The icon, who died from natural causes at 90 on March 18, was one of rock & roll’s founding fathers. His friend Joan Jett looks back on his legacy.
“I was introduced to Chuck Berry’s music by my brother, who was a big rock & roll fan. What hit me as a kid is that he was saying something. On songs like ‘School Days,’ he told stories everyone can relate to. And his diction was incredible—it wasn’t mumbling— so you could understand every word, which so many musicians don’t tend to do. His stories were clear and honest and real. There’s nothing to dig for. It’s right there.
This story is from the March 31,2017 edition of Entertainment Weekly.
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