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Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Chuck Berry, with "Maybellene" (1955) . .
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Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Chuck Berry, with "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), refined and developed the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive, focusing on teen life and introducing guitar intros, lead breaks and guitar showmanship that would be a major influence on subsequent rock music. Born into a middle class family in St. Louis, Missouri, Berry was imprisoned for armed robbery in 1944, while still a high school student; this would be the first of three terms in prison that Berry would serve in his lifetime. Influenced by the guitar riffs and showmanship techniques of blues player T-Bone Walker, by early 1953 Berry was performing with the Johnnie Johnson Trio. His break came when he traveled to Chicago in May 1955, and met Muddy Waters, who suggested he contact Leonard Chess of Chess Records. Chess recorded Berry's adaptation of "Ida Red" - "Maybellene" - which sold over a million copies, reaching #1 on Billboard's Rhythm and Blues chart. By the end of the 1950s, Berry was an established star with several hit records and film appearances to his name, as well as a lucrative touring career. He had also established his own St. Louis-based nightclub, called Berry's Club Bandstand. But in December 1959, Berry was sentenced to five years in prison for offenses under the Mann Act - he had transported a 14-year-old girl to work at his club, and the girl was later arrested for prostitution.
Chuck put the Berry in, "Oh it's Berry Berry Good!"
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Listen to the music
always good
Carl Perkins was their before Elvis or Chuck Berry
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hes the best
Chuck Berry is hilarious
Chuck Berry is the father of Rock' N ' Roll
Chuck Berry is god of Rock N' Roll, he made Rock N' Roll today.
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chucks good but i think he aint as good as john mayer or that guy that who sold his soul at the crossroads??????
I always thought that the original rock and roll sucked... but I found out that it's just that I just don't like Elvis.
Chuck Berry, and Little Richard are the real kings of rock and roll.
Here is a great artist. Even at his age he,s rocking and rollin!!
i love his music.He,s the greatest!! jenniestone32
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chuck es muy original y su musica es pura energia.. me gusta mucho
chuck berry wow an alltime legend
Chuck Berry! for decades a rock-n-roll icon, and now and forever! an American treasure. A true testament to you longevity, and you,re still going strong. you were before my time but, I still enjoy your special brand of rock-n roll. P.S When you,re gone the whole world will morn
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