by Brad Bechler Member since: May 4, 2010 Chuck Berry collapsed in Chicago Saturday night while playing at the Congress Theater as part of his Winter Dance show. Lou Gehrig's Disease has not been confirmed, although some sites and blogs made the claim.
Known for his famous duck walk, gyrating dance moves, and trademark call-and-response audience participation shows, the legendary rocker collapsed at his keyboard about an hour into his sold-out scheduled performance.
Alarmed patrons looked on as three members helped the frail 84-year-old icon off the stage. It was said Berry was seemingly unconscious for several minutes after his collapse, according to the Sun Times.
Thankfully, after 20 minutes, he suddenly returned back to the stage. However, just a small crowd remained. He tried to soldier on with his performance, but announced he could not go on as he had "no more strength".
It was reported that after Chuck Berry collapsed, he refused medical attention from paramedics, who just did a cursory evaluation of his vitals, but complied with his refusal for transport to the hospital. It appears that the beloved rock legend may have been suffering from exhaustion, short of some other undisclosed medical condition.
He recently made a series of performances for New Year's Eve in two NYC venues. Perhaps, as Clint Eastwood once said, "every man must know his limitations." Maybe he just needs to take it easy as he's no longer the "spring chicken" he once was.
The comforting news to his adoring fans is that Chuck Berry's collapse, at the time, did not result in something more traumatic. Hopefully, it was just exhaustion, and he gets the rest he deserves. After all, he has been performing for over five decades.
Chuck Berry is known for hits like Roll Over Beethoven, Everyday I Have the Blues, and My Ding-A-Ling. No further word is known about why Chuck Berry collapsed.
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