Chuck Berry

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Charles Edward Anderson “Chuck” Berry (born October 18, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.

Chuck Berry is an influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s website, “While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together.” Cub Koda wrote, “Of all the early breakthrough rock & roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers.” John Lennon was more succinct: “If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry’.”

Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2000 in a “class” with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Plácido Domingo, Angela Lansbury, and Clint Eastwood. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Chuck Berry #5 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He was also ranked 6th on Rolling Stone’s Rolling Stone’s 100 greatest guitarists of All Time.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included three of Chuck Berry’s songs (

Johnny B. Goode,

Maybellene,

Rock & Roll Music), of the 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll.

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rock and roll, classic rock, rock n roll, blues, rock
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Pokemaster1 wrote:
5 hours ago

he is rly good

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Cyanide-_- wrote:
6 hours ago

fuckin pretty

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TheAmon wrote:
8 days ago

I didn't know he was still alive.

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dcdelv wrote:
8 days ago

Suck it, Elvis.

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come_hither wrote:
12 days ago

GO JOHNNY GOOOOOOOOOO

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erikmallinson wrote:
18 days ago

Most amazing dude.

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kepler789-982 wrote:
18 days ago

Rockabilty ooooooooyeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhh

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LondonLouis wrote:
December 2008

Still rocks like mad. I don't know what he's like now, but I remember him being absolutely contemptuous of his audience back in the 1970s. He took his money, gave us absolutely the minimum - but his library of songs was (and remains) immense.

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EnFotiFrysen wrote:
December 2008

so fuckin' good =D

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viklahiri wrote:
December 2008

81 yo in the perfect fit

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johnnydrama7 wrote:
November 2008

woo

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WEFC87 wrote:
November 2008

Long Live To Rock N' Roll!!!

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henryhankof wrote:
November 2008

fine

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[deleted-user] wrote:
November 2008

A LEGEND!
Clashnroller wrote:
November 2008

The King.

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soulfinger wrote:
November 2008

Slow down li'l Jaguar... Keep cool li'l Thunderbird Ford

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Sweet_Marly wrote:
November 2008

I was at his conсert... impressed

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DAVERUIZ wrote:
November 2008

FUCK YEAH!!

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sotiris82 wrote:
October 2008

Grand Maestro!!

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Weed-N-Rock wrote:
October 2008

So cool been lovin' his music for a while, only now really gettin' into it!

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