My band played a club one night and Chuck was sitting at the bar. Coincidentally we always opened every show with Johnny B. Goode. As we started playing the song Chuck finished his drink and left. I joked to my band mates, "Man, we really impressed him!"

I don't know about most of it but that Fender strap on a Gibson is madness

Chuck Berry is the closest thing to a real life version of the Chapelle Show skit on Rick James. J. Brown also was a really sleazy individual as well.

I bet if we could peek behind the curtain of the secret lives of all his rock-star peers we would find that his behavior wasn't that uncommon.

Sad to say we played on the same bill twice with Chuck years ago. He was interested in getting paid in cash and getting gone quickly. He smoked, drank and was quite nasty to all. It's totally true that he didn't care what group played with him and he could be angry and harsh to them right during a performance. He just started playing and you had better be on it right away or else. Too bad for all the fans to finally know how he really was. His poor wife that stuck with him all those years.

"My dingaling my dingaling I want you to play with my dingaling" Chuck Berry

I never knew Chuck had all those issues. I just enjoyed his music and appreciated his contribution to rock and roll.

I don't like scumbags bad mouthing the king of rock and roll Chuck Berry !

Berry was in prisons three times. You left out his two and a half years for armed robbery.

Despite being a wierd dude and a rough cut cat, he is probably one of the greatest pioneers of modern rock.

If you want a black rocker to admire from it's earliest days, and without ANY of the trash and baggage that seemed to plague so many of the others, give Fats Domino a listen. Never heard the first negative thing about Fats, ever. He lived a clean life and was devoted to his wife and children, it wasn't an act.

He attacked Keith Richard when Richard touched Berry’s guitar.

Awesome video Mike! He was quite the character... and he did write a song called... "My Dingaling"... I don't think it was about a dinner bell! He was definitely one of a kind... Chuck's Berries... and all! He broke all the rules he could... and the "authorities" did everything they could to try and destroy him for helping create the "Devil's" music... Rock N Roll! A walking contradiction... if you believe everything they said he did... he was one bad as rockin' dude!

Chuck, the original rock and roller. What do Rock and rollers do? All that and more, just read Hammer of the Gods.

It's always struck me as odd that people tend to expect that accomplishment in any artistic endeavour means someone will be free from the foibles and nastier aspects of human behaviour. Artists are just as capable of being crappy people as anyone else.

I had my suspicion’s when he did “My Dingaling”.

"The balls to show Chucks berries" WTF LOL

While I do NOT condone his Sexual stuff, it's just the same as many great Rockers.....Bill Wyman for instance. To me, it's their MUSIC that's important. We need to separate the man from the music, or soon there will be no legends left.

Ithink his line " My Dingaling , My Dingaling.....want you to play with my Dingaling ! " sums up perfectly the mindset of this Predator !

What has been seen, can’t be unseen. “I like to do ‘dat,” is forever etched in my memory.

Johnny P. Good Most people knew about Chuck but because of his talent, looked the other way.

Chuck Berry is a Legend.

Berry was busted in Salem va for trying to peep into women's bathroom. I don't belive he wrote those classic songs he is credited. I belive his piano man wrote them as he claimed in a law suit. I don't belive he is credited any authorship after a certain period, which would indicate he wasn't the prolific writer he'd have you belive he was .

Pot is no big deal, as long as it isn't done before or during work. (Only drug I ever done, smoked it four different occasions, wasn't for me)And yes, I think that was the only drug Chuck ever done. I don't think he done any other drugs. Afterall, the man lived 90 years! Chuck Berry was one of the first millionaire Rocker rollers. He rather sleep in his car instead of pay for a motel room. He had vices, as many of us do. But I really think his vices were women by the abundance. Lol, I read this stuff about 20 years ago. But I'll bring up something positive to end this text. He gave credit where credit is due. He said his rock character was just a Rosetta Tarpe impression. She ofcourse was a talented ax slider playing in the gospel circuit. Hopefully he found peace 🎸

My cousin played bass and toured as Berry's bass player for 15 years and always got paid.

"Mmmm Can you smell my fart?" - Charles Edward Anderson Berry

This is the man who wrote the lyrics "We boogied in the kitchen We boogied in the hall I got somethin' on my finger so I wiped it on the wall"

Chuck wrote the book on R&R, but he did, in fact, leave a pretty deprived life. Must have troubled his precher father.

