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The Chuck Berry Story

on BBC Radio 2

Series in which Roger Daltrey profiles pioneering rocker Chuck Berry , who - though much olderthan the likes of Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee
Lewis - spoke to a generation of American teens with his singular sound derived from white and black influences.
This edition recalls his
St Louis upbringing, a rare recording of the Cubans, a few of his greatest "car" songs and Maybellene.

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Roger Daltrey
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Chuck Berry
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Elvis Presley
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Jerry Lee

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