Chuck Berry

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

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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 Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Berry
fullName Chuck Berry self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
The Beach Boys
surface form: Beach Boys

Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Jimi Hendrix
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
influencedBy Muddy Waters
Nat King Cole
T‑Bone Walker
surface form: 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, United States
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee

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
placeOfDeath St. Charles County, Missouri
surface form: St. Charles County, Missouri, United States
recordLabel Atco Records
Chess Records
Mercury Records
residence St. Louis, Missouri, United States
songFeaturedIn Johnny B. Goode
surface form: Johnny B. Goode – Voyager Golden Record
spouse Themetta Suggs
styleCharacteristic duck walk stage move
guitar intros based on double-stops

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Sweet Little Sixteen composer Chuck Berry
Sweet Little Sixteen performedBy Chuck Berry
this entity surface form: Chuck Berry and his band
School Days artist Chuck Berry
School Days performer Chuck Berry
School Days writer Chuck Berry
School Days composer Chuck Berry
School Days partOf Chuck Berry
this entity surface form: Chuck Berry song catalog
No Particular Place to Go writer Chuck Berry
No Particular Place to Go composer Chuck Berry
No Particular Place to Go performerOccupation Chuck Berry
this entity surface form: Chuck Berry is an American rock and roll musician
You Never Can Tell performer Chuck Berry
You Never Can Tell writer Chuck Berry