Chuck Berry was not a drug user, and didn't drink. The raid on Berry Park was a setup by rural redneck police. ( It was his country retreat, with fishing ponds, swimming pool, and recording studio. His family residence was in a high-end suburb of St. Louis ) Mr. Berry was no angel, but he could be a laid-back, regular guy. He had a sly sense of humor, but did not suffer fools gladly. After his first big tour, he enrolled in night-school and took business courses. It took decades, but he recovered full ownership of his first hit songs. ( He had been forced to share credits as "payola" to disk jockey Allen Freed. ) He also went to court and took 1/2 credit for "Surfing U.S.A.", which is the same song as "Sweet Little Sixteen". Later pressings credit the song to "Brian Wilson and Chuck Berry".

So happy to see a CGS video pop up in my notifications. Blimey! I had no idea that Berry was that depraved. I do believe that the work of artists is separate from their creator, but it may be a while before I play any of his stuff again. Cheers Mike, another good one. Happy New Year brother.

Does anyone find it ironic that Chuck had secret cameras set up in the women’s restroom in a restaurant called Southern Air?

Awful to launch a posthumous attack. Everyone is a sinner.

I have to wonder how much more time he would have done in the slammer if he hadn't been rich and famous, and hadn't been able to grease the right palms. His off-the-meter depravity doesn't take away from his musical contributions. It's nonetheless disheartening to know that someone who was a musical pioneer was also such an utter pervert, who got away with so much only because of his wealth and fame.

I can’t get the image of Chucks Berries out of my head.

****** YES , Chuck Berry was a Great & Superb Rock 'n ' Roll / Rhythm & Blues Artist I & many others had the Pleasure of seeing him in concert.

We all a little fuked up.

Hope you're well Mike! Berry sick person! Thanks

I knew all that stuff years ago. Didn't care then and still don't.

Psychopaths have two sides to their personality, they can be loving family men but also crazy murderer's.

I'm surprised by all the incredulous commenters. I thought this was common knowledge and that everybody knew what Chuck was into.

For a pervert he sure could rock'n'roll

Taking carefully arranged photos of women taking a crap is rather unseemly..but putting a Fender strap on that Gibson borders on insanity.

So-so musician who came along with his guitar at the right time. Also, a terrible human being who messed with everyone in his circle, including his bandmates and other musicians. Not to mention being a convicted armed robber as well!

Wouldn't be surprised if a number of classical composers had some type of issues. Artists, painters, authors , musicians (including my half assed self) all seem to. Probably some psycho thing about creativity taking a negative aspect 🤷‍♂️

his most egregious offense was copying Marty McFly

So good to see you Mike! My thoughts and blessings to you and your family! Hope you had the best of Christmases and New Years! I was somewhat aware of his foibles and failures as well as his incredible accomplishments. But this video certainly fills in the picture!

Mike its really nice to see you doing well . hang in there my friend

Thoughts and Prayers always for you and family my friend. Very happy to see you back. Wishing you a Happy and Blessed New Year. You always give us excellent videos.

Chuck Berry = Rock ‘n Roll. No Chuck ? No rock. It’s pretty simple. We all have issues for crying out loud. 😎🇨🇦🎸

Greatest lyricist of the rock n roll era. “ two three the count , with nobody on, he hit a high fly into the stands, rounding third he was headed for home, it was a brown eyed handsome man , ( that was the game) it was a brown eyed handsome man.

It’s disheartening that so many artists use their trade as an excuse for awful behavior. Nobody ever said a bad word about Doc Watson, Leo Kottke or Rory Gallagher.

Dude was a real creep to put it lightly. Just because he plays a guitar don't mean he wasn't a jkoff

Great to see you again been a while, keep strong, my thoughts are with you.👍

So glad you've brought this up, I keep saying it and it's just like ignored

I’m willing to bet that most rock star men from that generation did the same thing. Gerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Page to name a couple and 90% of groupies were girls in their early teens.

I don't care...he is on the Mount Rushmore of rock and roll.

Also, CB never paid his bills. I knew lots of friends that worked for him, and his was all talk. He was a classic tight wad who thought the world owed him a living.

So glad to see you Mike!!!!!!!😀👍

Chuck got busted for installing cameras in the ladies bathrooms of restaurants he owned in Florida

Hey brother! Good to see you man. I enoyed this. WOW! And I thought I had issues..... I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year! Take care.

Hi Mike! Great video and quite disturbing. It's great to see you, you look great. God bless, brother.

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men. I really wished I hadn't watched this.

I'll never forget afternoon TV show, mid 70s (either Merv Griffin or Mike Douglas) had Berry on: "we boogied in the kitchen, we boogied in the hall, she boogied on my finger so I wiped it on the wall". He even motioned with his tongue and finger. The producers did not seem to know what he meant. I did. I was eleven. Saw him at the Ontario Place Forum two summers later. He could still do the duck walk. Man knew how to work a crowd. Too bad about the perv-cam. He tarnished his legacy.

