Greatest Guitarists ever: #1 - Jimi Hendrix (most guitarists consider him the best because they all learned from his new style) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qFfnlYbFEiE.html #2 - Carlos Santana (He was the first one to make the guitar sing and make you cry) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SVI7ZDDQXKA.html #3 - B.B King (he influenced several famous Blues electric guitarists) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m9S-4ab14sk.html #4 - Stevie Ray Vaughan (The 2nd coming of BB King, known for playing the guitar blind and behind his back) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KC5H9P4F5Uk.html #5 - Steve Vai - (known for making his guitar say words and for playing both guitar parts in Crossroads) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tdeZXCYtzeE.html #6 - Chuck Berry #7 - Jimmy Page #8 - Eric Clapton #9 - Eddie Van Halen #10 - Alex Lifeson #11 - Angus Young #12 - Randy Rhodes
@@FreedomFighter2112 where are you getting this from, and why post it here exactly? It's so hard to rank, but after watching SRV recently, he's right near the top in ability. I was thinking at that moment, shit he's got more skill than Jimi, and I've seen a lot of Jimi. Anyway, where's Tommy Emmanuel? You just said guitarist. Obviously Tommy can play electric rock and blues easily anyway. Forget Santana.
@@treydog317 After Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, the African American newspaper, the Chicago Defender explained that: “When Elvis Presley breathed his last breath and the press hailed him as the ‘King of Rock,’ Ol’ Man River cried out, ‘Naw he ain’t! My friend Chuck Berry is the King of Rock. Presley was merely a Prince who profited from the royal talent of a sovereign ruler vested with tremendous creativity. Had Berry been white, he could have rightly taken [Presley’s] throne and worn his crown well.’”
Fellas, promise something to us old folks who went through the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s that you will not let our music die out. I have been watching you and other young people who are discovering the birth of rock and roll, folk, and so many other genres of music. If you listen carefully, you will be able to follow history through the storytelling of music. I have been fearful that it will go away if not cared for. So much would be lost.
It's funny that I grew up with all these beautiful types and genres of music and I am 40. I blessed to have an extremely musical granddaddy and daddy. I then passed this on to my now 18 yr daughter. While she loved new aparing artists growing up she was singing to the likes of chuck berry, little richard, Buddy holy and so on. When her friends asked what she listening to she would simply reply "perfection" . 😊 Bee gees may have come later but she absolutely adores their earlier work. She sang To love Somebody to my daddy as he was passing away. He always sang is to me and then my daughter. Great music never dies and connects people in ways that words cannot. ❤
Good4 u n ur family i discovrred Motown music thru my stepfather ,my teens before RU-vid uhad to order records pay extrA direct or store manager and I did the difficulty made it more special than googling, I freaked out hearing, the Shirelles the Beatles,Nat king Cole
When my dad was a child he lived next door to Chuck Berry. He told me he could hear him practicing his guitar every day. My dad was a kid at the time and Chuck was a teenager. Eventually, my grandparents moved to a larger house, but my dad always remembered hearing him play. He didn't know at the time but he was hearing one of the greatest rock-n-roll artist of all time.
I only ask because Jim Crow laws (and societal mindset) were still in place: Is your dad black? Or, did the Berrys live in a white neighborhood? Come to think of it, maybe this was during the Great Depression and having a place to live was more desperate? Hmmm...
Launched in 1977, "Johnny B. Goode" is now some *13 billion miles from Earth, traveling at 38,000 mph aboard NASA's Voyager 1 space probe.* The guitar anthem shares space on a Golden Record alongside Mozart and Louis Armstrong, part of a cultural snapshot intended for any extraterrestrials who might someday find the spacecraft.
Fun fact: The song was supposed to be "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles, but they couldn't get permission. So rock was represented by Chuck Berry instead.
