“It’s a sad day,” says Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, mourning his idol and good friend Johnnie Johnson. “I’ve been playing Chuck Berry records all day, listening to Johnnie ...

Jazz musician Johnnie Johnson's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, ... LOUIS (AP) -- Johnnie Johnson, a rock 'n' roll pioneer who teamed with Chuck Berry for hits like “Roll ...

Johnnie Johnson, 80; ‘50s Pianist, Bandleader Gave Chuck Berry His Start. By Randy Lewis . ... such as “Rock and Roll Music” and “Roll Over Beethoven,” died Wednesday.

Johnnie Clyde Johnson was born July 8, 1924, in Fairmont, W.Va., where his father was a coal miner. His parents bought him a secondhand upright piano when he was 4.

Johnnie Johnson will be forever known as the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll sideman, the piano player who put the boogie-woogie in Chuck Berry’s guitar-driven narratives. Without him, Berry’s ...

"Johnnie Be Good!" is Holliday's long-in-the-works effort spotlighting the local legend who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 in the sideman category after several ...

Johnnie Johnson, a rock'n'roll pioneer who teamed with Chuck Berry for hits like "Roll Over Beethoven" and "No Particular Place to Go," died today (April 13) at his St. Louis home. He was 80.

Johnnie Johnson wrote music for many of Berry's top hits. April 13, 2005, 3:00 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press. Johnnie Johnson, a rock ’n’ roll pioneer who teamed with Chuck Berry for ...

Johnnie Johnson, the self-taught pianist who birthed rock ‘n’ roll as Chuck Berry’s sidekick and was the inspiration for “Johnny B. Goode,” died April 13 in St. Louis, Mo. He was 80 ...

Johnnie Johnson, a rock 'n' roll ... Johnson often composed the music on piano, then Berry converted it to guitar and wrote the lyrics. In fact, Berry's Johnny B. Goode was a tribute to Johnson.

Feb. 25—FAIRMONT — If it hadn't been for the movie, "Hail ! Hail ! Rock 'n' Roll, " Johnnie Johnson likely would have ended his days unheralded in St. Louis, a part-time bus driver who could ...