Really shouldn't surprise anyone.

Yes, heard a lot of those perverted stories for years. Great musical talent but a very sick man.

He was the hey day's R.Kelly

There was a British documentary in the 70's that Chuck was interviewed for and filmed during a tour (I think)...may have been BBC...I saw it in the late 70's and since then I haven't seen or found anything I searched...Anyone have any ideas where I can find it?...There was an incident where Chuck is asked about his run in with the law and Chuck walked out saying something along the lines of 'this isn't what we agreed to talk about'...My guess is that the interviewer saved this until they had enough footage and Chuck had already signed for the documentary to be aired once it was recorded...It was a fascinating insight and the music was brilliant (I remember because I recorded the music on my first cassette player)...Anyhow...Big Chuck fan here...Saw him in concert and then have visited his grave and his St.Louis home since he passed...From the UK

I remember my cousin having that Spy magazine and reading that article. That dude was depraved. Used to like those chicks to take dumps on his chest.

Being highly literate, an astoundingly talented lyricist, a distinctly original instrumentalist, the most influential recording and live performance artist of your time does not preclude you from very bad behaviour, eh? The troubadour aspect of his journey is very interesting… it flew in the face of showbiz practice but certainly provided memories for those musicians in local pickup bands for decades

For sure, I found it a disturbing read. It's always a pleasure to help, but maybe some lighter material to share with the folks next time bud?! Stay strong. Sending much love from South Wales ❤

Glad to see you back!

rock n Roll means "STREET SEX." Sex, drugs and rock n roll have always been an open truth, and proud brag among rock n roll people. Little Richard totally backed up all this just before he died. The Beatles who loved Chuck Berry, said Little Richard was the TRUE first person to invent and play rock n roll. Richard agrees and always has. Richard believed in homosexual orgies and drugs as a lifestyle and sang about it. His lyrics were so filthy the radio could not play his songs without changing some words. This is according to Little Richard himself. Women absolutely love this most debased music , sex, drugs and gladly called themselves groupies and made fan clubs to Rock n rollers.

I recall a lot of this over the years...Chucks biggest sentence would have been, not embarassment or prison, but having to pay real cash for his horrid ways...he was a cheap skate, chisler, demanded cash at every venue in lieu of checks. I never want to hear his name mentioned again. Bad Human, great guitar player--thats it.

At least his cousin "his cousin Marvin Berry"......seemed like he was OK, but the cut on his hand did leave a scar.

Screw income taxes! Taxation is theft!

Berry would even make Borat blush and think he is a creep

Yes I do not doubt some of these accusations, because being a star puts you in many provoking situations, I played bass for Chuck Berry before, he was nice, and honorable. But being a star causes many opportunities, and even Jimmy Page had a very young 14 year old, Jerry Lee Lewis, man the rap industry is a universe of sexual crimes, violence, and drugs. In these modern times the internet social media provides many investigative resources to seek out victims. Chuck Berry is not the Lone Ranger in these claims made on the video, it more or less displays he was a common man in the music scene, and they always proudly use this term/motto "Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll", I quit alcohol, drugs, and even cigarettes at a very young age, so many of my Rock & Roll tours, travels I was an outcast, even suspected of being a undercover narco cop, spy, or other when I was in other countries refusing the gifts of drugs, hiding from the woman, and sneaking off to private locations to have a peaceful night, of sleep, and rest while my bass player, drummer, and rhythm guy disappeared with these groups partying, laying with strange women, hang overs, shame, and new secrets to conceal etc. I was the singer, lead guitar, piano, sax, and harp guy, so I was always confronted with this madness, the women superly coming out front, even wrote a couple songs about this behavior, but being sober, I found a way to disappear from this madness. But to many young musicians such as Chuck Berry, they can not resist all these opportunities, and fall prey to the evil, and even becoming the evil. Steven Tyler is going through very old legal, and I call out dated legal issues, which have caught up to him, featuring young women. I do not condone these issues, but they are nothing new. Yes many can attack Chuck Berry, but way to late now, he is gone, but his legacy, and for what he is known for has put him way above even guilt for his deeds, in other words, it is to late to destroy him, even Martin Luther King was guilty for many things. Chuck Berry influenced so many greats that you can call him any name, accuse him of anything, but it doesn't matter Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, still gonna love him. He even performed for the President with all his bad record, the Secret Service is very strict about known criminals, but yet Chuck Berry was let in. All the smut you place on him in this video is legitimate, and I appreciate the more I learned from it, but it can't even put a smear on the image I gained for playing backing up Bass man for Chuck Berry twice in my life, I am still proud, and not shamed, a Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer. He didn't kill a baby, he didn't bomb a country, he didn't treat me like crap for being Lakota (they called us Sioux), In them days a young girl developed was even acceptable. Thomas Jefferson, many historical greats are all accused, but to late now. So yes thank you for the knowledge, thank you for providing awareness of the evilness of a great man. I can even go on, and on about him and others, because look at the followers Trump who was the President of the United States has, look at the masses of Trump supporters, even with all his sexual, rape, and so forth allegations, also Bill Clinton, who people call "curved to the left" after his accusers described how his penis was curved. Anyway blessings to you, I honor your perspective, and opinion, plus the facts you shared.

