What The Chuck!Keeping the Music Alive
The What The Chuck! band standing together on a lit outdoor stage with guitars, bass and trombone

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Short bio

What The Chuck! is a St. Louis rock and roll band made up of Chuck Berry's family members and longtime musical collaborators, playing the songs live the way they were meant to be played.

Full bio

Formed in St. Louis, What The Chuck! brings together a son, two grandsons, and musicians who spent years on stage with the music at its source. The band performs a live catalog of rock and roll built on guitar language, humor, motion and dance — not as a period piece, but as a working set. Public descriptions of the group identify Charles Berry Jr., Charlie Berry III and Jahi Eskridge among the performers, and the band appeared publicly at City Winery St. Louis on September 21, 2025. Recordings credited to What The Chuck! appear on the official Chuck Berry website.

Lineup

  • Charles Berry Jr.Guitar
  • Charlie Berry IIILead Guitar
  • Jahi EskridgeVocals & Horns
  • Keith RobinsonDrums
  • Terrance ColemanBass
  • Antonio FosterKeys & Piano

Approved biographies

Charles Berry Jr.

Guitar

Charles Berry Jr. is a St. Louis guitarist who spent more than a decade touring internationally with his father's band before helping form What The Chuck! in 2021. Raised in a home overflowing with music, Charles learned the craft on stages around the world and participated in his father's final studio album. Today, he brings that firsthand experience to What The Chuck! with one clear purpose: keeping the music alive.

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Charlie Berry III

Lead Guitar

Charlie Berry III is a St. Louis guitarist and grandson of Chuck Berry whose musical path bridges family legacy with an identity distinctly his own. After developing his voice through local bands, open jams, sit-ins, and performances across the United States and abroad, Charlie now brings his own perspective to What The Chuck!, helping keep the music alive while continuing to push his own musicianship forward.

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Jahi Eskridge

Vocals & Horns

Jahi Eskridge is a St. Louis vocalist and brass musician whose background spans jazz, marching band, funk, soul, and rock and roll. A grandson of Chuck Berry, Jahi has performed with groups including Saint Boogie Brass Band, FatPocket, Big Brother Thunder and the Master Blasters, and What The Chuck!, bringing powerful vocals, horns, and unmistakable stage energy to the band.

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Keith Robinson

Drums

Keith Robinson is a veteran St. Louis drummer whose career began at age five in church and grew through decades of recording, touring, and live performance. Mentored by the legendary Oliver Sain and later a longtime drummer for Chuck Berry, Keith brings firsthand knowledge of the music's rhythm, feel, and live energy to What The Chuck!

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Terrance Coleman

Bass

Terrance Coleman is a St. Louis-born bassist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist with decades of experience performing alongside artists including Oliver Sain, Shirley Brown, Luther Ingram, Fontella Bass, and Ernie Isley. A principal creative force behind Physical Therapy, Terrance brings deep musicianship and authentic St. Louis roots to What The Chuck!, helping move the music forward with power and purpose.

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Antonio Foster

Keys & Piano

Antonio Foster is a St. Louis pianist, arranger, educator, producer, and bandleader whose music blends jazz, soul, church tradition, and contemporary creativity. He has performed at venues including Jazz St. Louis, the National Blues Museum, and the Dark Room, and brings musical depth, versatility, and a lifelong commitment to keeping the music moving forward.

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Approved photography

The What The Chuck! band standing together on a lit outdoor stage with guitars, bass and trombone
The band — Twilight Tuesdays, Missouri History Museum
Left to right: Charlie Berry III, Charles Berry Jr. and Jahi Eskridge on stage under blue light
Left to right — Charlie Berry III, Charles Berry Jr., Jahi Eskridge
Charles Berry Jr., guitarist, in headphones at a studio microphone beside a bass guitar
Charles Berry Jr. — tracking session
Charles Berry Jr., guitarist, playing a red hollow-body electric guitar in the studio
Charles Berry Jr. in studio — EPK session
Jahi Eskridge, vocals and horns, singing into a handheld microphone under stage lights
Jahi Eskridge — front line
Keith Robinson, drummer for What The Chuck!, smiling behind his Pearl drum kit with sticks in hand
Keith Robinson — drums
Keith Robinson, drummer, at the drum kit wearing studio headphones
Keith Robinson — drums
Overhead view of Keith Robinson behind the drum kit during a studio session
Keith Robinson, drummer — in studio
Terrance Coleman, bassist for What The Chuck!, on stage in a black suit and fedora with his quilted-top bass
Terrance Coleman — bass
Terrance Coleman, bassist, seated with a bass in a wood-panelled studio room
Terrance Coleman — bass, in studio
Antonio Foster, pianist and keyboardist, standing outdoors in a burgundy corduroy shirt in front of a flowering hedge
Antonio Foster — keys and piano
Antonio Foster playing keys on stage at City Winery St. Louis
Antonio Foster — keys, City Winery St. Louis
Charles Berry Jr., guitarist for What The Chuck!, on stage with a red Gibson hollow-body guitar in front of a red curtain
Charles Berry Jr. — guitar
Charles Berry Jr., guitarist, in a grey suit playing a red hollow-body guitar
Charles Berry Jr. — guitar
Charlie Berry III, guitarist for What The Chuck!, tracking in the studio with headphones and a sea-foam hollow-body guitar
Charlie Berry III — guitar, in studio
Jahi Eskridge, vocalist and brass player for What The Chuck!, looking toward the camera at an outdoor performance
Jahi Eskridge — vocals and horns
Jahi Eskridge tracking vocals in the studio at a ribbon microphone
Jahi Eskridge — tracking vocals
Keith Robinson, drummer for What The Chuck!, playing his kit during a studio session
Keith Robinson — drums, in studio
Terrance Coleman, bassist for What The Chuck!, playing a Fender jazz bass during a studio session
Terrance Coleman — bass, in studio

Live footage & music

  • What The Chuck! Live at City Winery St. Louis

    Clip being prepared for on-site hosting.

  • What The Chuck! — A Celebration of the Music

    Clip being prepared for on-site hosting.

  • Charlie Berry III — performance feature

    Clip being prepared for on-site hosting.

  • You Never Can Tell

    Credited to What The Chuck! on the official Chuck Berry site.

  • You Never Can Tell

    Credited to What The Chuck! on the official Chuck Berry site.

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