Chuck Berry. Season 2 Episode 2 | 52m 20s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Meet the legend, music, and man who is regularly credited as the father of rock and roll. Take a riveting ride on the ...

Chuck Berry lies in his coffin with a Gibson ES-355 during his memorial service at the Pageant Theater in St. Louis, April 9, 2017. The guitar legend died on March 18 at the age of 90.

The 20 best Chuck Berry songs: From his breakout song to his biggest hits. Our picks for the most essential tracks by the Father of Rock & Roll. By Jim Farber. and Kevin Jacobsen.

In Chuck Berry’s 1956 record “You Can’t Catch Me,” it’s a rainy late night on the New Jersey Turnpike. A hot rod roars by the driver-singer’s dream machine, and the race is on. Just as ...

Which means: When you’re Chuck Berry, and you’re 75 years old, and you invented rock & roll, you can do — or not do — anything you want. Now go tell Tchaikovsky the news.

Chuck Berry was a complicated man. He craved love, attention, and acceptance. But he could brutally deride those who gave it to him. He could be kind and generous to strangers.

It reminds us that Chuck Berry wasn’t just creating music for the sock-hop set—he was documenting societal stress with a sharp tongue and a sharper guitar. 4. Memphis, Tennessee (1959) ...

Chuck Berry was known for being a pioneer in the world of rock ‘n’ roll, with early hits like “Johnny B. Goode,” “Roll Over ...

Chuck Berry wrote a classic Christmas tune with “Run Rudolph Run,” but he might have played a trick on everyone and made them get the song’s title wrong when he sang the words in a different ...

Chuck Berry dealt with a major scandal in 1990. Chuck Berry didn't just let women use the bathroom at his restaurant. He taped them without their consent while they were on the toilet.

Chuck Berry was playing a concert in Paris once when the audience started to get out of hand. But instead of engaging the rowdy fans, security did nothing. Things went from bad to worse, and tear ...

Chuck Berry's Funeral: Fans Say Goodbye. Legendary musician Chuck Berry‘s funeral was Sunday in St. Louis, about three weeks after his death at the age of 90.