This file photo taken on July 10, 1981 shows US rock singer Chuck Berry plays in concert in Vienne, IsËre France on July 10, 1981 at the start of his European tour.

And I was fired.” For more from Carlos Alomar, plus new interviews with Joe Satriani and Joe Perry, pick up issue 516 of Guitarist at Magazines Direct.

Chuck Berry's electric guitar, nicknamed "Maybellene," 1959 NMAAHC, donation of Charles E. Berry I had met him a few months earlier, backstage after one of his shows.

I wrote about love, because everyone wants that." 'A legend just left the building': Entertainment world reacts to Chuck Berry's death In his youth, Berry learned to play piano, saxophone and guitar.

Every record by Berry, who died on Saturday at age 90, was a guitar lesson. The "B" sides were also fabulous blues-based rock and roll and Chuck's lyrics were the most amazing storytelling music ...

“Chuck Berry was a rock and roll original. A gifted guitar player, an amazing live performer, and a skilled songwriter whose music and lyrics captured the essence of 1950s teenage life.

Hundreds of fans filed past Berry, whose beloved cherry-red Gibson guitar was bolted to the inside of his coffin's lid. Music icon Chuck Berry dead at 90 Chuck Berry fans can look forward to new album ...

Having had a good listen to a few originals and some more recent Berry-inspired material by the Sex Pistols, The Who and AC/DC among others, I’ve gone for an improvised solo that I hope captures a few ...

The late Chuck Berry had earned a bit of side money by playing pop songs on an acoustic guitar at backyard parties around the city, but the tides of music history turned forever when he purchased ...

A guitar used by rock and roll legend Chuck Berry has sold at auction for more than £20,000. The 1964 Gibson Firebird V was handed to the musician during a concert at Wembley in 1972 after he ...