CHUCK BERRY TURNS 90 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PIONEER:

During his weekend set at Desert Trip, Paul McCartney made sure to send early birthday wishes to Chuck Berry.

The ‘50s-era rock icon turns 90 on Oct. 18 and it isn’t an exaggeration to say that his classics “Maybelline,” “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Johnny B. Goode” and a score of other memorable guitar chargers influenced most of that Desert Trip lineup – especially McCartney and The Rolling Stones.

Berry, a St. Louis native (though he did get stuck “90 miles out of Atlanta” in “Promised Land”), isn’t expected to celebrate in any grandiose fashion today, but some music notables hopped on social media to send their best wishes.

I feel so old — I can remember when Chuck turned 60.