Travel - chicagotribune.com: Chuck Berry to get St. Louis-area statue despite icon's criminal past

Travel - chicagotribune.com Headlines from chicagotribune.com Chuck Berry to get St. Louis-area statue despite icon's criminal past 28 Jun 2011, 9:17 pm By Associated Press 3:17 p.m. CDT, June 28, 2011 UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) — The rock legend known for such hits as "Johnny B. Goode" will be getting a statue in suburban St. Louis, but not everyone thinks that's so great. University City's City Council on Monday night refused to block installation of an 8-foot bronze sculpture by artist Harry Weber honoring 84-year-old Chuck Berry. Entrepreneur Joe Edwards and KMOX radio host Charles Brennan have led a fundraising driving for the statue across from Edwards' Blueberry Hill, where Berry has performed some 160 times. Edwards figures the statute will be a tourism draw. But critics have questioned whether it should be placed on city-owned land, and the fact that Berry spent time in jail. Edwards says the sculpture is to be installed Thursday or Friday, with a formal dedication scheduled for July 29. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.