Saw Chuck Berry in St Louis in 2015 in the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill. Very small venue. Seated at the stage .. even set our beers on the stage. He was definitely not in his prime in 2014 but it didn't matter, the guy is one of the great legendary guitarists of all time. He even joked that he had to do the duck walk early in the set cause otherwise he wouldn't be able to get up afterwards. It was such a thrill to see him so up close, I'll never forget it. Thanks David.
@deke61sg3 жыл бұрын
Who hasn't stolen his lead and rhythm licks, a true legend. Definitely doesn't get the credit he deserves. Great lesson. Keep it up Mr.Brewster.
@josephblomeister30402 ай бұрын
On a Chuck Berry riffs learning roll right now. Thanks David!
@mikeking4533 жыл бұрын
I agree,chuck was and is the king of rock and roll.
@robertflagg24612 жыл бұрын
Too bad that title ,King of Rock and roll went to the wrong person,but Chuck was black and we couldn't have that in this milky way white world,especially in the 50s.Presley was the King of entertainers,he was good a t that, entertaining,thats why he had a gig in vegas.Elvis never did play an open air gig that I know if ,probably couldn't sell one out im not sure why.just sayin
@w.llawrence86 Жыл бұрын
@@robertflagg2461 Nonsense. Chuck primarily appealed to musicians. Elvis appealed to everyone
@hugechimp Жыл бұрын
THE KING!...TY Dave.
@bghammock3 жыл бұрын
Chuck's influence is just sitting at the beginning waving to all of us
@jeffvanspaendonk18362 жыл бұрын
This type of lessons are for me very motivating. Thank you very much, David ! Best regards, Jeef / The Netherlands ( Europe )
@dan_perry3 жыл бұрын
Total influence on Rock N Roll...a true legend.
@MT-or7lv3 жыл бұрын
All hail Chuck!
@marcostabile8483 жыл бұрын
Great vid thanks👍
@carl-johanjohansson67713 жыл бұрын
And Angus took the double stops and made them even better 👍 Great video, respect to "father rock" 😊
@zeus-bx9xw3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this post...sweet as
@wulfenii643 жыл бұрын
Chuck lived about 20 miles from me. I always wanted to go by and ask him if he wanted to go fishing. LOL
@stratman94493 жыл бұрын
why didn't you...he might have been waiting there all day.....:-)
@wulfenii643 жыл бұрын
@@stratman9449 more than likely I would have been met with "Get the f**k off my lawn". You know he had a temper. LOL
@steveinmidtown3 жыл бұрын
@@stratman9449 watching his women's bathroom cams
@MichaelWilson-ri9pn3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lesson!
@frankiedonofrio54383 жыл бұрын
Always dig the slip-n-slide licks
@stratman94493 жыл бұрын
great lesson/video...yet again...Chuck = legend....!!....and all you said about him is spot on.....the only regret i have is, that the radio stations back in the late 50 didn't play him here in germany often enough...guess it was just too wild....!!...;-) and i still love playing his signature licks.....as obviously do you....
@voronOsphere3 жыл бұрын
Now for something completely different!!!!! Chuck Berry!!!! Thanks, David!
@joepalooka21453 жыл бұрын
Amen! You are 100% correct about Chuck Berry being the true King Of Rock and Roll. I have admired and idolized the man all my life. He was a fantastic guitar player, but in addition to this a supremely talented songwriter and singer. To this day, there is NOBODY who comes close to him in terms of his enormous talent and influence. He was a complicated man in many ways, but nothing can take away from his musical greatness.
@PISSEDOFF-MADABOUTIT603 жыл бұрын
Brewster that is a nice Les Paul.Its wendsday and I am purchasing my 3rd one to day mood out. Brass tail piece makes all the difference in tone
@sheldonkorpett17083 жыл бұрын
Great lesson
@Superjet1133 жыл бұрын
Love your late night lessons! Thanks for making it interesting!
@PISSEDOFF-MADABOUTIT602 жыл бұрын
Had to come back to this epp again. EVERY guitar great to owes there life style to I AM , CHUCK!
