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Chuck Berry
  • Birth Name: Charles Edward Anderson Berry
  • Birth Place: St. Louis, MO
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/18/1926, Libra
  • Profession: Rock singer; guitarist; actor
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Chuck Berry Fast Facts:
  • Won his high school's talent contest with a performance of Jay McShann's "Confessin' the Blues."
  • Worked as a beautician by day and guitarist with various blues bands at night before his career took off; eventually became one-third of a trio with pianist Johnnie Johnson and drummer Ebby Harding.
  • While at a tour stop in Chicago, met Muddy Waters, who suggested Berry approach Chess Records; after submitting a demo tape, Berry went on to score his first Top 10 hit with the label, "Maybellene."
  • Released his first studio album, After School Session, on Chess in 1957. 
  • Opened his Berryland amusement park in St. Louis, MO, in 1961.
  • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, the hall's inaugural year.
  • Honored at the 2000 Kennedy Center Honors by then-President Bill Clinton.
  • Scored numerous Top 10 and Top 40 hits throughout his career, but only one No. 1: "My Ding-a-Ling."
  • Chuck Berry Relationships:
  • Aloha Isa Lei Berry - Daughter
  • Charles Edward Berry Jr. - Son
  • Henry Berry - Father
  • Ingrid Berry Clay - Daughter
  • Martha Berry - Mother
  • Melody Exes Berry - Daughter
  • Themetta Suggs - Ex-wife
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