Tue. Jul. 27 at 8pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Take a riveting ride on the Chuck Berry train, exploring the life of the man behind the music.By blending “hillbilly” music with R&B and writing impactful lyrics, Berry birthed a renaissance in popular music we now call rock and roll.
This episode of In Their Own Words addresses how systemic racism created a backdrop for Chuck Berry to chart a new course both fiscally and socially for the many Black artists who came after he did.
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