@cooper14153 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave, so cool man , just love the lesson's !! C. Berry , Yea , pretty much king of rock with electric guitar . And he could play like ringing a bell. Thanks Dave .🎸😎🌴
@stevemora78453 жыл бұрын
Pretty much the rock guitar archetype 👍🎸⚡
@SoundCastle00 Жыл бұрын
You got me thinking about Johnny Winter now! 🤙
@glenclarkchidley36373 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness for Marty McFly
@An2oine3 жыл бұрын
Well, if Marvin didn't make the call, Chuck would have never known.
@Superjet1133 жыл бұрын
@@An2oine bahahahaaa
@stratman94493 жыл бұрын
@@An2oine that was iconic in back to the future.....loved it....:-)
@marcjordan293 жыл бұрын
Dude... I have learned so much from you... As an old bass player. I am aproaching being a shitty guitar player 😜. There is so much to know.. And applying it to trying to write songs is no small feat. Im still waiting for the chords of david brewster...
@stratman94493 жыл бұрын
...:-)...just be glad you're not just an "guitarOWNER"......:-)
@paultownsend60433 жыл бұрын
Johnny B Goode, still the greatest rock n roll record
@MikeCindyWhite3 жыл бұрын
Excellent!! Great lesson as always bro, I agree Chuck was the king of rock and roll, So many good tunes and such a grooving driving player, I used to jam Chuck tunes with a band yrs. ago and I remember our drummer had a tough time keeping up!
@PISSEDOFF-MADABOUTIT603 жыл бұрын
That first clip was from Don cushner rock concert. Host was the guy from David letterman show.
@erep12553 жыл бұрын
Love your stuff David!! I think, though, it's time for some Glen Tipton!!! PLEASE!!
@zeus-bx9xw3 жыл бұрын
cool Hendrix shirt
@PISSEDOFF-MADABOUTIT603 жыл бұрын
Everybody has been recycling licks.from the King for decade's. It's all in the tone of it.
@ThrashRoC3 жыл бұрын
Elvis Presley was a GREAT Singer ..Chuck Berry was the King of Rock N Roll .
@josephhaley75763 жыл бұрын
Sending appreciation for this comprehensive how-to lesson. LNL work better than most because of the relaxed approach you bring to these licks. Nice blue lava lamp too. Hadn't realized previously that double stops seem to require only downstrokes with the pick.
@aylbdrmadison10513 жыл бұрын
You can use either down strokes or up strokes for double stops, or both, or finger pick them. This is just how Chuck played them. It all depends on the sound you want, or the style you're emulating.
@edsmith2383 жыл бұрын
Cool lesson as usual. Always thought Hendrix's cover of Johnny B. Goode from Berkeley was a nice example. Earl King is another guy that Jimi and Stevie Ray dug.
@PedroSilvaMusic3 жыл бұрын
Big fan of this channel, as an FYI the levels on this lesson are all over the place. Voice 5, Dave Guitar 10, Chuck Guitar 2. No hate messages please. Sent with love
@saxmidiman3 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing for me. I am just getting caught up to the 50's! btw...Dude, you are the best.😏🤣😎
@waynegram89073 жыл бұрын
I thought CC Deville took all Chuck Berry licks and gave it a new facelift with the made 80's glam rock riffs and licks. If late night lessons makes a CC Deville Solo licks lesson you will hear a lot of Chuck Berry licks and Randy Rhoads scalar sequencing at the same time. CC Deville lesson and Jerry Garcia 1974 live at winterland lesson used Chuck Berry licks for the uptempo songs with his Garcia scalar sequencing
@LRZRAY3 жыл бұрын
If only you were there to explain it to Keith Richards so Chuck wouldn't have had to get upset with him.
@aylbdrmadison10513 жыл бұрын
So it is true. Damned shame about that. Ah well, even a legend like Chuck is human and we all have our faults.
@stratman94493 жыл бұрын
Keith can only do his own stuff...that's about it....but he does that well.....:-)
@TheRiverRiseII3 жыл бұрын
Another great session!! How about a lesson on Cliff Gallup?
