Chuck Berry is dead.

[RCMerchant]

f**kin Chuck Berry,man.

http://youtu.be/6ROwVrF0Ceg

[Allhallowsday]

It was comforting knowing one of the original masters was still with us.  Good night CHUCK. 

[Jim H]

I saw him perform about 5 years ago.  He still did a show here in STL once every month or two until about a year ago.  He was clearly getting on when I saw him, but his showmanship and great backing band made it a fun show anyways.  It was also a real privilege to hear a genre-defining song like Johnny B. Goode played and sung live by him, even if the guitar was a bit rough in spots.

Another fun story, friend of mine used to be a cashier at a casino.  Chuck was a heck of a gambler, and they had to call him to tell him he'd forgotten something on the table a few years back.  It was about $20,000 in chips.  No big deal, he said, he'd be around in a day or two to pick them up.

RIP.