Guitarist ~ Singer ~ Songwriter
birth name: Charles Edward Anderson Berry
birth name: Charles Edward Anderson Berry
Chuck Berry
October 18, 1926, St. Louis, MO
Of all the early breakthrough rock & roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. ~ Allmusic: Chuck Berry ~ retrieved October 7, 2013 © Allmusic
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October 18, 1980 ~ Billboard Hot 100 ~ #3 (3) Diana Ross, Upside Down ~ #2 (2) Barbra Streisand, Woman In Love ~ #1 (1) Queen, Another One Bites The Dust
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Chuck Berry ~ Inducted in the 1984 Big Band And Jazz Hall Of Fame.
In 2012 three Chuck Berry originals made it to the #DLW500 Dylan's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time ~ #219 One Dozen Berrys (1958) ~ #107 St Louis To Liverpool (1964) ~ #18 Berry Is On Top (1959)