Chuck Berry released his first single “Maybellene” in 1955, not long after the century he would help define reached its midpoint. Rock’n’roll was busy being born, set off four years ...

Chuck Berry, a music pioneer often called “the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” was found dead Saturday at a home outside St. Louis, police in St. Charles County said.

Chuck Berry blasts back onto the ... and is the first album from the rock-and-roll pioneer to scale the Billboard 200 since 2012 when The Best of Chuck Berry: 20th Century Masters The ...

Berry is much more than that, perhaps the 20th century’s greatest songwriter not named Bob Dylan, who called him “the Shakespeare of rock n’ roll.” But it’s still quite a legacy. Alex ...

Chuck Berry was not just a musician; he was a revolutionary force who redefined popular music. His songs were more than just ...

Berry did something complex and subversive with this 1956 B-side to "Too Much Monkey Business." In one lyric, he mentions the "whole lot of trouble" caused by a brown-eyed handsome man — i.e ...

Historically Speaking: Chuck Berry: An American Life July 13, 2023, 7:00 PM, EST Oprah Winfrey Theater In his newest book, biographer RJ Smith crafts a comprehensive portrait of Chuck Berry, one of ...