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Mick Jagger's tribute is prehaps the best epitaph we're gonna see;
"I am so sad to hear of Chuck Berry's passing. I want to thank him for all the inspirational music he gave to us. He lit up our teenage years, and blew life into our dreams of being musicians and performers.
His lyrics shone above others & threw a strange light on the American dream. Chuck you were amazing & your music is engraved inside us forever."
And a couple of great Chuck moments..
The Stones always loudly proclaimed their debt to and inspiration from Chuck. There's a story in Stones' lore that teenage Mick and Keith (who had known each other briefly as young boys) accidentally met on a train platform and started talking about the "American rhythm and blues" records Mick was carrying (which included some Chuck Berry albums) that they both were fans of. That - with many steps in between - led to the founding of The Rolling Stones.
That "Pulp Fiction" scene is outstanding and shows what two things combined - timeless music and true star-power personalities - can do with material that could have looked incredibly goofy in lesser hands.
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