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Chuck Berry’s Back From The Blues

Chuck Berry is the greatest of the rock and rollers.

February 1, 1973
Robert Christgau

Chuck Berry is the greatest of the rock and rollers. Elvis competes with Tom Jones. Little Richard cavorts after hours for, Dick and Johnny. Fats Domino looks old, and Jerry. Lee Lewis looks down his noble honker at diehards who refuse to understand that Jerry Lee has chosen to become a great country singer. But for a fee - only S2.000 until recently Chuck Berry will hop a pi a rip and play some rock and roll. 1

In this year of the boogie the man who used to be the ideal second attraction. drawing a core of'raving fanatics ; like me and a broad base of casual admirers who dug to get off on a legend every once in a while, has come into tnsown Lveryone'. from the fblkies to the -i heavy metal kids claims hiS: songs for encores, and much better than that. Chuck himself is back on top. An album. 77le London Chuck Berry Sessions. has bulleted into the top 10 in the wake of a number-one single, his first certified million-seller.■; ..“My' Ding-aLing. ”

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