Not what I wanted to read after a very long, and very bad day. RIP Chuck. You were the fucking man! Sleeping in your own car gigging, is legendary, and your work was legendary. Thank you for your music!
What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone
Posts: 13066 | Location: Down South | Registered: January 16, 2010
Bo Diddley too. Had the privilege of seeing both he and Chuck Berry. The energy and driving guitar were incredible. Here is a sample from 1968: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0X6k3dzlYk
Posts: 17641 | Location: Stuck at home | Registered: January 02, 2015
HA! I looked up "gunny sack" on Wikipedia. Someone had slipped this tribute in:
"Reusable gunny sacks, typically holding about 45 kg, were traditionally, and to some extent still are, used for transporting grains, potatoes, guitars and other agricultural products." Gunny Sack
Posts: 2520 | Location: High Sierra & Low Desert | Registered: February 03, 2011
These guys, Chuck and Bo, were the musical heroes of my youth. Never did learn to play a guitar "like ringing a bell" or any other way. One of my few disappointments in life .
Posts: 2560 | Location: Central Virginia | Registered: July 20, 2015