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Chuck Berry Artist Bio and LyricsBorn Charles Edward Anderson Berry in 1926, Chuck Berry is a famous American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is widely regarded as one of the true pioneers of the rock and roll sound. As Cub Koda once attested, Chuck Berry was the first rock and roll breakthrough artist and none other was more important to the development of the genre. When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened, Berry was one of the first artists to be inducted. He also received Kennedy Center Honors in the year 2000 alongside Clint Eastwood, Angela Lansbury, Plácido Domingo, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Among Berry’s most famous songs are “Johnny B. Goode,” which has been covered by everyone from the Grateful Dead to the Sex Pistols and Judas Priest; “Rock and Roll Music,” which was covered by the Beatles; and “Around and Around,” which has been covered by the Velvet Underground and David Bowie. Berry continues to perform occasional concerts all over the United States and overseas. The albums of Chuck Berry include Rock, Rock, Rock, After School Session, One Dozen Berrys, Chuck Berry Is On Top, Rockin’ at the Hops, New Juke Box Hits, Chuck Berry Twist, Chuck Berry’s Greatest Hits, Two Great Guitars, St. Louis to Liverpool, Chuck Berry in London, Fresh Berry’s, In Memphis, From St. Louie to Frisco, Concerto in B Goode, Back Home, San Francisco Dues, The London Chuck Berry Sessions, Bio, Sweet Little Rock and Roller, Wild Berrys, Flashback, Chuck and His Friends, and Rock It. |
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