Roll over Beethoven...

[NastyWoman]

The great Chuck Berry has passed away. May he rest in peace

[Tennesseer]

Chuck B. Goode

[Jaguar]

Go Well.

[Deleted]

I was going to start a thread... but I see that someone beat me to it

Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 90
^{7:51 PM ET, Sat March 18, 2017}


(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. He was 90.

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.

"Unfortunately, the 90-year-old man could not be revived and was pronounced deceased at 1:26 p.m.," the post said. "The St. Charles County Police Department sadly confirms the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry."

Berry wrote and recorded songs like "Johnny B. Goode" and "Sweet Little Sixteen" that became standards -- songs every garage band and fledgling guitarist had to learn if they wanted to enter the rock 'n' roll fellowship.

Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones idolized him. Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys copied him. Bob Seger, recognizing Berry's far-reaching influence, sang "All of Chuck's children are out there playing his licks" in Seger's "Rock and Roll Never Forgets."

But perhaps John Lennon put it most succinctly. "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry.'"


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More here: CNN.com

[NancysSummerSip]

Not just a rock n' roller, but a legend, an icon and a genius. He was there when it all began - heck, he WAS the beginning. A long and colorful life, to say the least. Rock and roll them in heaven, sir. Hate to lose a great one, but you gave us so much on Earth, that perhaps it was time to move on to the eternal show and delight Heaven itself.

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May you meet-up with all the other Rock & Roll legends before you to put on one heck of a show:

[suesinfl]

My heart is heavy right. He did live a long life and brought joy into our lives. RIP.

[Tennesseer]