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Chuck Berry

1926 - 2017

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Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered 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 into a middle-class black family in St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chuck Berry is the 68th most popular musician (down from 40th in 2019), the 487th most popular biography from United States (down from 276th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Musician.

Chuck Berry is most famous for his guitar playing and for being one of the pioneers of rock and roll.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chuck Berry ranks 68 out of 3,175. Before him are Ram Narayan, Brian Jones, Victor Borge, Robert Fripp, Dschinghis Khan, and J. J. Cale. After him are Cliff Burton, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Miles Davis, Vladimir Horowitz, Dean Martin, and Baroness Mary Vetsera.

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Among people born in 1926, Chuck Berry ranks 22. Before him are René Goscinny, Sathya Sai Baba, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Nuon Chea, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, and Andrzej Wajda. After him are Miles Davis, Irwin Rose, Harper Lee, Hugh Hefner, Jerry Lewis, and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Among people deceased in 2017, Chuck Berry ranks 18. Before him are Jalal Talabani, Jeanne Moreau, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Salvatore Riina, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and David Rockefeller. After him are Nicolaas Bloembergen, Manuel Noriega, Hans Georg Dehmelt, John Hurt, Hugh Hefner, and Mireille Darc.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck Berry ranks 487 out of 20,380. Before him are Sidney Poitier (1927), Paul Samuelson (1915), J. J. Cale (1938), Clifford Shull (1915), John Bardeen (1908), and Susan Sontag (1933). After him are Bob Kahn (1938), Stevie Wonder (1950), Faye Dunaway (1941), Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809), John Saxon (1935), and Frank Lucas (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chuck Berry ranks 19. Before him are Bill Haley (1925), Marilyn Manson (1969), Iggy Pop (1947), Frank Zappa (1940), Bruce Springsteen (1949), and J. J. Cale (1938). After him are Cliff Burton (1962), Miles Davis (1926), Dean Martin (1917), Charlie Parker (1920), Yehudi Menuhin (1916), and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959).

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