The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music is all about paying tribute to the legends.
Over the weekend, there was a symposium to honor the late great Chuck Berry, who would have turned 100 on Oct. 18.
Berry is one of the icons and founders of rock 'n' roll. Stevie Van Zandt paid tribute to the guitar great saying, Little Richard “embodied the spirit of liberation that would be infused throughout the entire art form (of rock ‘n’ roll). And Elvis Presley “popularized it for the white people,” Van Zandt continued, with a laugh. “But Chuck Berry was the indisputable king of rock ‘n’ roll.”
The event concluded with a concert that celebrated some of the best of Berry's legendary catalogue.
The setlist:
“You Can’t Catch Me” (Sonny Kenn)
“Rock and Roll Music” (Sonny Kenn)
“Back in the U.S.A.” (Sonny Kenn and Vini Lopez)
“Nadine” (Sonny Kenn)
“Wee Wee Hours” (Sonny Kenn)
“You Never Can Tell” (Sonny Kenn)
“Around and Around” (Stevie Van Zandt)
“Little Queenie” (Stevie Van Zandt)
“Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller” (Stevie Van Zandt)
“Johnny B. Goode” (Vini Lopez)
This article originally appeared on The List
Wire: Setlist celebrating Chuck Berry at Bruce Springsteen Center
