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Chuck Berry - An American Life (Hardcover)
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Chuck Berry - An American Life (Hardcover)
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List price R655
Loot Price R543
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You Save R112 (17%)
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The definitive biography of Chuck Berry, legendary performer and
inventor of rock and roll. Best known as the groundbreaking artist
behind classics like "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene," "You Never
Can Tell" and "Roll Over Beethoven," Chuck Berry was a man of wild
contradictions, whose motives and motivations were often shrouded
in mystery. After all, how did a teenage delinquent come to write
so many songs that transformed American culture? And, once he
achieved fame and recognition, why did he put his career in danger
with a lifetime's worth of reckless personal behaviour? Throughout
his life, Berry refused to shed light on either the mastery or the
missteps, leaving the complexity that encapsulated his life and
underscored his music largely unexplored--until now. In Chuck
Berry, biographer RJ Smith crafts a comprehensive portrait of one
of the great American entertainers, guitarists, and lyricists of
the 20th century, bringing Chuck Berry to life in vivid detail.
Based on interviews, archival research, legal documents, and a deep
understanding of Berry's St. Louis (his birthplace, and the place
where he died in March 2017), Smith sheds new light on a man few
have ever really understood. By placing his life within the context
of the American culture he made and eventually withdrew from, we
understand how Berry became such a groundbreaking figure in music,
erasing racial boundaries, crafting subtle political commentary,
and paying a great price for his success. While celebrating his
accomplishments, the book also does not shy away from troubling
aspects of his public and private life, asking profound questions
about how and why we separate the art from the artist. Berry
declined to call himself an artist, shrugging that he was good at
what he did. But the man's achievement was the rarest kind, the
kind that had social and political resonance, the kind that made
America want to get up and dance. At long last, Chuck Berry brings
the man and the music together.
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