To celebrate this iconic rocker, look back on his life and career below. This is what helped make Chuck Berry a rock god.

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The early history of rock music is littered with conscious-altering moments. Elvis swiveling his hips on The Ed Sullivan Show; Jayne Mansfield strutting to Little Richard in The Girl Can’t Help It; ...

Chuck Berry started a revolution when he put the guitar front and center, paving the way for classic riffs in rock music. By 1969, Jimmy Page set the standard with “Whole Lotta Love”, and decades ...

The 1950s saw rock ‘n’ roll burst onto the scene and change music forever. From Elvis Presley’s hip-shaking performances that scandalized parents and drove teens wild to Chuck Berry’s epic guitar ...

Paul McCartney stole the bassline of The Beatles‘ “I Saw Her Standing There” from Chuck Berry. He said “I Saw Her Standing There” proved basslines didn’t have to be original. Subsequently, Paul ...

Music pioneer Chuck Berry is widely regarded as the Father of Rock & Roll, but despite serving as a trailblazer of the genre, the hitmaker surprisingly only notched one No. 1 hit on the U.S. Billboard ...

The future was written for Skindred's Mikey Demus with Back to the Future. In this episode of Gear Factor, the musician credits the 1985 Michael J. Fox film for not only inspiring his love of Chuck ...

"If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry.” John Lennon read those words from a cue card on "The Mike Douglas Show" in 1972 when he introduced his idol. But his ...