@@davewildermuth7519 I can't believe a record exec blocked this. I mean, did they really think profits would be lost by sending one song into deep space? The arrogance. haha
Greatest Guitarists ever: #1 - Jimi Hendrix (most guitarists consider him the best because they all learned from his new style) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qFfnlYbFEiE.html #2 - Carlos Santana (He was the first one to make the guitar sing and make you cry) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SVI7ZDDQXKA.html #3 - B.B King (he influenced several famous Blues electric guitarists) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m9S-4ab14sk.html #4 - Stevie Ray Vaughan (The 2nd coming of BB King, known for playing the guitar blind and behind his back) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KC5H9P4F5Uk.html #5 - Steve Vai - (known for making his guitar say words and for playing both guitar parts in Crossroads) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tdeZXCYtzeE.html #6 - Chuck Berry #7 - Jimmy Page #8 - Eric Clapton #9 - Eddie Van Halen #10 - Alex Lifeson #11 - Angus Young #12 - Randy Rhodes
I was fortunate to meet Chuck at a show in Greensboro, NC way back in June '81. Back then, he was very approachable and, thankfully, tolerated my bandmates and I being just starstruck. I mean, it's Chuck F*ing Berry! He was so kind and even autographed the back of my ticket (I still have that autograph!). When the show started, I was down in front loving every minute watching the King of Rock & Roll tear down the house! During his last song, he looked at me and motioned me up onto the stage! Properly tuned with several beers in me, I hauled my arse up on the stage because Chuck F*ing Berry told me to get up there with him! I'm proud to say that I did the "duck walk" with Chuck that night. I'm sure I looked ridiculous, a 6 foot 3 inch white dude duck walking with Chuck Berry but I didn't care. It is my fondest Rock & Roll memory.
Same year I was in Nice, France at an outdoor jazz festival. Four or five stages spread around a beautiful park. Around 10:30, a ways away we heard Johnny B Good start up. We all thought it was cool that someone was playing old rock at a jazz festival. Turned out to be Chuck Berry, who unknown to us was the headline act. Best concert surprise I've ever had. Like a star he could still do the "duck walk" very successfully as you pointed out. So lucky.
you are witnessing the literal BIRTH of rock & roll - it originated in the music of the black south!!! Pure talent!!!! I am a 74-year-old white women who lived through the geniuses of rock & roll - Elvis Presley brought black rock & roll to the white audience - and so the music exploded worldwide - Chuck Berry is the godfather & grandfather of rock & roll - ROCK ON!!!! He is the GOAT, an ICON, a LEGEND - he combined country, church, R&B, blues and soul into a new sound - ROCK!!!!
------- Not Exactly.... your'e hearing a 1958 song Johnny B and attributing it to the birth of rock & roll. Very incorrect. It's the same logic that is used for Rosetta Tharp's 1965 (Brit Invasion era) performances and thinking it was back in the 30s or 40s calling her the inventor of rock. Anyway, 1958 for JOhnny B is 3 yrs AFTER the Rock era officially began in 1955. Elvis recorded rock music 1 yr before Chuck. So did Bill Haily (Rock Around The Clock originally released 1st time in 1954). Elvis first recording of any kind was 1953, and then did rock in 1954. Elvis also was first to blend 2 styles: Country Music, Bluegrass, Pop with R&B and got a unique sound of his own, as Rufus Thomas said. But he was NOT exclusively a blues artist, as his lifetime music catalog was only a fraction of that genre, along with other styles. Elvis even had more R&B hits than chuck did,. Elvis was the man. But I certainly understand that some folks may like chuck better, that's subjective, but imperical data shows elvis above any other solo act. He's the one who fought the fight and thereby desegregated our music... for all other who coexisted or followed.
Greatest Guitarists ever: #1 - Jimi Hendrix (most guitarists consider him the best because they all learned from his new style) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qFfnlYbFEiE.html #2 - Carlos Santana (He was the first one to make the guitar sing and make you cry) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SVI7ZDDQXKA.html #3 - B.B King (he influenced several famous Blues electric guitarists) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m9S-4ab14sk.html #4 - Stevie Ray Vaughan (The 2nd coming of BB King, known for playing the guitar blind and behind his back) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KC5H9P4F5Uk.html #5 - Steve Vai - (known for making his guitar say words and for playing both guitar parts in Crossroads) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tdeZXCYtzeE.html #6 - Chuck Berry #7 - Jimmy Page #8 - Eric Clapton #9 - Eddie Van Halen #10 - Alex Lifeson #11 - Angus Young #12 - Randy Rhodes
Sister Rosetta Tharp is called the Godmother of Rock n Roll, Chuck Berry the father of Rock n Roll, Little Richard is called the architect of Rock and Roll. I have heard it said that Fats Domino had the first big Rock n Roll single. Lots of people played their part in pushing it all forward.
