Inspired by CHUCK BERRY
Give your home decor a lick of Rock 'N' Roll with this iconic print of Mr. Chuck Berry.
All illustrations are printed on high quality 250gsm smooth art paper for the premium finish.
Want your Chuck Berry print framed?
Sure, a regular old Chuck Berry poster is alright, but a framed print is the way to go if you fancy pimping out your bedroom, lounge or hallway.
Available Chuck Berry frame sizes:
Our iconic illustrations are currently available framed in sizes A4, A3, A2 or A1.
Our minimal wall art frames are 20mm depth with a smooth black wooden effect. Finished with an acrylic perspex window and ready to hang straight on your wall.
A Brief History Of Chuck Berry
Pioneer is often too strong a word, but it doesn’t come close to describing Chuck Berry – a man who singlehandedly changed the course of pop music forever.
After troubled beginnings in St. Louis, Missouri, Berry began gigging in bars and clubs around the city to support his wife and young family. He was a bluesman at heart, but soon branched out into country music to appease the tastes of white clientele at the venues he played.
Spurred on by a few years on the circuit, he was curious enough to start laying down the country stuff in front of black audiences too. Before long, the mixed reactions to this new sound turned into regular requests.
Berry eventually met Muddy Waters, who introduced him to Leonard Chess of Chess Records fame. Their relationship bloomed from the off, and Chess encouraged Berry to veer away from traditional blues and start recording upbeat tracks like ‘Maybelline’ and ‘Roll Over Beethoven’. These songs would define the Chuck Berry sound and, along with it, the concept of rock ‘roll.
Unlike many of his contemporaries, Berry’s touring schedule spanned decades rather than years. Perhaps most telling of his contribution to music is that ‘Johnny B. Goode’ is the only rock ‘n roll song included on the Voyager Gold Record, currently floating into the deep reaches of space.
Good to know that vital fuel for air guitar and duck-walking may soon be coming to a solar system near you.
Selected cuts…
- Chuck Berry – Maybellene (1955)
- Chuck Berry – You Never Can Tell (1964)
- Chuck Berry – No Particular Place To Go (1964)
Words by Daniel Jones