The “School Days” singer’s first brush with the law came as a youth, when he was sent to reformatory for three years for pulling off an armed carjacking with a pair of buddies. Chuck Berry ...

Chuck Berry, the pioneering singer considered by many to be the “father of rock ‘n’ roll,” died Saturday, police in St. Charles County, Missouri, confirmed. He was 90. Among the first ...

But Chuck Berry, who turns 90 today and has just announced ... and he wasn’t a bad singer either.” Indeed, Berry would be important even if he were just a songwriter who never played a show ...

Goode.” By Jennifer Frederick Chuck Berry, the singer, songwriter and guitar great who practically defined rock music with his impeccably twangy hits “Maybellene,” “Roll Over Beethoven ...

American rock ‘n’ roll singer and guitarist Chuck Berry performs at the Lewisham Odeon in London on Feb. 19, 1975. This photo taken on July 10, 1981 shows U.S. rock singer Chuck Berry in ...

And, oh yeah — he… By Robert Christgau “While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll,” hedged the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame upon inducting Chuck Berry into its 1986 ...

Record producer Randy Jackson posted on Twitter: “To the greatest rock and roll pioneer of all time RIP Chuck Berry. We all thank u.” Singer John Mayer shared his love for Berry on his ...

The film made a crucial error in its iconic dance scene, where Fox's McFly performs "Johnny B. Goode" on a now-famous Gibson ...

The younger Berry says Gibson came to the rescue with a donated guitar as a "thank you" for Chuck's years of music and ...

How should a legend be remembered? And whose decision should that be? These are a couple of the complicated questions raised by new albums out Friday from Chuck Berry and Glen Campbell, two ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Music legend Chuck Berry lived at this house on Whittier Street in St. Louis from 1950 to 1958, when he recorded some of his ...