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In Memorial- Chuck Berry

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While Elvis Presley was rock & roll’s first pop star, Chuck Berry was its conceptual genius,.  Chuck Berry passed last week at age 90, and Cyprus Avenue pays tribute to the man who started it all.

Track List:

"Maybellene”

“Wee Wee Hours”

“No Money Down”

“Brown Eyed Handsome Man”

“Roll Over Beethoven”

“Too Much Monkey Business”

“School Day”

“Sweet Little 16”

“Night Beat”

“Don’t You Lie To Me”

“You Came A Long Way From St Louis”

“Jamaica Moon”

“St Louis Blues”

“Shake Rattle & Roll ”

“One For My Baby”

“Havana Moon”

“Johnny B. Goode”

Ron Jones returned to KCUR in September, 2013 as Director of Community Engagement. He is now the program director. You can reach him at ron@kcur.org.
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