A gifted guitar player, an amazing live performer, and a skilled songwriter whose music and lyrics captured the essence of 1950s teenage life," The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said in a statement.

In his suit, Johnson claimed he'd co-written, on his piano, nearly every song in Berry's remarkable 1950s and ‘60's run – "Roll Over Beethoven," "Back in the U.S.A." and "Nadine," among many ...

Chuck Berry poses on Park Lane in London in 1965. David Redfern/Redferns Music producer and Rolling Stones Records founding president Marshall Chess first met Chuck Berry in the 1950s.

And, in a sense, that idea is not far off: Berry, who died Saturday at his home near St. Louis at age 90, basically invented rock ’n’ roll with songs from the mid- and late 1950s such as ...

Legendary musician Chuck Berry helped defined early rock 'n' roll has died. He was 90. NPR guest host Ray Suarez speaks with Rolling Stone music critic Peter Guralnick about his life and influence.

“Chuck Berry was a rock and roll original. A gifted guitar player, an amazing live performer, and a skilled songwriter whose music and lyrics captured the essence of 1950s teenage life.