Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 90

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/18/entertainment/chuck-berry-dies/

(CNN)Chuck Berry, a music pioneer often called "the Father of Rock 'n' Roll," was found dead Saturday at a residence outside St. Louis, police in St. Charles County said.

Berry, 90, wrote and recorded the rock standards "Johnny B. Goode" and "Sweet Little Sixteen."
A post on the St. Charles County police Facebook page said officers responded to a medical emergency at a residence around 12:40 p.m. (1:40 p.m. ET) Saturday and found an unresponsive man inside.

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God Bless him. He was truly the Godfather of modern Rock N Roll.

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'Tis a loss...

R.I.P., Charles.

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He was an inspiration for a lot of people. R.I.P. Chuck Berry.  :'(

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His music will last a long, long time...Carl Sagan chose it for the gold record on voyager...

Go Johnnie go!!!

 

 

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I wonder if they'll let him play with his Dinga Ling in Rock 'n Roll Heaven. :grin:

Seriously, though, RIP Chuck, you were an inspiration and leading light to many generations of musicians.

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