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Charles Edward Anderson “Chuck” Berry (Saint Louis, Missouri, October 18, 1926), better known as Chuck Berry, is one of the most influential composers, singers and guitarists of Rock and Roll history.

It is an influential figure and one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll. In the ’50s, Berry played songs like “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Rock and Roll Music”, “Route 66″ Nat King Cole, “Johnny B. Goode” and “Maybellene.”

He won a Grammy in 1984. In 1989 he published his autobiography.

Rolling Stone presents him as the interpreter # 5 of all time list “The Immortals” surpassed only by The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones.

Charles Edward Anderson Berry was born on October 18, 1926 at 2520 Goode Avenue (now Annie Malone Drive) in St. Louis. His mother, Martha, was a teacher and his father, Henry, contractor and a Baptist deacon. It is the third of six children. Simmons studied at the Grade School and High School Summer latter is the first African-American high school to the west of the Mississippi, which also studied Tina Turner.

Berry had been playing blues since his teens and early 1953 thanks to his teacher, he begins to earn a bonus by playing in the “Sir John’s Trio, a band that was performing at a popular club in St. Louis. Shortly afterwards the band changed its name to “Chuck Berry Combo.” In the city only had one band that could compete with that of Berry, Ike Turner, another famous guitarist.

In 1955 he began his career to stardom. Appears in four movies. In May, he traveled to Chicago where he met Muddy Waters who suggested he contact the Chess Records. Signed the contract, launched in September of that year “Maybelene.” In late June 1956, his song “Roll Over Beethoven” reached number 29. In the fall of 1957, Berry, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly and other booming emerging stars of rock and roll came together to play on tour in the United States.

In December 1959, Berry had legal problems after apache to hire a minor, he met in Mexico to work on the Bandstand club he owned in St. Louis. The girl was arrested and charged with prostitution Berry accused him of trafficking in minors for sexual purposes. He was sentenced to pay a $ 5,000 fine and five years in prison. He left in 1963

Already in the 70 Berry traveled for many years with the sole company of his Gibson guitar, sure it was wherever I could find a band that knew their music which might hire.

After traveling through the channels of old glories of the 1970s, Berry was again in trouble with the law in 1979. Shortly after appearing in the Carter White House, blamed him for tax evasion. He was sentenced to four months in jail and 1,000 hours of community service through benefit concerts.

At the end of 70, Berry continued regularly with his career, playing both the U.S. and across the ocean. On Wednesday of each month, was in the “Blueberry Hill”, a bar restaurant in Delmar Loop, a neighborhood of Saint Louis.

By late 1980, Berry opened a restaurant in Wentzville, Missouri, which he called The Southern Air. It also has a field called Berry Park in Wentzville, where for many summers, Berry gave rock concerts. It eventually closed to the public due to the tumultuous behavior of many attendees.

The documentary Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n Roll’ is about him and did a concert in 1987 along with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Julian Lennon, among others.

Berry again be the subject of attention in the early ’90s for his alleged voyeurism in the women’s bathroom of his home and restaurant.

His character is not easy. Deal with your feelings often build a wall of hostility. Once the stage check to the brave Keith Richards when he goes by surprise play with his idol, on another occasion the two came to blows in a boxing match. However there is no denying that his figure is one of the most influential in rock music.

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