Chuck Berry died

In the city of St. Chalz, Missouri, at the age of 90, one of the founders of Rock-n Roll Chuck Berry died. It is reported by Reuters.

On Saturday, the nurse called the police to Berry’s house (in the USA, police, like firefighters, provide first aid along with doctors). The outfit discovered that the musician was not guided by signs of life. It was not possible to reanimate him. At 13:26 local time (21:26 Moscow time) death was stated.

Berry was born on October 18, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, in the family of the deacon of the Baptist Church and the principal of the school. For the first time he acted in public as a musician in 1941.

In 1944, Berry was arrested for three armed robbers of stores and an armed car. He was condemned and sent to prison for minors. There he organized a vocal quartet. He was released in 1947.

Then he was a worker at car factories, a concierge, a cosmetologist. At the same time, he acted as a guitarist in the clubs of St. Louis with various local ensembles. In 1953 he formed Johnnie Johnson Trio.

In 1955, Berry recorded his first single - "Maybellene" on the Chicago Chesis Records label. The composition combined the features of the rhythm end-blouse and country. The single was sold out of a circulation of more than 1 million copies. Subsequently, the musician released a number of singles, which, like “Maybellene”, are recognized by the classics of rock and roll. These are, in particular, "Thirty Days" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957), Sweet Little Sixteen (1958), "Johnny B. goode "(1958). Since 1957, Berry also recorded long-lasting records.

In 1960, the musician was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of seducing a minor. He appealed the verdict and the next year received a shorter period of three years. At the beginning of 1962, after the loss of the second appeal, Berry went to prison, from where he freed himself ahead of schedule at the end of 1963.

After the release, Berry continued to record records and perform concerts. After 1979, he did not release studio records, but actively toured. By the 90th anniversary, however, he recorded the next album, which should be released this year.

In 1979, the musician was once again convicted - now in the case of tax failure. He was sentenced to four months in prison and 1000 hours of compulsory work.

In 1984, Berry received the Grammy Award for Life Lifetime Achievement Award). In 1986, he became one of the first musicians, whose names were included in the newly created Hall of Glory Rock and Roll. Berry’s songs and albums have repeatedly occupied the upper lines in the ratings of the best in history.

The musician repeatedly performed in Russia, including during a farewell world tour in 2014.