December 31, 1952 – When his original guitarist had a stroke just before a New Year’s Eve gig, popular St. Louis boogie-woogie pianist Johnnie Johnson hired a 26-year-old hairdresser named Chuck Berry to play guitar for his group “The Sir John’s Trio.” @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnieJohnson #ChuckBerry #RocHop #SirJohnsTrio #OTD #RockNRoll
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