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Chuck Berry Biography

Birth Name:Charles Edward Anderson Berry

Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • In 1985, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame
  • In 2000, he was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors
  • Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986
  • Before becoming a musician, he worked as a janitor and hairdresser
  • Got his start as a musician by working as an apprentice for blues artist Johnnie Johnson
  • Is best known for his work as a pioneer of rock n' roll music
  • Is well known for his duckwalk and guitar riffs that he performs