Berry, on the other hand, was committed to a different kind of chess: Chess Records, his label, where Berry continued releasing music through the rest of the decade. He released his penultimate album ...

An American treasure, Chuck Berry was a pioneering artist. He redefined rhythm and blues to create his distinctive rock and roll sound that, to this day, inspires so much music. He has been cited as a ...

When asked what surprised him most while researching Chuck Berry, author R.J. Smith says it’s how effectively the rock n’ roll pioneer created the template for a worldwide cultural phenomenon. “He ...

Over those years he came to the Quad-Cities multiple times, playing with local musicians on each visit, just as he did on many of his tour stops. From what we've found in the archives, his likely ...