Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter; and one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive with songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957), and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958).
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- Born in
- St. Louis
- Educated at
- Sumner High SchoolSumner High School and auditorium
- Awards
- 🏆 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame🏆 Polar Music Prize🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award🏆 Kennedy Center Honors🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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1926
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