American singer, composer, and guitarist Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) is credited with inventing rock and roll.
With songs like “Maybellene” (1955), “Roll Over Beethoven” (1956), “Rock and Roll Music” (1957), and “Johnny B. Goode,” the man dubbed the “Father of Rock and Roll” honed and developed rhythm and blues into the key components that gave the genre its distinctive sound (1958). Berry had a significant impact on later rock music by penning lyrics about consumerism and teen life and creating a musical style that featured guitar solos and theatrics.
Where is Chuck Berry’s guitar now?
Kevin Strait, a museum historian, tells us about Chuck Berry’s “Maybellene” guitar, which he assisted in gathering. It can be found at the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Musical Crossroads exhibit.
Let’s explore some other facts about him.
Berry, who was raised in a black middle-class family in St. Louis, showed early musical talent and performed in front of an audience for the first time at Sumner High School.
He was sentenced to a reformatory from 1944 to 1947 while still a high school student after being found guilty of armed robbery. Berry married after being freed, and he started working at an auto assembly facility.
