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Chuck
Berry to headline concert honoring the late Johnnie Johnson
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
Chuck Berry to
headline concert honoring the late Johnnie Johnson
04-20-2005
Chuck Berry will hold a tribute concert for the Johnnie Johnson, the man Berry
has called his “best piano player.” Berry has also said that Johnson
“performed near perfect sync of music,” and that “no pianist has played
piano as fluently and harmonically to my style of songs as did Johnnie Johnson,
from the beginning of my career up to now.” The performance in Johnson’s
honor will take place the night of April 29th at The Pageant in St. Louis.
Proceeds raised from the event will go to Johnnie Johnson's wife and family.
Chuck is donating his time and has inspired many of the biggest names in Blues
from the St. Louis area, including Henry Townsend.
This is a great opportunity for families to see this Blues Legend at one of the
country's premier venues. Tickets are only $10 and available by calling The
Pageant at 314-726-6161. Tickets can also be purchased onlinethrough TicketMaster.com.
Check the venue's Website www.thepageant.com
for more information.
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry
Remembers Johnnie Johnson
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
Chuck Berry Remembers
Johnnie Johnson
Apr 15, 7:18 EST
Rock 'n roll legend Chuck Berry had just
returned from a European tour when he learned at Chicago's O'Hare Airport
that his longtime friend and collaborator Johnnie Johnson was dead at age 80.
Late Wednesday, he went directly to
Blueberry Hill nightclub in this St. Louis suburb, where Berry and Johnson had
played
together as recently as a year ago, to remember "the man with a dynamite
right hand" with whom he shared a half-century
of music and memories.
A master of boogie-woogie, Johnson was
"my piano player who no one else has come near," said Berry, 78, still
spry and
dapper in a royal blue shirt, a silver bolo tie, pleated charcoal slacks and
mariner's cap.
Through 50-plus years of riffs and
syncopation, late-night jams — and later a painful lawsuit — Berry and
Johnson
only grew in their mutual admiration and respect.
"Johnnie and I have always been
friends," said Berry, who teamed with Johnson for hits like "Roll Over
Beethoven"
and "No Particular Place to Go." Johnson died Wednesday at his St.
Louis home; the cause of death was not immediately known.
Johnson, a self-taught pianist with a
low-key persona, never won the fame heaped upon Berry. But he eventually became
known as the "Father of Rock 'N' Roll Piano" and was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 in the
"sidemen" category.
Johnson's and Berry's long collaboration
helped define early rock 'n' roll and put St. Louis on the music map
along with the budding team of Ike and Tina Turner. Each performed at clubs on
both sides of the nearby Mississippi River.
On New Year's Eve 1952 at The Cosmopolitan
in East St. Louis, Ill., Johnson called Berry to fill in for an
ailing saxophonist in his Sir John Trio.
The struggling and unknown Berry, who says he was playing more then for enjoyment than money, rushed over.
"He gave me a break" and his
first commercial gig, for $4, Berry recalled. "I was excited. My best
turned into a mess.
I stole the group from Johnny."
Johnson never held it against him.
"Midway through the show, Chuck did a
hillbilly country number with a bluesy vein, and it knocked people
out,"
said Blueberry Hill club owner Joe Edwards, a friend of both men.
Johnson later recalled Berry had a car that
allowed them to travel to more distant clubs — the Blue Flame, Blue Note
and Club Imperial.
Berry played so well he became front man for the band, which took his name.
Their long partnership, forged in the '50s,
would run steadily for another 20 years. They still performed
occasionally in the 1980s and '90s.
Edwards said their collaboration formed the
bricks of rock 'n roll, and that the two stirred hillbilly and
blues in one pot to create a unique sound.
Johnson often composed the music on piano,
then Berry converted it to guitar and wrote the lyrics.
Berry's "Johnny B. Goode," was a tribute to Johnson.
After he and Berry parted ways, Johnson
performed with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker and
Bo Diddley, among others.
Still, there were rough spots in the pair's
collaboration. In 2000, Johnson sued Berry over royalties and
credit he believed he was due for the songs they composed together. The lawsuit
was dismissed two years later.
Berry said he always wondered who was
behind the lawsuit, because "Johnnie would never initiate a complaint
such as that. Johnnie would never have waited 40 years to sue."
Berry said he would perform a tribute
concert in Johnson's honor, ideally at downtown St. Louis's
roughly 70,000-seat Edward Jones Dome.
"We'll fill that sucker," he said.
Though Berry said he'll miss his friend and his music, he's not melancholy.
"My turn is coming very soon," he
said. "Would you shed a tear for Chuck? I hope not, because I don't see why
one
should weep when something inevitable must come.
"At 78, I'm glad to be anywhere, anytime."
