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I last saw Chuck Berry live 44 years ago at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, in 1964. He was sharing top billing with Carl Perkins, and all the way through his set there were calls from the audience along the lines of "Get off, Berry, we want Carl Perkins!" He was visibly not a happy bunny that evening...
Just by the bye, The Animals were on the undercard that night and that was the first time I heard "House Of The Rising Sun" (a.k.a. "House Of The Writhing Bums"), featuring an extended solo on the Vox Continental from Alan Price. Somewhat a case of "Go on - follow that!"
Regarding Yoko Ono, around that time or maybe a little later, before she was known for her association with Lennon, she achieved some fame (or notoriety) for producing and directing a movie consisting entirely of the bare bottoms of people walking away from the camera. Her artistic rationale for that production escapes me after all these years, as indeed it did at the time.
These days, when we're asked to do something by Chuck Berry, we've been known to say, "Sure - you chuck it, we'll bury it."
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