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KMOV TV the CBS affiliate for St. Louis, Missouri reports [kmov.com]

The St. Charles County Police Department has confirmed that Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry has died. He was 90-years-old.

Officials responded to a medical emergency at a home on Buckner Road Saturday afternoon [March 18]. Inside the home, first responders found Berry unresponsive and immediately administered lifesaving techniques but Berry could not be revived.

The Chicago Sun-Times adds [suntimes.com]

Known as [one] of the Founding Fathers of Rock 'n' Roll and for hits that included "Johnny B. Goode", "Maybelline", "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Sweet Little Sixteen", singer-guitarist Chuck Berry has died.

[...]Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Berry began performing in the early 1950s. His big break came in the mid 1950s when he signed with Chicago's legendary Chess Records to record "Maybelline". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2004 Rolling Stone ranked him fifth on its list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

Wikipedia continues [wikipedia.org]

John Lennon said, "If you tried to give Rock and Roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."

[...]Journalist Chuck Klosterman has argued that in 300 years Berry will still be remembered as the rock musician who most closely captured the essence of rock and roll.

[...]Among the honors Berry has received are the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1984 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2000. He was ranked seventh on Time magazine's 2009 list of the 10 best electric guitar players of all time. On May 14, 2002, Berry was honored as one of the first BMI Icons at the 50th annual BMI Pop Awards. He was presented the award along with BMI affiliates Bo Diddley and Little Richard. In August 2014, Berry was made a laureate of the Polar Music Prize.

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