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Called simply "Chuck," the album will consist mostly of new,
original material recorded and produced by Berry, his record
company said.
Berry's children, Charles Berry Jr. on guitar and Ingrid Berry
on harmonica, form part of his backing band on the record. The
specific date of the album's release was not mentioned.
"What an honor to be part of this new music," Berry Jr. said in
a statement. “The St. Louis band, or as dad called us the
Blueberry Hill Band, fell right into the groove and followed his
lead. These songs cover the spectrum from hard-driving rockers
to soulful thought-provoking time capsules of a life's work."
Berry said he was dedicating the new album to his wife of 68
years, Themetta. "My darlin’ I’m growing old! I’ve worked on
this record for a long time. Now I can hang up my shoes!” the
musician said in a statement.
With songs like "Maybellene," "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Johnny
B. Goode" in the late 1950s, Berry helped lay the foundation for
modern rock music and was a major influence on scores of 1960s
bands, including the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
The St. Louis, Missouri, songwriter and guitar player was given
a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 1984 and was in the first
class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees in 1986.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bill Trott)
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