Chuck Berry was the first musician to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. 🎸🎵🎶❤️ … this song was the very first record that my brother and I had growin’ up. 😁
In 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its first group of inductees: Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke and the Everly Brothers
Sister Rosetta Tharpe came before even Chuck and Little Richard, and her guitar playing was very ahead of it's time. Playing lead guitar the same way that would become synonymous with rock and roll. Crazy how rock and roll is so male dominated, but a soulful woman was pioneering it first in the 1940s.
Once upon a time many moons ago I asked my music professor what the best Rock song ever was. This was the song he said because it just was so incredibly influential. In the history of music (no joke, the history of music) ya can't really find any one song which straight up changed the way people approached and thought about it quite like this. This song is an all time great.
Chuck Berry and Little Richard were the creators of rock ‘n’ roll. They influenced everybody from Elvis Presley, to the Beatles, to today’s artists. I never felt they got the respect that was owed them. You watch some of Chuck’s shows, and he does his dance that Angus Young from AC/DC now does and you watch Little Richard and he is just a n absolute trip to watch. I love both of these guys the music world would not be the same without either one of them.
@@NoRockinMansLand Those two were completely different in the way they expressed themselves in music. If anyone deserves credit for started the R&R wave then Bill Halley and his band get the nod. Bill and the boys made an international splash. Bill was the first Rock star. He toured the globe and crowds came running. Bill recorded his songs in various languages too.
@@timcarr6401 popularity is not a good way to determine who started something and if we're being honest no one really invented it, it gradually moved towards the direction of rock & roll from earlier genres. There are artists in the 30s and 40s who already started this sound, like Sister Aretha for example. The point is that Little Richard and especially Chuck Berry defined what rock & roll is. He's literally the greatest of his genre, he's inspired quite literally everyone in his genre and the subsequent rock genre that would come after it. Just one question, if he's not the greatest then why is he called the "father of Rock & Roll"? Do you think he got that nickname by being any average rock & roll artist? No
@@NoRockinMansLand "Sister Aretha" was not singing in the 30s and 40s. You probably meant Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She could be consider the godmother of R&R. But Bill Haley and his boys put R&R on the map in a most powerful and significant way. It cannot be denied intellectually. Chuck is at best a grandson of R&R, just as Elvis LR, Jerry Lee and others are. Elvis was doing Rockabilly/R&R more than a year before Chuck released Maybelline. Chuck wrote some popular music and played excellent guitar (he was certainly influenced by Sister Tharpe), but his voice was subpar. He wasn't a gifted vocalist.
Chuck Berry was easily one of the best singers and performers. I'm 52 years old and have been listening to him since I started listening to music. He was from St. Louis, Missouri and just as famous for his "duck walk" as he was for his singing and guitar playing. My husband and I got the chance to see him perform in Blueberry Hill when Chuck Berry was 84 years old. He played concerts 1-2 times a month until about a year before he passed away. What a memorable and fantastic night it was to be able to see him live. If you look up Delmar Loop in St. Louis, you'll see a statue they put up of him. He was and still is loved and celebrated. So glad you all gave this song look and listen!
...I was born in St. Louis and grew up in Webster Groves, with parents that had over 2000 forty-five records and 1000 albums. I recall both Chuck Barry and Ike & Tina Turner very fondly....
The first time I heard this song was in the first Back to the Future movie. My father then educated me on the history of this song and I have have been a fan ever since.
Sister Rosetta was wonderful to watch and hear. I was a young person when rock and roll first began. And now I'm here to watch a new generation enjoy entertainers from my youth. It just never gets old.
I AM 70 YEARS OLD & BEEN LISTENING TO MR. CHUCK BERRY SINCE I WAS 15 !!! I CAN ASSURE YOU HE IS THE REAL KING OF ROCK & ROLL !!! LOOK AT ALL THE ARTISTS THAT HAVE COVERED HIS MUSIC & ARRANGED TO PLAY WITH HIM !!! A TRUE AMERICAN TREASURE !!! MY FAVORITE SONG IS BACK IN THE U.S.A !!! TIMELESS MUSIC , THANKS CHUCK !!!
Sorry, but chuck is no elvis. Elvis had more gold/platinum/multi than any other solo artist. Elvis could sing sucessfully any genre of his day often outdoing the original artists. Elvis blended Country Music with R&B and got his own unique style (as Rufus Thomas elaborated, he injected something new into black music). Elvis even recorded rock before chuck did. Johnny B from 1958 (a great song written by chuck, came out after the Rock era began in 55. Lots of folks see chucks vids and all attribute the songs being pushed back to the beginning of the rock era, which they were not, same with rosetta tharp, her early music sounded more like blues jazz than rock, yet they see her performances from 1965 (brit invasion era) and erroneously call it rock from the 1930s.
