Chuck Berry-The Anthology (2000)

Chuck Berry is one of the great pioneers of rock and roll, as influential as Elvis Presley or The Beatles, and one of the best songwriters the genre has ever known, a fundamental figure in the history of rock music. Chuck Berry began his long career as a rock and roll songwriter and guitarist in the mid-1950s. This legendary artist composed countless songs that have become classics of the genre, such as "Roll Over Beethoven", "Johnny B. Goode", "Rock and Roll Music", "School Day", "Carol", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Memphis, Tennessee", "Reelin' and Rockin' ", "Around and Around", "Little Queenie", and "Too Much Monkey Business". Bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, among many others, have covered his songs countless times. The song "Roll Over Beethoven" reached number 29 on the charts, but the Beatles received a gold record for it in 1965. Chuck Berry influenced musicians such as Ritchie Valens, Bill Haley, Little Richard, and Buddy Holly, among many others. He created the famous "Duck Walk". Legend has it that one day he arrived at a concert without time to change, and to avoid being noticed for his wrinkled clothes, Berry began waddling around the stage like a duck. In 1972, his song "My Ding-A-Ling" reached number one on the charts in both the US and Great Britain. Among the musicians who have been part of the bands that have supported him were Bruce Springsteen and Steve Miller. His music has even reached space. In 1979, when NASA sent the Voyager probe into space, it carried a tape of his music as a testament to human civilization. That tape contained, in addition to Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" and Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Chuck Berry's song "Go, Johnny, Go, Go". The musician has won numerous awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1984. He is also a member of two Halls of Fame: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. His guitar riffs have been endlessly imitated by rock guitarists. His artistic career was one of the longest in rock music, spanning from 1953 until his death in 2017. In 2000, Chess Records released the double compilation album "Anthology", featuring 50 of his best songs, almost all of them classics of the genre and fundamental pieces in the history of rock.