Chuck Berry

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guitarist human musician rock and roll musician singer songwriter

Chuck Berry was a pioneering American guitarist, singer, and songwriter widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of rock and roll.

Aliases (1)

Charles Edward Anderson Berry ×1

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	guitarist → human → musician → rock and roll musician → singer → songwriter →
activeYearsEnd	2010s →
activeYearsStart	1950s →
awardReceived	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award → Kennedy Center Honors → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction → Songwriters Hall of Fame induction →
burialPlace	Bellerive Gardens Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1926-10-18 →
dateOfDeath	2017-03-18 →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Berry →
fullName	Charles Edward Anderson Berry →
genre	blues → rhythm and blues → rock and roll →
givenName	Charles →
honor	Ranked in Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists → Ranked in Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists →
influenced	AC/DC → Beach Boys → Bob Dylan → Bruce Springsteen → Jimi Hendrix → The Beatles → The Rolling Stones →
influencedBy	Muddy Waters → Nat King Cole → T-Bone Walker →
instrument	guitar →
language	English →
marriageStart	1948 →
memberOf	Chess Records artists →
movement	rock and roll →
notableAlbum	After School Session → Chuck Berry Is on Top → One Dozen Berrys → St. Louis to Liverpool → The London Chuck Berry Sessions →
notableSong	Johnny B. Goode →
notableWork	Brown Eyed Handsome Man → Carol → Johnny B. Goode → Little Queenie → Maybellene → Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED → Nadine → No Particular Place to Go → Rock and Roll Music → Roll Over Beethoven → School Days → Sweet Little Sixteen → You Never Can Tell →
numberOfChildren	4 →
occupation	guitarist → recording artist → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	St. Charles County, Missouri, United States →
recordLabel	Atco Records → Chess Records → Mercury Records NERFINISHED →
residence	St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED →
songFeaturedIn	Johnny B. Goode – Voyager Golden Record →
spouse	Themetta Suggs →
styleCharacteristic	duck walk stage move → guitar intros based on double-stops →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chuck Berry ("Charles Edward Anderson Berry") →	fullName
Route 66 →	hasNotableCoverVersionBy
Keith Richards →	influencedBy
American Graffiti →	musicBy
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →	notableInductee
Chuck →	usedAsStageNameBy