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WHEN WAS HE BORN?
He was born the 18th of October in 1926, in San Luis, United States. -
HIS CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
Chuck Berry was interested in music from an early age. At age 10 he already participates in a local blues orchestra, as guitarist and singer. He gave his first public performance at Sumner High School. From 1944 to 1947, he was interned in a reformatory for armed robbery. He stole three stores in Kansas City and a car at gunpoint with some friends. In the reformatory he formed a quartet and practiced boxing. -
MAYBELLENE
The first song that have composed Chuck Berry, is: "Maybellene", that it is based on "Ida Red". -
ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
Another song is Roll Over Beethoven, originally released on Chess Records, with "Drifting Heart" as the B-Side. -
ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
This is another song known as "Rock and Roll Music", and is recognized as one of Berry's most popular and edurning compositions. -
JOHNNY B.GOODE
Johnny B.Goode is a 1958. The song was a major hit, peaking at the number two on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on his Hot 100 chart. -
MY DING-A-LING
he showed up at the White House at the request of President Jimmy Carter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaEC-lWSlmI -
THE LAST YEARS OF HIS CAREER
In his last years, he was awarded several prizes, among them a Grammy (1984), for his life dedicated to music. In August 2014, at 88, he was awarded the Polar Prize, a Swedish prize that rewards outstanding contributions to the history of music -
WHEN HE WAS DEAD?
Two years ago, Chuck Berry had died, concretely the 18th of March 2017. He died by a heart attack.
