Native St. Louisan and legend, 82 year old Chuck Berry performed last night at the Missouri Botanical Garden. John Lennon said, "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." In a sense, Chuck invented it. He entertained the audience with many of his favorites, including Maybeline, Johnnie B. Good, No Particular Place To Go, Roll Over Beethoven and, of course, Rock And Roll Music. This guy still has what it takes. The crowd went wild.WHAT'S ON IN ST. LOUIS THIS WEEKEND: on a midsummer weekend, St. Louis artists open their studios to the public. There are 151 participants this year. It's a wonderful opportunity to see original art and talk to its creators. For the third year in a row, I'm going from one to another, asking the artists if I can take candid portraits of them with their work. (Everyone says yes.) If you're interested, look in the archives of July 2007 and 2008 for "portraits of St. Louis artists." Got some great pix today. The first portrait will be up tomorrow but I haven't decided who yet.
He doesn't look 82 years young. Good to know he's still jammin'.
ReplyDeleteWhat a special treat! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow that last shot is really cool. What is that building?
ReplyDeleteGreat images of the man! Wish I was there too!
ReplyDeleteYOU saw Chuck Berry? Damn B. What great shots from the audience . THe last one blew me away. Wish I could have been there. CB still looks good and I am assuming he still sounded great as well.
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Fantastic series of photos. Thanks Bob!
ReplyDeleteYou know you gotta love what you do when you are 82 years old and still performing. Kudo's Chuck Berry.
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