Chuck Berry kept on playing concerts until 2014 in St. Louis when he was 88 years old! What a legend!

Chuck Berry was one of the pioneers of Rock & Roll music, literally; people like him and Little Richard, Big Momma Thornton, etc.

You just witnessed the birth of guitar-driven rock and roll! Chuck may not have started it, but he made it take off. He made the electric guitar a lead instrument and focal point in it. He made soloing on the guitar a regular element of rock music, and he brought an unprecedented swagger, flash, and personality to the whole game. People heard and saw him, and their lives were changed. He inspired tons of people to pick up the guitar and start rock and roll bands. His influence cannot be overstated. What Little Richard did for piano-driven rock and roll, Chuck Berry did for guitar-driven rock and roll.

As a famous man once said, "If you had to rename rock and roll, you'd have to call it Chuck Berry!"

@sulufest

3 жыл бұрын

thank U John Lennon

You got to love it!!!! He was rock and roll from the git go!!!!!

I was 7 years old when I first heard Mr Berry play the Guitar and it inspired me to become a Musician and I played in Bands until I was 19 Years old . A True Pioneer in Rock and Roll and Soul. I absolutely LOVE your Channel

I am so glad my older sister was into rock and roll, blues, all of it. I was listening to Chuck Berry when I was 10.

THIS IS ROCK'N ROLL...!! the great, but really GREAT Chuck..!!..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Wished they showed his duck walk, classic move copied by many.

@ArtamStudio

3 жыл бұрын

IKR, I was waiting for that! oh well still a kick-ass performance.

@theredroadeast723

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I was saying the same thing to myself, the Duck Walk would have topped it off!

@billbertboyce324

3 жыл бұрын

Chuck got the song and moves from Calvin Klein

He was still playing at 91 years of age.... died at 92.. Never stop rocking

Chuck Berry is quite simply the Godfather of rock and roll. He didn't invent the music, but he did something just as important: he wrote the rules.

The Godfather of Rock... one of the originals.. I’ve always loved Chuck Berry..

I'm 71 years old and I love ( Berry! Check out Fats Domino "Ain't That A Shame" (1955)

@sereneamani1713

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Fats Domino "Blue Monday".

@lindajenkins8839

3 жыл бұрын

@@sereneamani1713 Any song of Fats Domino would make me happy!!!!

You just watched the birth of Rock and Roll. He changed music forever. He is the original GOAT.

And, with that, Chuck gave the world Rock and Roll.

Hi India Chuck Berry was the greatest singer, songwriter, poet and rockabilly bluesman ever one of my all time favorites every rock n' roll guitar player has a little bit of Chuck Berry or Bo Diddley in them. Bo Diddley was another great guy to look into if you are interested.

Mr. Chuck Berry, the real King Of Rock and Roll!🤘✌

A true innovator and influencer in stagemanship. He never stopped doing until he died.

Thank you IndiaReacts. Thank you very much for FINALLY playing Chuck Berry, the Daddy of Rock 'n Roll.

Saw him at the MGM Casino in Reno Nevada back in 1982... Great performer..!!!! Everyone was dancing on chairs and on tables..!!!!

Chuck Berry was one hell of a player, singer, and entertainer!

Chuck Berry was what all the bands that came out in the sixties patterned themselves on. Guitar player the best!

The man that launched a million rock and roll guitar players. Little Queenie is my favorite...

From a 66 year old Australian love you show Love from Australia stay safe.

Chuck was around a long, long time

So fabulous! So glad you are posting again, girl!

@sheilameyers152

3 жыл бұрын

We miss you!

The best at what he did. No replacing CHUCK BERRY.

I was one of the lucky one who got to see chuck play live. I was lucky to be raised in the st.louis metro area, and he would give a monthly concert at the blueberry hill in the central west end. He was better live, he would do his signature duck walk and always pour his all into his performance.

Chuck Berry is one of the pillars/pioneers of Rock and Roll!

One of the original TEN inducted into RnR Hall of Fame. 1986 Elvis, Chuck, JamesB, FatsDomino, RayC, SamC, BuddyH, L'il Richard, JerryLee, EverlyBros.

❤️❤️😘😘..a classic.. enjoy young folk LOL 😂

Chuck Berry! The true KING of ROCK & ROLL!

In my mind Chuck Berry is the king of rock n roll !!!

Chuck was the man. I love his music. The man is legendary.

This man was a legend. The Beach Boys song Do You Remember, mentions all the greats of Rock and Roll. They refer Chuck Berry as "the greatest thing to ever come along. He made the guitar pizza with the all time greatest song." They actually had to explain to Chuck what they meant by guitar pizza. He was told, everybody loves pizza. Everybody love Johnny B Goode.

Can't listen to this without moving!

Rock and roll would not be what it is without Chuck Berry. If ya want another try out "You never can tell"..

Hi India, that's the King, that's who everybody copies, he just played CHUCK BERRY MUSIC, we call it Rock & Roll.

Chuck Berry was one of the earliest pioneers of Rock 'n' Roll. He inspired generations of Rock 'n' Rollers - the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, and many many more looked to Chuck Berry as one of their musical heroes. Chuck Berry was Rock 'n' Roll's first guitar god and singer-songwriter. You should check out some more Chuck Berry as well as some of the other Rock 'n' Roll pioneers. Some of the other pioneers include: Fats Domino Bill Haley & the Comets Little Richard The Everly Brothers Jerry Lee Lewis Eddie Cochran Buddy Holly Bo Diddley Carl Perkins Ritchie Valens and, of course, Elvis Presley

Chuck was great on the guitar. Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard were great on the piano.

Saw Chuck Berry live in 1966, only about 50 people in the audience. He put on a great show.

Without Chuck Berry, the 60s and 70s Rock Revolution may have not happened.

Chuck berry took that boogie woogie from the piano to the guitar and he is one of the grandfathers of rock n roll ant the true king of rock n roll.

The Grandfather of Rock and Roll! RIP Chuck! Peace! ✌

The man who taught an entire generation how to solo on the guitar. Keith Richards said that he knew what he wanted to do with his life when he heard this one; and John Lennon is quoted as saying, 'If you had to give rock and roll another name, you may as well call it Chuck Berry.'

JOHNNY BE GOOD! Chuck Berry had some great early rock hits (I'm 69 2021) he influenced Elvis, the Beatles, and many others. Chuck Berry was a musical pioneer!

Chuck Berry is the true King of Rock and Roll.

Hard to believe you never heard the roots of rock with one of the greatest artists!👍🏻❤️☮️🇺🇸🎸🎹You need to see the first Back To The Future Movie!

I'm on the young side but I LOVE the older music. There was one time I was at a concert with grandma and it was big bopper's kid and two others sort of who were impersonators singing these songs. Chuck Berry, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens I think? WHen I was standing listening to the music with my grandma. There was one person who walked past. And I feel like she gave me a look like either what are you doing here this isn't your kind of music? Or she was surprised of the fact that someone young and my age liked that kind of music lol.

Birth of all British Rock and Roll Mr. Chuck Berry

India..... he IS Rock n Roll.... He is an inventor.. a leader... and sadly... we just lost him a couple of years ago... But along with Little Richard.. Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Bo Diddly... they created Rock n Roll which led to Rock.. which led to pop and dance music that we know today... This video came out in 1958, a year after I was born... I became aware of Rock music in 1964 when the Beatles played on Ed Sullivan. My cousin had their record and it has a song called Roll Over Beethoven... written by Chuck Berry...

Chuck Berry was the original guitar hero. Was a true stage showman. And his lyrics were some of the most well written. Give a listen to Brown eyed handsome man or It wasn't me. Cheers

He wasn"t just groovin' he was ROCKIN!!!

Happy & Sad. Sad that it took 21 or so years of your life to hear Chuck, Happy that you finally did.

Great reaction! One of the pioneers of rock n roll! He also did Roll Over Beethoven.

Chuck Berry is a legend. He influenced groups like the Rolling Stones. He was also great at reciting poetry, which he loved (you can see it on youtube). He just died a few years ago, 2017.

"Chuck Berry Live 1972 ~ My Ding-a-Ling" the best version of it

@silvertarot25

3 жыл бұрын

That song is just pure joy, lol.

Chuck Berry is a pioneer. The best!

This here, is the ACTUAL king of rock n roll.

I can see it in your face India as they said back in the 50's you've been smitten :D...Who don't love some Chuck cranked up loud on a Friday and Saturday night :D

Chuck Berry is the King of Rock & Roll.

Chuck Berry is the best! Glad to see you back!🤩

This gentleman is a Legend across the world. Everyone knows Keith Richard was an old grizzled immortal God of Rock and Roll. But there is one man that leaves him quaking in his boots and terrified him. That was this man, the legendary Chuck Berry that even Gods bowed down to.