He also has another influence to thank. He played the song's infectious angular guitar riff on a late '60s Black Beauty ...

Paul McCartney stole the bassline of The Beatles‘ “I Saw Her Standing There” from Chuck Berry. He said “I Saw Her Standing There” proved basslines didn’t have to be original. Subsequently, Paul ...

Chuck Berry started a revolution when he put the guitar front and center, paving the way for classic riffs in rock music. By 1969, Jimmy Page set the standard with “Whole Lotta Love”, and decades ...

Birthed alongside the late-’70s L.A. punk scene, X was beyond the genre, matching Chuck Berry riffs and power chords to beatnik poetry and atonal harmonies. Purchasing their first four albums (Los ...

According to Variety, Martin announced “With his Chuck Berry riff and the way he punched Biff: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael J. Fox.” Using a wheelchair, Fox entered the stage, playing ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) (CNN) — Chuck ...