American guitarist, singer and songwriter (born 1926)

Chuck Berry

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

Born

1926

October 18

Died

2017

Era

1920s

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Chuck, in brief

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2017 Died

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The world in 1926

When Chuck arrived

april 21 Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
april 24 The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
april 6 Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
april 7 Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.

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