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Happy Birthday, Chuck Berry !!!

HAIL, HAIL ROCK 'N' ROLL THE MASTER TURNS 82 TODAY! "Wanna see my ding-a-ling?" There are some musicians threaded into the DNA of things and there's zero doubt that an intrinsic part of rock's double helix is Chuck Berry. A pair of quotes at the beginning of his Wikipedia entry sum it up well: "Of all the early breakthrough rock & roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is the first and one of its greatest early songwriters and guitarists, ...

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10:19 on October 18 2008

Happy Birthday, Chuck Berry !!!

JamBase — HAIL, HAIL ROCK 'N' ROLL THE MASTER TURNS 82 TODAY! "Wanna see my ding-a-ling?" There are some musicians threaded into the DNA of things and there's zero doubt that a... more info

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23:00 on October 18 2008

GENERAL: Happy Birthday, Chuck Berry !!!

All About Jazz — HAIL, HAIL ROCK 'N' ROLL THE MASTER TURNS 82 TODAY! "Wanna see my ding-a-ling?" There are some musicians threaded into the DNA of things and there's zero doubt that an... more info

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