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Chuck Berry:
I was trying to shoot for the entire population, instead, shall we say, the neighborhood. Muddy Waters, I knew he was dynamite in our neighborhood. He's dynamite with me! One of the most loved artists that I like. But, working for my father in the white neighborhoods, I never heard Muddy Waters. I never heard Elmore James. Howlin' Wolf, I never heard him. I heard Frank Sinatra. I heard Pat Boone, you know. Pat Boone doing Muddy Waters or whoever his number, you know, selection. But, then I said now why can't I do as Pat Boone does and play good music for the white people and sell as well there as I could in the neighborhood. And that's what I shot for, writing "School Days." Nice, nice music. And, it caught on
I was trying to shoot for the entire population, instead, shall we say, the neighborhood. Muddy Waters, I knew he was dynamite in our neighborhood. He's dynamite with me! One of the most loved artists that I like. But, working for my father in the white neighborhoods, I never heard Muddy Waters. I never heard Elmore James. Howlin' Wolf, I never heard him. I heard Frank Sinatra. I heard Pat Boone, you know. Pat Boone doing Muddy Waters or whoever his number, you know, selection. But, then I said now why can't I do as Pat Boone does and play good music for the white people and sell as well there as I could in the neighborhood. And that's what I shot for, writing "School Days." Nice, nice music. And, it caught on
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I was tryin' to shoot for the entire population
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instead of shall we say the Neighborhood
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Muddy Waters I knew he was dynamite in our neighborhood He's dynamite with me
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One of the most loved artists that I like
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But workin' for my father in the white neighborhoods I never heard Muddy Waters
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I never heard Elmore James Howling Wolf I never heard of him
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I heard Frank Sinatra I heard Pat Boone
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Pat Boone doing Muddy Waters' or whoever's number you know selection
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But then I said Why can't I do as Pat Boone does
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and play good music for the white people
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and sell as well there as I could in the Neighborhood
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And that's what I shot for writing School Days nice nice music
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And ah it caught on
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Movie Summary
This documentary movie covers two concerts at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, to celebrate Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, and also discusses his life and career.
