RHCP, Green Day and Paul McCartney honors rock legend Chuck Berry

J.G. Taruc

March 21, 2017

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  Photo credit: Rolling Stone

  Bands Red Hot Chili Peppers and Green Day paid tribute to the late rock legend Chuck Berry by covering Berry’s breakout single ‘Johnny B. Goode’ according to the Rolling Stone.

  Red Hot Chili Peppers honored Berry during the band’s concert in Vancouver.

  Chad Smith of RHCP tweeted a photo of him and Berry backstage at a 2008 concert.

  trying to find the stage in'08. #ChuckBerry pic.twitter.com/kHgHWgv0om

  — Chad Smith (@RHCPchad) March 19, 2017

  Punk band Green Day also performed Berry’s hit song at their London, Ontario gig.

  Paul McCartney reflected on his tribute to the late Chuck Berry. “To us, he was a magician making music that was exotic, yet normal, at the same time,” McCartney wrote on his website.

  The former Beatle honored Berry as a massive influence on the Beatles’ formative music.

  Paul McCartney’s Tribute to Chuck Berry:

  Chuck Berry sadly passed away over the weekend. He was one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest poets. He will be missed but remembered by everyone who ever loved rock ‘n’ roll.

  “From the first minute we heard the great guitar intro to ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’ we became fans of the great Chuck Berry. His stories were more like poems than lyrics – the likes of ‘Johnny B Goode’ or ‘Maybellene’. To us he was a magician making music that was exotic yet normal at the same time. We learnt so many things from him which led us into a dream world of rock ‘n’ roll music.

  “Chuck was and is forever more one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest legends all over the world. I was privileged to meet him in his home town St Louis when I played there on tour and it’s a memory I will cherish forever. It’s not really possible to sum up what he meant to all us young guys growing up in Liverpool but I can give it a try.”

  Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers covers ‘Johnny B. Goode’:
  

  Watch Green Day covers ‘Johnny B. Goode’:
  

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