@@timcarr6401 Opinions Vary. And your opinion doesn't override anyone else's. I say different, and that's what makes Opinions just Opinions. To each their own.
Elvis attended a black church when he was young where he learned gospel music and allot of his phrasing. Drugs didn't start in black USA. Or the USA for that matter. Find an anthropology professional and ask him/her how many centuries/millennium/continents drugs go.
@@timcarr6401 according to Elvis himself he spent a great deal of time in black churches. Look it up. He talked about it. I didn't make it up. He was not a bigot at all, which was unusual in those days. He was devastated when MLK was killed.
I live in Saint Louis....Chuck would play at a club called Blueberry Hill well into his 80's and he STILL sounded good and could move!.. When he passed, all of Rock and Roll royalty came to his funeral .. Keith Richards, Eric Claption, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Paul McCartney, and many many more..... Chuck was the KING and a lot of these artists learned how to play guitar listening to Chuck Berry....
You have to say Elivs and chuck are 1 a and 1 b as kings of rock and roll, without these two we would not enjoy the music and sounds we have today, they kept the sound from being pasteurized. thanks to you guys for bringing this back to the forefront. Chuck Berry's play style and riffs influenced so many. check out never can tell, my personal favorite. Props.
Chuck is #1. The best thing Elvis ever did was Blue Suade Shoes, which he stole the song and arrangement from Carl Perkins. Buddy Holly came in at #2. Elvis had a great publicist he was all hype.
@@Lu-MingPan-b5w That is true but Elvis had one of the greatest voices ever and it never let him down. Chuck never won the awards he should have gotten but he was awesome as well. I love both of them!
Little Richard helped The Beatles tremendously over the years & Chuck Berry had a huge influence on John Lennon specifically. There is a live gig of them together if you’re interested.
@@bobmclemore sure. Same with Little Richard-the king of rock and roll. They both influenced many musicians. I just mentioned the Beatles specifically because they did in their reaction.
I have enjoyed you all discovering the music legends. Now here is one to add for your viewing pleasure, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is the foundation of a lot of these guitar moves you are impressed by. 😉
😎 Now you are seeing why everyone of these artists had something to contribute to the "evolution of music" and the "invention" of different music genere! We can ❤ them ALL! 😯
Thanks guys for doin this Chuck Berry❤Over th years he added to it and perfected it even more 💫There’s other videos (down th road) same song, different dance. You’ll recognize it 🤩🔥💯
I love how much you guys loved this!!! One of the best songs ever written and we have this man to thank for all rock and blues. He’s on Mount Rushmore of the greatest of all time!
💜🎶💜🎶💜🎶💜🎶💜 My pops turned me on to great music. He loved Chuck Berry...anytime this song came on pops would sing it with a seriousness. Miss my pops but ill always have his favorite music! It makes me happy to see young people discovering old music. .....and loving it the way us older folks do!!!
I saw Chuck live and he brought a bunch of people on stage for his last song to dance. Then he disappeared while the song played. It was pretty awesome.
My parents loved him! He changed everything in music history and the way all kids danced at that time . ❤️ He was highly respected for he was a Rock ICON! I have some of his original albums and 45’s from my parents.
He plays it live with Bruce Springsteen...throughout the whole performance you can see it in his eyes..."The Boss" is completly star struck! If that doesn't say a lot about how legendary Chuck is, I don't know what will!
Chuck Berry a gift from St. Louis, Missouri. I just want to tell you guys how much I enjoyed your reaction and discovery of Chuck Berry. This was from the mid 1950's. The birth of Rock&Roll. I was just a little kid when this came out and I still love it.
Love when Chuck gave a big concert when he was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame. The E Street Band served as the house band, and Bruce Springsteen's awe and terror at being on stage with the legend is fun to watch.
Always the show man & boy did he put on a show!!! Glad u guys found this artist, I grew up listening to Chuck Berry!!! Dancing our butts off with the stereo turned all the way up!
All of these guitar players you are comparing are each completely unique in their own way from different eras of time instead of putting one against another let's appreciate and celebrate their artistry and contribution to music they are all amazing. They are all GOATS...
I was ten years old any my older sister was fifteen, our mom let us stay up late to see Chuck Berry late on TV, we were so excited, and my sister got see him live in Atlantic City a few years later, this was real Rock and roll music and we loved it.
In later performances he gets to doing the duck walk in the solo section for which everyone has done during the playing of that song as a extra nod of respect to Mr. Chuck Berry...
This song in particular by Chuck Berry is part of a recording NASA included on a gold plated album of various artistic and cultural representations of our world at the time on a Voyager Space Craft. It will truly and literally live on forever!!!
This man's sphere of influence is gargantuan ..... so, so many musicians / bands covered his songs (still do), took his riffs , song structure (foundation of 3 chord rock) ....one of the pillars of rock & roll ...a legend.... true pioneer.
OMG, I love this gentleman! So talented!!! I have his vinyl record albums in my collection. At 74 yrs I still want to dance to his music. I still feel young listening to him. Love him! ❤️❤️❤️
Great reaction fellas, I grew up next to St. Louis, the home of Chuck Berry. I actually got to meet him years ago, and of course grew up knowing that Chuck was one of the inventors of Rock n Roll. Along with Little Richard and other black artists. Elvis has said himself that Chuck was a huge influence on him.
I didn’t know that Chuck Berry was black until my grandfather called him a racial slur when he heard me listening to him at age 7. “Listen to Elvis if you like rock n roll.” I’d learn later in life just how ironic and idiotic his statement was. How dare you listen to run dmc. Now check out this vanilla ice character. 🤦♂️
Please check out Chuck Berry performing My Ding-a-Ling live in London. Also remember that Chuck Berry was the innovator of the Duck Walk that Angus Young from AC/DC performed.
Love watching you guys!! Chuck Berry was the man! So much talent over the decades with this awesome music I grew up with. I love seeing you all being impressed with these great musicians whom everybody loved. They left a legacy for our young people to be proud of. Their music is timeless!! 👏👏👏
I was a young teenage girl during the wonderful rock 'n' roll years of Chuck Berry & many other talented performers. It made no difference in the skin color of a performer, if they were good they were idolized by us all. As soon as I got home after school, the radio would be turned on for the best music ever! We couldn't afford a record player but I got that great sound the best way I could.
So great! I love seeing your reaction to this legend! If you haven’t reacted to Al Green yet, please do! You have to see Al Green live. Or… wearing hot pants and pirate boots on Soul Train. It makes me so happy to see you guys discover the amazing music I grew up on. ❤
I saw Al Green at a festival. We weren’t even there to see him but I’m glad we got to hear him. He was the second performance and he was great. Had his family up there doing the dancing too.
I can't believe Chuck isn't a part of black curriculum. He's the GOAT for rock 'n roll. You see his style and music clearly in today's rock 'n roll. .Do more!
You lads are great. I loved your heated debates. You are learning that there are musical gems dotted throughout the history of music. It is fun to watch you discover them.
Alright! Now you guys are tapped in! However, Jimmi does a cover of this and absolutely kills it. Please check it out. There is a good version on RU-vid
Chuck Berry was a great performer.... you see a little moon walk... and serious guitar riffs... sing along lyrics everyone understands... def an innovator...
Im glad yall discovered uncle chuck :) hope you liked it. We sung my ding a ling at our last birthday party together back in 2015. our bdays are 2 days apart, im the 16th hes the 18th and my drummers the 20th of october. Chuck and Johnny where an amazing team. There where 2 parts of this song thay where changed for this recording. when johnny wrote the song it was about him and his piano but was made to fit a guitar instead. origanally it was left with a piano in a caddilac. hope you travel down this fun musical rabbithole. if you need help trying to figuer any of his metophores out just let me know and ill explain them. good luck and keep up the great reaction vids. Ive been following ya'll for a while and as you"ve been finding out that alot of rock, country and hip hop have deep messages hidden within lyrics that dont always come out on the first listen.
Chuck couldn't sing like Elvis (nobody could), but Chuck is one of the greatest guitar players of all time and he is definitely one of the great pioneers of rock-n-roll. A true legend! Other great ones from this era you might want to check out are Fats Domino and Little Richard.
Elvis and Tom Jones attended a Chuck Berry show during some off time in Vegas, and Elvis told Tom, that Chuck was the true King of Rock n Roll.. Of course, Elvis has also said that about Fats Domino. My opinion, they were all great performers and all have their place in Rock n Roll history.