Music Legends Unite in Tributes to 'Father of Rock and Roll' Chuck Berry

© AFP 2023 / MICHAL CIZEKCelebrated American singer and guitarist Chuck Berry, 80, performs on stage at Lucerna Palace during his concert in Prague 16 January 2005
Celebrated American singer and guitarist Chuck Berry, 80, performs on stage at Lucerna Palace during his concert in Prague 16 January 2005 - Sputnik International
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Fans of Chuck Berry are paying tribute to the rock and roll pioneer, who passed away on Saturday aged 90.

Chuck Berry performs during a concert celebration for his 60th birthday at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 17, 1986. The concert is being filmed for a motion picture documentary titled Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll. - Sputnik International
Rock'n'Roll Icon Chuck Berry Dies at 90
Music legend Chuck Berry passed away on Saturday at his home in St. Charles County, in the US state of Missouri. 

Berry, who began his recording career with "Maybelline" in 1955, blended rhythm and blues with elements of country and western to pioneer a new genre music, rock and roll. 

His hits included classics such as "Sweet Little Sixteen," "Johnny B. Goode" and "You Never Can Tell," which was revived in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction

Music legends like Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Rolling Stones have acknowledged the influence that Chuck Berry had on their music.

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

Since the news of his death on Saturday, musicians have been paying tribute to Berry.

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