<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Chuck-berry ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/chuck-berry Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:09:32 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “And in comes this thin, 98-pound, translucent dude.” The guitar legend who launched David Bowie and John Lennon to the top of the charts, got high with Paul McCartney and talked back to Chuck Berry ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/carlos-alomar-on-david-bowie-john-lennon-paul-mccartney-chuck-berry rfTP9DmwcsmTmTeKFRGWJG Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:09:32 +0000 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:17:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never heard from him.” Michael J. Fox calls out the rock legend who stayed silent about his ‘Back to the Future’ scene, and names the guitar stars that the movie inspired ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-never-heard-from-him-michael-j-fox-calls-out-the-rock-legend-who-stayed-silent-about-his-back-to-the-future-scene-and-names-the-guitar-stars-that-the-movie-inspired DdqsUWXsoY6Zc5C3jmDQe4 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:41:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Son, I play a six-string.” This rock and roll legend led Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on a trainwreck performance before a nationally televised audience ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/nils-lofgren-on-bruce-springsteen-chuck-berry-rock-and-roll-hall-of--fame-concert YNdXFMoPNQiGDGBAiu8J89 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:15:34 +0000 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:11:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet.” Michael J. Fox never spoke truer words. Here’s what ‘Back to the Future’ got wrong about Marty McFly’s Chuck Berry–inspired guitar show ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/what-back-to-the-future-got-wrong-about-michael-j-fox-guitar-scene oo8bRyp2ZhiwaoXWkhgs7Z Sat, 07 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:47:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Oh my god, they’re closing the casket with that guitar in it!’” Chuck Berry was buried with a Gibson ES-355. His son reveals his family's brain-twisting task to honor the Father of Rock and Roll ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/oh-my-god-theyre-closing-the-casket-with-that-guitar-in-it-chuck-berry-was-buried-with-a-gibson-es-355-his-son-reveals-his-familys-brain-twisting-task-to-honor-the-father-of-rock-and-roll BHYJeZdvpEyaW2LiAkVTdR Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:45:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s tongue in cheek!" The story of The Beatles song with three guitarists, three bassists, McCartney on drums — and a lyric that made enemies ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-story-of-the-beatles-back-in-the-ussr qMLHxHt9BvZLdcWXtwnJon Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Am I a country guitarist? Sure. But the genre is so wide. I mean, Chuck Berry is a rock guitarist, but so is Buckethead”: How John Osborne overcame tinnitus and mental health difficulties to make a career-defining album with his brother TJ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/john-osborne-brothers-osborne yuPpy4jbEb8o7G6j7ArER4 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:43:23 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sister Rosetta Tharpe inspired artists like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Chuck Berry, and helped give birth to rock and roll, soul, and electric blues”: A brief look back at the career of a perennially under-appreciated rock guitar pioneer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/sister-rosetta-tharpe-career-overview UPnFA4A8DpNzZUTzUcKDeL Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:10:47 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The shot heard around the world”: How the Rolling Stones’ debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show launched not only them but also the Gibson Les Paul Standard ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-rolling-stones-ed-sullivan-and-the-keith-burst hLBkkndfe7nmkexEo4LtYi Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:22:06 +0000 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:29:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You Wanna Get It Right, Let’s Get It Right!” Watch Chuck Berry Schooling Keith Richards in This Tense Scene ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/chuck-berry-keith-richards-hail-hail-rock-n-roll-carol amrBTixTEsMMMEnZwbgTy4 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:51:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I Didn’t Like Playing a Whole Lot of Chords – I Just Liked Playing the Crap Out of Those Single-note Lines!" George Benson looks back ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/george-benson FdChNTdAEQ39LC5AXozKFW Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:50:11 +0000 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:16:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck’s Top Five Psychedelic Rock Tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-beck-yardbirds-psychedelic-rock k3SxFwZvo3Vf2ibpyHT4qJ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:42:22 +0000 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:12:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-40-most-important-guitar-solos-of-the-20th-century