Musician Berry reflects on career with Johnson

Friday, April 15, 2005

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry had just returned from a European tour when he learned at Chicago's O'Hare Airport that his longtime friend and collaborator Johnnie Johnson was dead at age 80.

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