@ronr79053 жыл бұрын
This was a good one. Double stops are excellent for adding those extra notes and harmonics. If I could recommend lessons from two other guys from that era with cool licks it would be Eddie Cochran, and Cliff Gallup from Gene Vincent's band. Along with Hank Marvin from The Shadows and Scotty Moore from the Elvis Presley Band, they were also very influential. But Chuck Berry... wow. He, then later Hendrix and Van Halen completely changed the way the instrument was approached and they inspired millions to play guitar.
@alanward39923 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail looks more like Marvin Berry’s guitar.
@stratman94493 жыл бұрын
his cousin Chuck lent it to him that weekend....:-)
@jkdbobby3 жыл бұрын
The one that wasn’t even made until 1957 even though it was 1955.
@P3t3rPizzarelli3 жыл бұрын
What about 3 David Brewster licks from 2021?
@IrishStewGuitar3 жыл бұрын
love this series man.what about some Tony T S McPhee - The Groundhogs licks :)
@kevmet843 жыл бұрын
Love this one and now wonder what took you so long to do this one. 😎 Chuck is the godfather of rock 'n' roll for very good reasons! He just rocked and had fun doing it, the very spirit of rock music was definitely established within his approach to doing the songs, I'd dare say.
@rhp523 жыл бұрын
nobody talks about his lyrics.....He wrote great lyrics
@philippankhurst66805 ай бұрын
Tom Jones, Springsteen, Lennon, Jagger and Keef among others have all paid tribute to his lyrics. His lyrics need no music, they are perfect poetry.
@rhp525 ай бұрын
@@philippankhurst6680 obviously. I meant the other nobody
@PedroSilvaMusic3 жыл бұрын
I'm always surprised Little Richard isn't mentioned in the "King of Rock n Roll" conversation.
@philippankhurst66805 ай бұрын
I love Richard, he was a very, very important figure, as was Fats Domino, but they were piano men. Chuck Berry almost single handedly made rock'n'roll guitar music and gave the guitar a voice and a personality - as this splendid lesson demonstrates.
@rjlong893 жыл бұрын
Should do a marty mcfly lick video 😁 even tho its not him. Killer licks in bttf version of johnny b good
@kendrix763 жыл бұрын
👍
@jerryc32403 жыл бұрын
Dave have you done any licks from Hear t?
@silentshred54832 жыл бұрын
To be Adult about Chuck and Jimi's styles , one is Cocaine Blues and one is Lsd Blues .
@jonnybeck67233 жыл бұрын
Beautiful carve on your black Standard... Also what is that flickering amp on your lower left and what wuz today's signal chain (?) Thanx in advance & Cheerios
@PISSEDOFF-MADABOUTIT603 жыл бұрын
Brewster have you ever done a comparison of holly and berry styles, Holly was a major loss At his time both to the fans and to the record company's.
@PISSEDOFF-MADABOUTIT603 жыл бұрын
Chuck Berry is and was always king. Elvis didn't even write or own any of his music. Elvis crashed when an lost control of his life when he found out it was all fake.
@JUGGERNAUT6063 жыл бұрын
What about his cousin Marvin Berry?
@michaelsingley56413 жыл бұрын
Any truth that Chuck used .008 gauge strings?
@aylbdrmadison10513 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't know, but I've heard that more than once from different sources.
@stratman94493 жыл бұрын
bb king did...and so does Billy gibbons.....or so i heard....
@juanrajara28873 жыл бұрын
Possibly after they were invented but when Chuck invented rock-n-roll there was no such thing.
@colokor3 жыл бұрын
What about T-Bone Walker?
@bklyncosanostra3 жыл бұрын
how bout 3 from johnney guitar watson?
@aylbdrmadison10513 жыл бұрын
Another great musician that played with Zappa.
@stringbender116723 жыл бұрын
🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
@Scottocaster66683 жыл бұрын
Chuck AND little Richard are the Kings of Rock and Roll. Elvis was more like a pop star. Alright B🐓!
@timothywalding31423 жыл бұрын
Dude what is in your tone chain
@darlenemcmillan58023 жыл бұрын
Johnny B. Good had nothing on Chuck Berry.
@PISSEDOFF-MADABOUTIT603 жыл бұрын
That first clip was from Don cushner rock concert. Host was the guy from David letterman show.