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry,
Foghat, Walter Trout, Brian Howe, Tone Loc, Boku Frequency in Duluth, MN
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY, FOGHAT, WALTER TROUT, BRIAN
HOWE, TONE LOC, BOKU FREQUENCY
03.07.05 - DULUTH, MN - BAYFRONT JULY
4TH FESTIVAL
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 29,00 $
Category details:
General Admission: Standing
Tickets available through
www.ticketmaster.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Stuttgart, Germany
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY
29.06.05 - STUTTGART, GERMANY -
THEATERHAUS
TICKETS
Prices:
1st category: 43,50 EUR
2nd category: 38,50 EUR
Category details:
1st: Reserved Seating
2nd: Standing
Tickets available through
www.theaterhaus.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Zagreb, Croatia
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY
28.06.05 - ZAGREB, CROATIA - DOM
SPORTOVA
TICKETS
Prices:
Genral Admission: 27,00 EUR
Category details:
Genral Admission: Standing
Tickets available through
www.eventim.hr
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry,
The Gypsys in Frankfurt, Germany
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY, THE GYPSYS
27.06.05 - FRANKFURT, GERMANY - ALTE
OPER
TICKETS
Prices:
1st category: 68,00 EUR
2nd category: 61,00 EUR
3rd category: 49,00 EUR
4th category: 43,00 EUR
Category details:
1st to 4th: Reserved Seating
Tickets available through
www.alteoper.de
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Hamburg, Germany
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY
26.06.05 - HAMBURG, GERMANY - FABRIK
HAMBURG
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 39,60 EUR
Category details:
General Admission: Standing
Tickets available through
www.ticketonline.de
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Munich, Germany
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY
25.06.05 - MUNICH, GERMANY -
PHILHARMONIE
TICKETS
Prices:
1st category: 61,50 EUR
2nd category: 55,90 EUR
3rd category: 50,30 EUR
4th category: 44,70 EUR
5th category: 39,10 EUR
6th category: 32,35 EUR
Category details:
1st to 6th: Reserved Seating
Tickets available through
www.muenchenticket.de
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Tupelo, MS
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY
03.06.05 - TUPELO, MS - ELVIS PRESLEY
DAYS
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 10,00 $
Category details:
General Admission: Standing
Tickets available through
www.tupeloelvisfestival.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard in Highland, CA
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY, JERRY LEE LEWIS, LITTLE
RICHARD
19.05.05 - HIGHLAND, CA - SAN MANUEL
INDIAN BINGO & CASINO
TICKETS
Prices:
Call 1-888-777-7401ext.2832
Category details:
Call 1-888-777-7401ext.2832
Tickets available through
Call 1-888-777-7401ext.2832
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
St. Louis, MO
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY
18.05.05 - ST. LOUIS, MO - BLUEBERRY
HILL
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 25,00 $
Category details:
General Admission: Unreserved Seating
Tickets available through
www.metrotix.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry,
Henry Townsend, Johnnie Johnson Band, Bennie Smith, Silvercloud, Barbara Carr,
Billy Peek in St. Louis, MO
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
CHUCK BERRY, HENRY TOWNSEND, JOHNNIE
JOHNSON BAND, BENNIE SMITH, SILVERCLOUD, BARBARA CARR,
BILLY PEEK, LARRY THURSTON, MAE WHEELER, RICH MCDONOUGH BAND, MARSHA EVANS, UVEE
HAYES,
RONDOS BLUES DELUXE, STACY JOHNSON, KIM MASSIE, BEAU SHELBY, JIMMIE LEE &
RIVER CITY BLUES,
OLIVER JOHNSON, JR REED, SOULARD BLUES BAND, BUTCH WAX & THE
HOLLYWOODS,
KELLEY HUNT & ERMA WHITESIDE
29.04.05 - ST. LOUIS, MO - THE PAGEANT
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: SOLD OUT
Category details:
General Admission: Reserved Seating
Tickets available through
www.thepageant.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
New Pictures
added
Friday,
29. April 2005 - 17:00
Pictures of the following shows have been added to the Picture Gallery:
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Little Richard
ticket on sale at discount price
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
LITTLE
RICHARD, RESTLESS
05.05.05 - Torquay, England -
Princess Theatre
Original
price: 35,00 GBP
YOU GET IT FOR ONLY 20,00 GBP AT webmaster@chuckberry.de
SOLD!!
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
New pictures
added
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
Tons of new pictures of the following shows were added:
Source: Bob Groos / Richard Harvey
Chuck Berry
cancels London gig
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
Chuck Berry cancelled the following show:
CHUCK
BERRY
11.04.05 - London, England - The Forum
Chuck Berry will instead play at another venue in London, England sometime later this year.
