Chuck Berry album set for release in June
Chuck Berry’s final studio album will be released on June 16. The album, titled Chuck, was announced in October, five months before the rock pioneer’s death on March 18 at age 90. It is Berry’s first album since 1979’s Rock It. Dualtone Records says eight of the 10 new recordings were written by Berry, who worked on the album until 2014. Dualtone says he continued to oversee production. In addition to Berry’s children and grandson, the album features performances by Nathaniel Rateliff and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello.