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Friend: Chuck Berry’s 1st Album in Decades is ‘Sensational

by Associated PressMarch 20, 2017January 25, 2022

Chuck Berry’s death came just weeks before the debut single off his first new studio album in nearly four decades was scheduled to go on sale, a friend of the […]

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend Chuck Berry Dies at 90

by Associated PressMarch 18, 2017January 25, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Berry, rock ‘n’ roll’s founding guitar hero and storyteller who defined the music’s joy and rebellion in such classics as “Johnny B. Goode,” ”Sweet Little […]

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Chuck Berry Shares Sweden’s Most Prestigious Musician Award

by Associated PressMay 8, 2014January 25, 2022

STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. rock legend Chuck Berry and American opera director Peter Sellars have been awarded the 2014 Polar Music Prize, Sweden’s most prestigious award for musicians. The prize […]

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