
This Week in Local History: Chuck Berry, “Roll Over Beethoven” and a look back at Carrs Beach!
On Saturday, July 21, 1956, more than 70,000 people excitedly headed to Carr’s Beach to see a performance by Chuck Berry. In June of that year, “Roll Over Beethoven” had reached number 29 on the Billboard Top 100 chart. This was a hot act that summer— and …