Chuck Berry

Birth Name:

Charles Edward Anderson Berry

Birth Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department

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

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