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Legendary guitarist passes away

───   07:39 Sun, 19 Mar 2017

Legendary guitarist passes away | News Article
Chuck Berry (Billboard)

Washington - Rock 'n Roll legend Chuck Berry has died at the age of 90.


AFP reports Missouri police confirmed that the St. Charles County Police Department last night responded to a medical emergency at a home in the area, which lies in the east of Missouri state near the city of St. Louis. 

First responders found an unresponsive man and were unable to revive him. They confirmed the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry. 

Berry, a guitarist and singer, was known for such hits as "Roll over Beethoven" and "Sweet Little Sixteen" in the 1950s and '60s and helped shape the genre of Rock 'n Roll.


AFP


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