Chuck Berry.

[Affair on Touhy Ave.]

Today he turns 80.

[Borderstone]

A happy birthday to the oldest living rocker & #1 hit having rock star!

Chuck was 28 in Aug. 1955,when he hit the top 10 with "Maybelline". He had a number of hits between then and 1964 (and an arrest or two.)

He didn't hit #1 though until 1972,with the absurd,"My Ding-A-Ling",which kept Elvis's "Burning Love" from going to the top!

Here's Chuck's "hit list",

1955-1964:

Maybelline #5

Roll Over Beethoven #29 (some radio stations wouldn't play it! [img]tongue.gif[/img] )

School Day #3

Rock & Roll Music #8

Sweet Little 16 #2 for 3 weeks

Johnny B. Goode #8

Carol #18

Almost Grown #32

Back In The USA #37

Nadine (Is That You?) #23

No Particular Place To Go #10

You Never Can Tell #14

'72-'73:

My-Ding-A-Ling #1 (1 week) (Live in England)

Reelin' and Rockin' #27 (re-released after "My Ding-A Ling"'s success,the 1957 version.)

Note:If Bill Haley (Born in 1925) had lived,he'd be the oldest.

Oldest living #1 artist overall?? Mitch Miller!! July 4th,1911!

Who had the #1 hit "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" in 1955 and who is now 95 years old!!

[BILLW]

The Live version of My-Ding-A-Ling is a classic. He plays the crowd like a harp - if you haven't heard it or haven't heard it in years - give it a listen.

Really !

Bill

[Auburn Annie]

And the man still gives hour-long concerts and still duck walks across a stage. Must be the adrenaline rush from the crowd, lol.

[Affair on Touhy Ave.]

Originally posted by BILLW:
The Live version of My-Ding-A-Ling is a classic. He plays the crowd like a harp - if you haven't heard it or haven't heard it in years - give it a listen.

Really !

Bill

As far as I'm concerned, it's one of his more dummer songs and is below his other songs he recorded years earlier.

[BILLW]

speaking of dummer - Chuck did a version of the Christmas tune - oh forget it, LOL

Bill