January 20, 2011 - Chuck Berry returned home to St. Louis Wednesday night (1/19) for his first show since appearing to collapse onstage New Year's Day in Chicago.
January 20, 2011 - Chuck Berry fans are breathing a sigh of relief right about now. On New Year's Day, Berry collapsed mid performance at the Congress Theater in Chicago, and the official explanation was that the 84-year-old icon was simply suffering from exhaustion.
January 2, 2011 - Chuck Berry startled a Chicago audience last night (1/1) during a performance that reportedly found him losing his way through his songs before slumping over at a keyboard and being helped off stage.
April 3, 2009 - Little Richard and Chuck Berry will appear May 30 at New Orleans Arena for "The Domino Effect," a benefit concert during which artists will perform songs popularized by New Orleans native Fats Domino, according to an Associated Press report.
January 30, 2009 - Al Green, Maxwell, Anita Baker, John Legend and Salt-N-Pepa are among the recently announced artists scheduled to perform at the Essence Music Festival, being held July 3-5 in New Orleans. They join previously announced headliner Beyonce for the 15th anniversary of the festival that combines music with three full days of empowerment seminars, according to a press release.
June 3, 2008 - The 29th annual Long Beach Blues Festival, scheduled Aug. 30-31, will be held this year in a new location, the Rainbow Lagoon at Linden Ave. and Shoreline Dr. adjacent to the Long Beach Marina, according to a press release.
April 13, 2005 - Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson, who played piano on many of Chuck Berry's best-known songs and is considered a key architect of Berry's sound, died Wednesday (4/13) at his St. Louis home. He was 80.
Chuck Berry returned home to St. Louis Wednesday night (1/19) for his first show since appearing to collapse onstage New Year's Day in Chicago.
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