Chuck Berry's "Memphis Tennessee" ... a song with a bittersweet surprise ending. I hope he finally got to talk to little Marie. | GatorRock

☎️🎶 In 1959, Chuck Berry wrote a song that carried Memphis straight into rock & roll history “Memphis, Tennessee.” At first listen, it sounds like a man calling long distance, begging to be reconnected with a lost love. But the twist hits harder he wasn’t pleading for romance, he was trying to reach his six-year-old daughter, Marie, left behind in Memphis just a half mile from the Mississippi bridge. Berry’s words made Memphis more than a backdrop they turned our city into a symbol of longing,

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Chuck Berry with Keith Richards "Carol" From the documentary film ”Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll” (1987), rehearsal at Chuck Berry's home, Wentzville, Missouri, US 10/8-14/1986！ ---- Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals Keith Richards – guitar Johnnie Johnson – piano Chuck Leavell – organ Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) – bass Steve Jordan – drums | Rock'n'Roll Relaxin