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Johnson Tribute by Berry at the Ed?

I hope you music fans got a chance to listen to local Soul Selector, Papa Ray's tribute to Johnnie Johnson on KDHX Friday night. It helped put in perspective the influence that Johnnie had not only on Chuck Berry, but on Rock'n'Roll in general. Chuck is still with us, and as you most likely know, plays at Blueberry Hill once a month. According to the New York Times (courtesy of the AP), Chuck is thinking about planning a tribute to his one-time collaborator.

Berry said he would perform a tribute concert in Johnson's honor, ideally at downtown St. Louis's roughly 70,000-seat Edward Jones Dome. ''We'll fill that sucker,'' he said.

I'm not sure he could sell 70,000 tickets at this point, but it would be great to see at The Pageant. Posted by Tom at April 15, 2005 10:58 PM