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Chuck Berry, 49, Denies Knowledge of the Previous 48

Mick Farren, New Musical Express, 29 May 1976

Chuck (Crazy Legs) Berry, top ten contender for the title "King of rock and roll", has been referred to as the greatest black folk poet of the twentieth century.

Total word count of piece: 1978

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