Buddy Holly had something very different from the other great early rock n' roll stars, whether it was Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley,… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
There was a time in America not long ago when rock 'n' roll was called race music, and white kids who wanted… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
One of my big inspirations was Chuck Berry, and his playing was always about the rhythm and the lyrics. So I've always… — Mick Ralphs Copy Share Image
After my early days of being a passionate young Elvis fan, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc. I got interested in Ray Charles… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
After Chuck Berry died, it seemed web sites popped up like mushrooms to show where he'd taken the guitar introduction to 'Johnny… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
The first rock stars were incredibly theatrical. Little Richard and Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley - they were theater artists. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
What we admit to is being a rock n' roll band. From day one, I was a big Chuck Berry fan. — Angus Young Copy Share Image
I never liked blues and I really didn’t like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry. — Johnny Ramone Copy Share Image
You could put Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on one side of the stage, and James Brown… — Bill Wyman Copy Share Image
This is no condemnation of Chuck Berry, who I greatly admire. But Chuck Berry's music will not translate as well to orchestration… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
There would be no Rock and Roll without Ike Turner, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, etc. Fake ghetto books… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
I was inspired by the classic rock radio of the Seventies. They separated Chuck Berry and the Beatles from the Led Zeppelins… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Classic rock, Chuck Berry, and Christmas - you can't name a better combination. — Jimmie Allen Copy Share Image
I found a sound that people really liked - I found this basic concept and all I did was change the lyrics… — Buck Owens Copy Share Image
From the time I was 12 until I was 21, Chuck Berry was my favorite artist. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Those original, black, spirited, defiant, rebellious musical masters. Chuck Berry was one of the first masters of Les Paul's new electric guitar;… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
My parents had this massive record player in the living room, a 'blue spot grand' they called it... it used up an… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
I'm not reinventing the wheel here. I'm not Chuck Berry or Bill Monroe. Guys like that are from outer space. — Chris Stapleton Copy Share Image
“Page-one news as it occurred, the story of the comics controversy is a largely forgotten chapter in the history of the culture… — David Hajdu Copy Share Image
James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
Listen- my relationship with radio on a personal level is nothing but a one way love-a-thon... I love radio, I grew up… — Bernie Finkelstein Copy Share Image
I wouldn't warm to [Chuck Berry] even if I was cremated next to him. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image