Chuck Berry is incredible. The more I think about his role and impact in the American musical landscape... well, the more I wanna be him. The guy wrote songs for a few years, vastly influential songs, took them to the road and continues to reap the benefit of their legacy even to this day. His limitations and distinction only make me respect him more.
There were of course a few legal issues.
Recently, while searching for some John & Yoko vids of them hosting British TV shows, I found this performance. It's somewhat known that Lennon idolized Berry and considered him supremo RnR. You can see it in Lennon's demeanor during the interview. You can also see how completely ridiculous Yoko is on stage with them. She's always been a performance artist. Watch for the above screen-shotted "reaction" around the 1:15 mark of Chuck hearing Yoko's "performance art" in his song.
Also, the backing band looks like a group of beatnik, hippie muppets.
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Wow! The comment about the backing band is right on - they are hipster muppets. This performance would have been so much better with John, Chuck, a piano, a bass, and a drummer. All that fake jiving in the back was killing me. Also, Yoko might just be the worst thing to happen to rock n' roll since Pat Boone.
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