JUNE 29, 2011 – Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) threw out the first pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals baseball game on the same day an eight foot statue of the guitarist by sculptor Harry Weber became a permanent fixture in the Delmar Loop in St. Louis, Missouri, a public area that acts as a gateway to a row of restaurants, shops and right across the street from Blueberry Hill a legendary nightclub where Berry still performed up until 2014. Blueberry Hill owner Joe Edwards became close friends with Chuck Berry in the early 80s and in 1996 he and Chuck were talking one night and thought it would be great if Chuck Berry played a monthly concert series at Blueberry Hill.
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