… Blueberry Hill and Mr. Berry’s longtime friend. “He was the first great poet laureate of rock n’ roll. He played the guitar like nobody ever had before.”
“You give me a lovely applause and I haven’t even begun the show yet,” Mr. Berry said after about three songs. As the set continued, crowd members hushed each other and strained to hear Mr. Berry’s quiet speaking voice in between jams.
“Some of these songs I’ve been doing…38 years,” Mr. Berry trails off as the crowd applauds.
Those close to Mr. Berry say he is not preoccupied with the place he holds in rock n’ roll lore.
“He’s still a very strong-willed man,” said Mr. Edwards, “Yet he’s always been shy about talking about himself or his legacy or his influence, whether he was younger or at 89, he’s still that way.”
Even when asked about his health, the humble performer says “I’m still here, still kicking, just not as high.”
Chuck Berry: Still Kicking, Just Not As High was originally published on blackdoctor.org
