Johnnie Johnson Was an Important Artist in Rock’s Early Years
It has been decades since these Johnnie Johnson’s recordings were made, but the music has a timeless quality. Sometimes we just need to smile and chill.
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Mike Zito Taps Walter Trout For Cover of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” (premiere)
Blues rocker Mike Zito pairs with axeman Walter Trout for an incendiary version of Chuck Berry's seminal rock 'n' roll song, "Johnny B. Goode".
A Connoisseur of Fine Things: Interim Thoughts on the Life and Career of Chubby Checker
While Bob Dylan was furiously writing “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” Chubby Checker was busy with his Trinidadian dance for the teenybopper diaspora.
Chuck Berry Made Americans Surrender to the Rhythm
Chuck Berry was not only the true king of rock 'n' roll, the architect and originator -- he was also an astute anthropologist of American culture.
You Say You Want A Revolution: André Cymone Talks Merging Poetic, Personal
After a 25-plus-year hiatus, Anqdré Cymone has begun speaking his mind. In so doing, he's providing a much-needed missive about the state of the world.
All Hail the King: Chuck Berry Reinvented Music, and America
After Chuck Berry, rock music would forever be a gumbo of competing and complimentary source points, but his first-person flights of fancy still represent its most undiluted potential.
Chuck Berry’s Defiant, Ground-Shaking Rock
The late Chuck Berry's biggest hit may have undermined one of his greatest talents: his gift for storytelling.
Chuck Berry, O.G.
Chuck Berry was a black man who spent the majority of his career entertaining white audiences with music more deeply rooted in black culture than they ever thought to ponder.
Whitehorse: The Northern South Vol. 1
The sexy cuts sound dirty, and the others -- oh, there are no others; after all, this is blues rock -- sound just as dirty.
The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition)
During their peak years, the Rolling Stones were the world's preeminent band and here they re-release one of their greatest albums in multiple versions.