Chuck Berry: Go Chuck Baby Go
Charlie Gillett, NME, 17 February 1973
CHUCK BERRY. To a fan, the name sparks off a warm smile. After that depending on how old he or she is, the first song to come to mind might be 'Johnny B. Goode' (from 1958), 'No Particular Place To Go' ('64), or 'My Ding-a-Ling'.
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