After further discussion, the two women prevailed upon him to contact Gibson to ask about customizing a guitar to fit inside the coffin. Berry performs in concert with a Gibson ES-355 in the 1970s.

In Their Own Words, the PBS documentary series that aired in 2015, will return this July with six specials spotlighting Chuck Berry, Jimmy Carter, Angela Merkel, Elon Musk, Princess Diana and Pope ...

Barack Obama Chuck Berry rolled over everyone who came before him – and turned up everyone who came after. We'll miss you, Chuck. Be good. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 19, 2017 ...

"And that's the way we ended it in 1954," said Chuck Berry as he brought "Around and Around," one of his early hits, to a spluttering finish. The crowd at the 9:30 club on Friday night seemed ...

Berry grew up in The Ville neighborhood of St. Louis, attended Sumner High School, and was a game-changer: Combining blues, country, and other popular music styles, he created an entirely new sound.