For me, Chuck Berry is the king of rock and roll.

Yes there's some pretty wild stories of Chuck and certainly was a walking contradiction from all counts. I'm sure being a black man in the 20th century wouldn't have been an easy life for any of them. Certainly a different era and there's lots of stories with rockers from these periods with young girls (Jimmy Page, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Ted Nugent, Marvin Gaye). I'm not condoning his actions by any means but I think you have to take the period into account as well.

Happy new year, Mike! Thanks for coming up with new content ( even if this is quite disturbing- oh, Chuck!) Sending you best wishes from the USA.

It is important to make the truth available. I think it is sad that lately it is often British subjects that expose American truths. Political correctness has seemingly conquered America.

Long list of them, including John Peel who said he had girls as young as 13 lining up to be abused and he was only to happy to oblige. Elvis, Jackson, Glitter, Lewis, Dylan, Bowie, list goes on and on.

Duh! He's A ROCK$TAR! RIP CHUCK BERRY! ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK N' ROLL INNOVATORS OF ALL-TIME! Who ever heard of straight edge rockers. 😁💖🎶 HIS MUZIK WILL LIVE FOREVER 🤘🏽👌🏽🖕🏽

I watched Cadillac Records last night on DVD for the first time in years. It's a great movie that every fan of Chess music stars should see. I don't know about Chuck, but Muddy, Wolf, Walter... came from very impoverished environments. I doubt any of them spent much time in school as children and I suspect their upbringing was typically harsh for the time. I don't believe Chuck was as bad as the stories would have you believe. Sure he made some mistakes and some bad calls, but in that time of racism and social decay, these very creative artists had no real formula to follow as to how to behave in 'high society'. And high society judged them harshly for it.

did yall ever see the infamous "I can't kiss you baby" video?

He was a bully too and loved to punch people

Rock has always been a bridge to sexual depravity. We act shocked when we learn rockers are perverts but only because we delude ourselves in the first place about what rock n roll is. We delude ourselves for the same reason - we want a little bit of “fun” too.

It’s good to see you, Mike! I hope 2023 is kind to you 👍

Mike! So good to see you back. I sent you an email. Great video and hate to be reminded of Chuck's ugly behavior. He was a pioneer and great player, but had a dark side. Hope you and your family are doing well and had a great Christmas and New Years holiday. God bless and rock on 👍😎🎸

I just wonder why you as a WM chose to speak on the depravity of Mr. Berry vs say the depravity of say Jerry Lee Lewis, or any one of the other white musicians in the music industry that messed with under age females?? Why y'all don't like to put ur own ppl on blast and in a negative light?? And I resent u saying Mr.Berry was only one of the founders of rock & roll today..I can think of many guitar players both male and females who came along before Mr. Berry..So..u tell me what White Folks were instrumental in the creation of R&R??

Why do people think it,s ok to bad mouth Iconic Legendary musicians after their death.very sad you stoop to this n for what?Sick !

It sucks to hear these things, especially right after his death. I've never dug into his issues at all, so it's a lot at once. The fact that the man had immense musical talent can't really be debated, nor the fact that he did some absolutely terrible things.

A flawed Genius , if he could have tamed his personality , he could have Been the King of Rock and Roll, I also believed that in The Mann act that He was Framed.

Jerry lee Lewd and Evil Presley, shall I continue?

Will the perfect man please step up?

Meh. It's how it was back then. And I am in no way shape or form excusing his behavior and antics off stage. I had my suspicions after, "my dingaling" lol. But if you're going to throw chuck under the bus, being as he's now passed on, you may as well talk about every other single rock and blues star during that era all the way up til now. Because it was rampid in those days as it is now. Only difference, it was more accepted back then or ignored more so. I'd never excuse the behavior but this came with the territory then.

Chuck is the true king of rock and roll. Elvis who?

Great to see you Mike! Thoughts n prayers for you and your family my friend. Happy New Year to you and your family. Always liked Chuck's music and he was the first real guitar hero however he did have a very dark side.

You’ll make a sound like he just passed this past Saturday. He’s been dead for six years😂

Great to see you back mate and looking good.