RGtTzStEoDw26KeEmWJ7tW Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:00:15 +0000 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:13:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 50 Greatest Rhythm Guitar Players of All Time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-50-greatest-rhythm-guitar-players-of-all-time rcguPQUkBtqoyLtD5YJxwR Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:00:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher’s School of Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rory-gallaghers-school-of-blues zHbJbiA2VX6H84bxVH2tyB Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:44:25 +0000 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:42:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Chuck Berry Perform His Breakthrough Hit, “Maybellene,” Live on TV ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-chuck-berry-perform-his-breakthrough-hit-maybellene-live-on-tv cJaciznJxCxoM6RXNBg5pa Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:41:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 Lesser-Known Chuck Berry Songs You Need to Hear ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/10-lesser-known-chuck-berry-songs-you-need-to-hear YKeUmTQ25NHhJPGTVHy7aU Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:16:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Three Chords, the Truth and Some Marker Pens: Watch Bob Dylan’s Groundbreaking “Subterranean Homesick Blues” Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/three-chords-the-truth-and-some-marker-pens-watch-bob-dylans-groundbreaking-subterranean-homesick-blues-music-video VuMW68FANskDCe2rtGEjXT Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:01:22 +0000 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:33:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Times Famous Musicians Stole from Chuck Berry ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/five-times-famous-musicians-stole-from-chuck-berry Q52VxDBJogBSULbfJ5o57f Tue, 01 Mar 2022 18:24:01 +0000 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:40:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Johnny Winter Tribute ‘Brother Johnny’ Features Collaborations with Ringo Starr, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons and Many More ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/johnny-winter-tribute-brother-johnny-features-collaborations-with-ringo-starr-joe-bonamassa-billy-gibbons-and-many-more G2yWGSAn2vdfkfNteKwq9G Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:19:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Chuck Berry's Heart-Warming “Run Rudolph Run” Animated Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-chuck-berrys-heart-warming-run-rudolph-run-animated-video fsvHC2WthprUKFPFA92KFR Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:25:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hail! Hail! Gibson Presents the Chuck Berry 1970s ES-355 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/hail-hail-gibson-presents-the-chuck-berry-1970s-es-355 CDzNJ2owuqBgnNVU7jGAsD Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:00:39 +0000 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:44:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch James Burton Nail Chuck Berry Classic “Johnny B. Goode” with Elvis Presley Using a Fender Paisley Red Telecaster (Behind His Head!) ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-james-burton-nail-chuck-berry-classic-johnny-b-goode-with-elvis-presley-using-a-fender-paisley-red-telecaster-behind-his-head GQXd7tft2j4PXHhFbtUW9D Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:36:02 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Eric Clapton and Keith Richards Jam with Chuck Berry ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-eric-clapton-and-keith-richards-jam-with-chuck-berry ffyezi2ryNYg97FD7tfdaL Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:45:24 +0000 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:10:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keith Richards Discusses the Joys of Blending Lead and Rhythm Playing, His Love of Chuck Berry, and More in 1977 GP Interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/keith-richards-discusses-the-joys-of-blending-lead-and-rhythm-playing-his-love-of-chuck-berry-and-more-in-1977-gp-interview qTo2sMGXDykuJmg6r3HTbh Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:25:29 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of Chuck Berry's 1967 Gibson ES-345s is Headed to Auction ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/one-of-chuck-berrys-1967-gibson-es-345s-is-headed-to-auction R5SUE83zvrtoAMhRtm849C Wed, 25 Nov 2020 14:11:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trailer for 'Chuck Berry; The Original King of Rock 'N' Roll' Documentary Released ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/trailer-for-chuck-berry-the-original-king-of-rock-n-roll-documentary-released qCxKB7iT8CYDJyxicZqVsj Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:42:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blues Comping 101: Essential Rhythm Approaches for Blues Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/blues-comping-101-essential-rhythm-approaches-for-blues-guitar EwRVY8EcnmESQJsMSLxpak Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:49:49 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:22 +0000