Chuck Berry

Born

October 18, 1926

Died

March 18, 2017 (aged 90)

Known as

guitarist, singer-songwriter, singer, composer, restaurateur, rock musician

Charles Edward Anderson Berry 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, consumerism, and music itself, and developing a music style that included guitar solos and showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music.

Biography from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.