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(60,536 posts) Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:26 PM Mar 2017

Rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry dies, age 90 [View all]

Source: RawStory

DAVID FERGUSON
18 MAR 2017 AT 18:16 ET

Rock and roll legend and electric guitar pioneer Chuck Berry has died at age 90.

St. Louis’ KSDK Channel 5 reported Saturday that police were summoned to the home of the guitarist’s home around 12:40 p.m. on Saturday and found an unresponsive male. They attempted resuscitation but were unsuccessful.

Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr. — known to the world as Chuck Berry — was pronounced deceased at 1:26 p.m., said a statement from the St. Charles County Police Department.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/rock-and-roll-pioneer-chuck-berry-dies-age-90/

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Rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry dies, age 90 [View all] DonViejo Mar 2017 OP

:-( elleng Mar 2017 #1

Just saw the breakings BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #2

Saw him many times... tekriter Mar 2017 #3

Take away his golden shower problems and issues with women and you have one of the greatest rockers bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #4

"... his golden shower problems" left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 #9

Chuck had a golden shower bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #14

so do someone else heaven05 Mar 2017 #18

How often do you defend pedophiles? bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #24

he paid for his mistake heaven05 Mar 2017 #34

I'll be looking forward to your Jerry Sandusky eulogy when he dies. bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #38

Yup - recorded a 12-year-old in the bathroom Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2017 #44

Disgusting. bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #53

My first ignore orangecrush Mar 2017 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #77

Who cares? lol bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #78

I know, of all things you could say about this fucking legend. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #28

yeah I just have to heaven05 Mar 2017 #39

Hug your loved ones, the fascists are going to bomb NK in a day or so Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #40

closer than we all think heaven05 Mar 2017 #42

Saw him twice Miles Archer Mar 2017 #11

I bet the Zappa show was killer. bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #17

I'm more disturbed by his clandestine recordings of female employees Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2017 #43

Berry would be treated like Bill Cosby if that stuff happened in today's Internet world. bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #51

Glad he had such a long life Warpy Mar 2017 #5

May all sex offenders live so long! AngryAmish Mar 2017 #56

Unproven Warpy Mar 2017 #59

efukt. . horrible porn site. But shows the truth about CB. AngryAmish Mar 2017 #61

The true "King of Rock 'n' Roll." yallerdawg Mar 2017 #6

Yep, the True King of Rock n Roll is right Ligyron Mar 2017 #35

As I recollect... yallerdawg Mar 2017 #45

No, Little Richard was the king of Rock and Roll malthaussen Mar 2017 #65

Who was the very first inductee into "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?" yallerdawg Mar 2017 #67

Any case that rests on the R&R HoF is pretty weak. :) malthaussen Mar 2017 #68

In the beginning, there was Chuck. yallerdawg Mar 2017 #69

Dude, you take this much too seriously. malthaussen Mar 2017 #70

Dude, I'm not dumping on a tribute thread to a man who just died. yallerdawg Mar 2017 #71

He was part of the first set of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - his name was listed Midwestern Democrat Mar 2017 #73

Front page Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yallerdawg Mar 2017 #75

My ding-a-ling left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 #7

EVERYBODY at my college radio station played that one! calimary Mar 2017 #32

RIP. You have earned it. Thank you for the many years of rockin'. LoisB Mar 2017 #8

Long live rock & roll legend Chuck Berry! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #10

Thank you for your contribution to the arts! Forever known! nt retrowire Mar 2017 #12

Space aliens' favorite. longship Mar 2017 #13

R.I.P. jpak Mar 2017 #15

When ever I hear the song Johnny B. Goode elmac Mar 2017 #16

Hail, hail rock and roll. ClusterFreak Mar 2017 #19

"School Days". . .Drop the coin right into the slot. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2017 #20

...It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished 'em well..C'est la vie say the old folks... Tikki Mar 2017 #21

RIP to not only the father of R&R azureblue Mar 2017 #46

So many lyricists he influenced with his story telling... Tikki Mar 2017 #54

R.I.P. Mr. Berry. nt Kahuna7 Mar 2017 #22

You Never Can Tell mikeargo Mar 2017 #23

Damn, what a great talent Va Lefty Mar 2017 #25

He's is the true king of Rock N roll. dawn frenzy adams Mar 2017 #26

Johnny B. Goode will live forever Martin Eden Mar 2017 #27

It's hard to believe he stole the song from Marty McFly itsrobert Mar 2017 #31

We can never know for certain ... Martin Eden Mar 2017 #47

Just two days ago fountainofyouth Mar 2017 #29

............ fantase56 Mar 2017 #30

I saw him in the 70s TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #33

It was his thing OneBlueDotBama Mar 2017 #36

Teaching Music and singing by Chuck Berry turbinetree Mar 2017 #37

Chuck Berry- A true Rock & Roll Legend red dog 1 Mar 2017 #41

When introducing Chuck Berry on The Mike Douglas Show in February 1972, spike jones Mar 2017 #48

The REAL king of Rock and Roll JPPaverage Mar 2017 #49

He set the style for nearly every rock and roll guitarist out there Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2017 #50

His music still sounds every bit as great as it did 60 years ago. JenniferJuniper Mar 2017 #52

He inspired the great ones... milestogo Mar 2017 #55

He was a great one. NT enough Mar 2017 #57

He was a great one. NT enough Mar 2017 #58

In political terms - the George Washington of rock n' roll.* FenwayDonkey Mar 2017 #60

Bruce Springsteen Chuck Berry story: pat_k Mar 2017 #62

R.I.P. Chuck GreydeeThos Mar 2017 #63

He is so lucky Marty McFly taught him that lick. egold2604 Mar 2017 #64

I hope he died with a guitar in his hand. malthaussen Mar 2017 #66

Roll over, Beethoven... Galileo126 Mar 2017 #72

I was so sad to hear this yesterday. Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #74