The move often leaves Townshend with bloody fingers – and he once wound up in a hospital after puncturing his hand on a whammy bar – but images of his windmill are among the most iconic in rock & roll. When Richards later told him he had no plans to continue doing the windmill, Townshend adopted it. One night, when the Who were opening for the Rolling Stones, Pete Townshend said he saw Richards do the windmill as he walked onstage. As he was escorted off the stage, Brown – seemingly exhausted – would shake off the cape and continue, solidifying his reputation as the hardest-working man in show business.ĭuring an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman, the Who‘s guitarist said he got his signature move – repeatedly stroking his guitar in a windmill fashion – from Keith Richards. For more than 40 years, Ray played a key part in the move, which occurred during the song “Please, Please, Please.” During the song, Brown would drop to his knees, prompting Ray, his emcee, to walk onstage and place a cape – inspired by cape-wearing wrestler Gorgeous George – around Brown’s shoulders. Fans went nuts, and Berry duck-walked for the rest of his career.Īt the Grammy Awards in 2007, Danny Ray draped James Brown‘s glittering red cape across a microphone, in honor of the Godfather of Soul’s passing and a nod to his most memorable move. To do so, he performed a trick he’d done as a child, squatting and moving forward with one leg swinging back and forth as he continued to play guitar.
During one of DJ Alan Freed’s shows in 1956, Berry was embarrassed by the wrinkles and pleats in his silk trousers, so he attempted to hide them behind a guitar.
Chuck Berry‘s place in history might be a little less memorable had he worn a different pair of pants – or had an iron.
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