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Roundup

5-4-08

Chuck Berry in perspective: A rock history [audio 7min]

Rock historian Ed Ward looks at Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Chuck Berry and the career that made him a star. Berry's entire record output from the 1950s was recently released on a four-disc set from Hip-O-Select titled Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings.

Read entire article at NPR "Fresh Air from WHYY"