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry,
Foghat, Walter Trout, Brian Howe, Tone Loc, Boku Frequency in Duluth, MN
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY, FOGHAT, WALTER TROUT, BRIAN
HOWE, TONE LOC, BOKU FREQUENCY
03.07.05 - DULUTH, MN - BAYFRONT JULY
4TH FESTIVAL
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 29,00 $
Category details:
General Admission: Standing
Tickets available through
www.ticketmaster.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Stuttgart, Germany
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY
29.06.05 - STUTTGART, GERMANY -
THEATERHAUS
TICKETS
Prices:
1st category: 43,50 EUR
2nd category: 38,50 EUR
Category details:
1st: Reserved Seating
2nd: Standing
Tickets available through
www.theaterhaus.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry,
The Gypsys in Frankfurt, Germany
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY, THE GYPSYS
27.06.05 - FRANKFURT, GERMANY - ALTE
OPER
TICKETS
Prices:
1st category: 68,00 EUR
2nd category: 61,00 EUR
3rd category: 49,00 EUR
4th category: 43,00 EUR
Category details:
1st to 4th: Reserved Seating
Tickets available through
www.alteoper.de
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Munich, Germany
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY
25.06.05 - MUNICH, GERMANY -
PHILHARMONIE
TICKETS
Prices:
1st category: 61,50 EUR
2nd category: 55,90 EUR
3rd category: 50,30 EUR
4th category: 44,70 EUR
5th category: 39,10 EUR
6th category: 32,35 EUR
Category details:
1st to 6th: Reserved Seating
Tickets available through
www.muenchenticket.de
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Tupelo, MS
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY
03.06.05 - TUPELO, MS - ELVIS PRESLEY
DAYS
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 10,00 $
Category details:
General Admission: Standing
Tickets available through
www.tupeloelvisfestival.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
St. Louis, MO
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY
21.04.05 - ST. LOUIS, MO - BLUEBERRY
HILL
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 25,00 $
Category details:
General Admission: Unreserved Seating
Tickets available through
www.metrotix.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry,
The Cat Pack in Blackpool, England
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY, THE CAT PACK
12.04.05 - BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND - OPERA
HOUSE
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 35,00 GBP
Category details:
General Admission: Reserved Seating
Tickets available through
www.ticketline.co.uk
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Cartagena, Spain
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY
10.04.05 - CARTAGENA, SPAIN - PARQUE
TORRE
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 30,00 EUR
Category details:
General Admission: Standing
Tickets available through
www.ticktackticket.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry,
J. Teixi Band in Madrid, Spain
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY, J. TEIXI BAND
09.04.05 - MADRID, SPAIN - LA RIVIERA
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 33,00 EUR
Category details:
General Admission: Standing
Tickets available through
www.ticktackticket.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Girona, Spain
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY
08.04.05 - GIRONA, SPAIN - SALI LA
MIRONA
TICKETS
Prices:
General Admission: 23,00 EUR
Category details:
General Admission: Standing
Tickets available through
www.telentrada.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry in
Granada, Spain
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY
07.04.05 - GRANADA, SPAIN - PALACIO DE
CONGRESOS
TICKETS
Prices:
1st category: 55,00 EUR
2nd category: 36,00 EUR
3rd category: 24,00 EUR
Category details:
1st to 3rd: Reserved Seating
Tickets available through
www.ticktackticket.com
Source: Wolfgang Guhl
Chuck Berry:
'50 Years Of Rock'n'Roll - Let The Good Times Roll Tour'
Saturday,
09. April 2005 - 16:56
CHUCK BERRY
50 YEARS OF ROCK'N'ROLL - LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL TOUR
07.01.05 - Orleans, France - Le Zenith
08.01.05 - Rouen, France - Zenith
10.01.05 - Paris, France - Olympia
11.01.05 - Paris, France - Olympia
12.01.05 - Villeurbanne, France - Transbordeur
13.01.05 - Tours, France - Le Vinci
14.01.05 - Toulouse, France - Havana Cafe
15.01.05 - Viborg, Denmark - Tinghallen
16.01.05 - Prague, Czech Republic - Lucerna
19.01.05 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
04.02.05 - Alton, IL - Argosy's Alton Belle Casino
16.02.05 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
16.03.05 - Sanary, France - Theatre Galli
17.03.05 - Cournon, France - Zenith D'Auvergne
18.03.05 - Beauvais, France - Elispace
19.03.05 - Lille, France - Theatre Sebastopol
20.03.05 - Nancy, France - Zenith Nancy
24.03.05 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
07.04.05 - Granada, Spain - Palacio De Congresos
08.04.05 - Girona, Spain - Sali La Mirona
09.04.05 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
10.04.05 - Cartagena, Spain - Parque Torre
12.04.05 - Blackpool, England - Opera House
21.04.05 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
18.05.05 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
03.06.05 - Tupelo, MS - Elvis Presley Days
15.06.05 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
25.06.05 - Munich, Germany - Philharmonie
26.06.05 - Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik Hamburg
27.06.05 - Frankfurt, Germany - Alte Oper
29.06.05 - Stuttgart, Germany - Theaterhaus
03.07.05 - Duluth, MN - Bayfront July 4th Festival
Source: Wolfgang Guhl