Keith Richards tweets STL pic
6 hours ago
By Joe Holleman
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Keith Richards and STL legend Johnnie Johnson in 1987
The promotional "I'm Sold on St. Louis" campaign and logo got a rocking boost this morning, when Rolling Stoner Keith Richards went on Twitter and sent out a snapshot of him and the late, great Johnnie Johnson from 1987.
Johnson was part of Chuck Berry's early band and helped Berry arrange numerous songs, including "Johnny B. Goode," "School Days," "Carol" and "Nadine."
Largely unknown for years, Johnson got major press from the 1987 concert film "Hail, Hail Rock N' Roll," which was produced by Richards. Johnson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Johnson died in STL in 2005.
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