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T-Bone to Chuck to Keith to…
Chuck Berry passed away March 18, 2017. He was 90 years old. Art is a stream that flows from one generation to the next. It’s up to every artist to get their words, music, painting, film into that stream. For T-Bone Walker, it was Call it Stormy Monday, (but Tuesday is Just as Bad). Released in 1947, Stormy Monday is a classic blues tune which goes straight to the gut. Nestled among the song’s 7th and 9th chords is a solo which contains the essential elements of rock and roll guitar. Note bending, chromatic runs, double stops: it’s all there – measured, paced, prowling, ready. Chuck Berry picked up this…


