One day this decade I was having my analog tape decks calibrated in suburban St. Louis county. To my delight, the man next to me at the counter, wearing a suit and smile, was the King of Rock and Roll. I am referring to Mr. Chuck Berry.
Here was a golden opportunity to note an obscure nugget of history. "Chuck, what is your favorite Robert Johnson song?" Mr. Berry smiled at me thoughtfully. "Uhh, I'd have to say the last one he did." I was onto something here. The last one? Was this composition other than the twenty-nine he recorded in '36 and '37? Was the Legend of the Lost Song true?
The one and only Chuck Berry was about to reveal an essential link to the History of Rock and Roll.
Chuck turned to me and smiled. "I'm sorry, but to tell you the truth..." he said "I'm not sure who Robert Johnson is."
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