Black musicians like Chuck Berry invented rock ’n’ roll, which fused elements from rhythm and blues and other African-American traditions into a fresh cultural form. Then white musicians such as Elvis ...

With his debut single “Maybellene,” Chuck Berry, who died on Saturday at 90, arrived fully formed, artistically complete, revolutionary and prophetic. Though he came to be known as the poet laureate ...

The early history of rock music is littered with conscious-altering moments. Elvis swiveling his hips on The Ed Sullivan Show; Jayne Mansfield strutting to Little Richard in The Girl Can’t Help It; ...

According to the painter Paul Gauguin, art is either plagiarism or revolution. Sadly, Gauguin wasn't around to hear Chuck Berry, who, with “Maybellene”, excelled at both. In the mid-Fifties, Berry had ...

St. LOUIS – Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as the legendary musician Chuck Berry, hailed from St. Louis. February marks Black History Month, and a prominent figure in St. Louis’s ...

When Gary Clark Jr. opened for Eric Clapton in New York on Sunday night, the day after Chuck Berry died, he told the audience that his song “Travis County” wouldn’t exist without Berry. “It’s one of ...

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In a reflective tribute to the late Chuck Berry, Paul McCartney honored the rock icon’s massive influence on the Beatles‘ formative music. “To us, he was a magician making music that was exotic, yet ...

Publicity photo for Chuck Berry, circa 1957. Public domain, via Wikipedia. Chuck Berry, the man whose name John Lennon once said was synonymous with rock and roll, has died at age 90, according to the ...