“I had the audacity to say, ‘Are we gonna rehearse, Mr. Berry?’ He whipped around and yelled, ’We don’t rehearse rock ‘n’ roll!’”: Session great Carlos Alomar on his time as Chuck Berry’s rhythm guitarist
Session guitarist extraordinaire Carlos Alomar has shared the stage with a veritable list of icons, from David Bowie to James Brown and The Main Ingredient.
Later, he joined the ranks of Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney collaborators, contributed to Alicia Keys’ album The Element of Freedom, and played on the worldwide hit Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars. However, before hitting his stride with Bowie, Alomar played second fiddle to none other than Chuck Berry.
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