Chuck Berry

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John Billings
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Chuck Berry

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Has passed.
Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps
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Godfrey Arthur
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ShoBud The Pro 1
YES it's my REAL NAME!
Ezekiel 33:7
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Fred Treece
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RIP Chuck Berry

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Chuck riffing on a PSG
https://youtu.be/B8F9n7qg8wo
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Rich Peterson
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Post by Rich Peterson »

The funk in my playing started with Chuck. The tension between his Kansas City (Basie) straight eigths and the pianist's loose New Orleans groove gave their music so much power. Thanks, for the inspiration, Chuck.