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Chuck Berry

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Also known as Charles Edward Anderson Berry, Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry, Charles Edward Anderson, Charles Edward Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

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Chuck Berry (1926–2017) was an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he began his work period in 1953 and was active in New York City. His musical style encompassed rock and roll, blues, and rock music. He recorded for Chess Records, Mercury Records, and Atco Records, performing on instruments including the Gibson ES-335, Fender Telecaster, and Fender Stratocaster.

Notable works include "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene," "Roll Over Beethoven," and "Rock and Roll Music." Berry received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Polar Music Prize, and Kennedy Center Honors. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. He died in St. Charles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1926
Works
13

Top works

  • The Greatest hits
  • Best of Chuck Berry
  • Chuck Berry Songbook
  • Chuck Berry
  • Rockit

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Film & TV

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll.

Known for

  • Merci Dorothée ! — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Hodgepodge — Self (archive footage)2025
  • The Beach Boys — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Daytime Revolution — Self (archive footage)2024
  • 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Black Note — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Rock this Town — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres — Self (archival footage)2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1926
Active to
2017
bluesblues rockclassic rockrhythm & bluesrhythm and bluesrock

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,632,443
Total plays
33,388,552

Tags

Rock and Rollclassic rockbluesrock n rollrock

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Charles Edward Anderson Berry (18 October 1926 – 18 March 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, widely regarded as a pioneer of rock and roll. Often referred to as the “Father of Rock and Roll”, he played a significant role in developing rhythm and blues into the style that became rock and roll. His best-known songs include "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957), and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chuck+Berry">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Anderson
Family name
Berry
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
San Jose
Place of death
St. Charles
Occupation
restaurateur
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Baptists
Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Notable work
Rock and Roll Music
Field of work
rock and roll
Genre
rock and roll
Instrument
voice
Discography
Chuck Berry discography
Official website
app.soundcharts.com/app/artist/chuck-berry/overview
Image
Chuck-berry-2007-07-18.jpg
Number of children
4
Work location
New York City
Voice type
tenor
Convicted of
tax noncompliance
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Commons category
Chuck Berry
date of birth
1926-10-18
topic's main category
Category:Chuck Berry
ethnic group
African Americans
handedness
right-handedness
date of death
2017-03-18
start of work period
1953-00-00
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
birth name
Charles Edward Anderson Berry
end of work period
2017-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
topic has template
Template:Chuck Berry
social media followers
14700
pseudonym
Chuck Berry
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Encyclopedic overview

Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was 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). Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism, and developing a music style that included guitar solos and showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music.

Born into a middle-class black family in St. Louis, Berry had an interest in music from an early age and gave his first public performance at Sumner High School. While still a high school student, he was convicted of armed robbery and was sent to a reformatory, where he was held from 1944 to 1947. After his release, Berry settled into married life and worked at an automobile assembly plant. By early 1953, influenced by the guitar riffs and showmanship techniques of the blues musician T-Bone Walker, Berry began 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. With Chess, he recorded "Maybellene"—Berry's adaptation of the country song "Ida Red"—which sold over a million copies, reaching number one on Billboard's rhythm and blues chart.

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