Chuck Berry, New York City, June 16, 2006 Photo by Frank Beacham John Lennon once famously said that "if you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry.'" That's how foundational Berry's contributions were to the music that changed America and the world beginning in the mid-1950s.
On this day in 1955 — 67 years ago — Chuck Berry cut the record that would make him famous: Maybellene
On this day in 1955 — 67 years ago — Chuck…
Chuck Berry, New York City, June 16, 2006 Photo by Frank Beacham John Lennon once famously said that "if you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry.'" That's how foundational Berry's contributions were to the music that changed America and the world beginning in the mid-1950s.