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Chuck Berry: Systemic Racism, Sexual Depravity and the Invention of Rock ‘N’ Roll

Chuck Berry: Systemic Racism, Sexual Depravity and the Invention of Rock ‘N’ Roll

FromDISGRACELAND


Chuck Berry: Systemic Racism, Sexual Depravity and the Invention of Rock ‘N’ Roll

FromDISGRACELAND

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Apr 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Chuck Berry was imprisoned numerous times. He was a victim of violent systemic racism and accused of horrific acts of sexual depravity. He also invented rock ‘n’ roll. Chuck Berry was as complex a character as he was influential as a musician. Throughout his career he found himself in numerous dust ups with authorities; some of them justified, most of them not. And through it all, whether he cared or didn’t, Chuck Berry made great music—literally some of the greatest music ever made.
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Released:
Apr 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Murder, infidelity, suicide, arson, addiction, religious cults, drug trafficking; this podcast explores the alleged true crime antics and criminal connections of musicians we love like Jerry Lee Lewis, the Rolling Stones, XXXTentacion, Cardi B, the Grateful Dead, Tupac, Biggie, Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley and more. Why? Because real rock stars are more like feral, narcissistic animals than functioning members of society and that is precisely what makes them so damn entertaining. If you love true crime and you love music, you will love this award winning podcast. Disgraceland is a scripted, single voice narrative storytelling podcast that melds music, true crime, history and transgressive fiction. Disgraceland is not a journalistic podcast. It is an entertainment podcast inspired by true events. Certain dialogue and scenes are sometimes fictionalized for dramatic purposes as they are in most scripted entertainment mediums based on true events. Sources for each episode are available at disgracelandpod.com.