Brown Eyed Handsome Man - 9780415937481

Brown Eyed Handsome ManThe Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry\nAuthor(s): Bruce Pegg\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415937481, 978-0415937481\nSynopsis\nBrown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of ChuckBerry draws on dozens of interviews done by the author himself and voluminous public records to paint a complete picture of this complicated figure. This biography uncovers the real Berry and provides us with a stirring, unvarnished portrait of both the man and the artist. Berry has long been one of pop music's most enigmatic personalities. Growing up in a middle-class, black neighborhood in St. Louis, his first major hit song, \""Maybellene,\"" was an adaptation of a white country song, wedded to a black-influenced beat. Thereafter came a string of brilliant songs celebrating teenage life in the '50s, including \""School Day,\"" \""Johnny B. Goode,\"" and \""Sweet Little Sixteen.\"" Berry's career rise was meteo.