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Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies | Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies |
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Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry has died aged 90, police in US state of Missouri report. | |
The singer was found unresponsive at lunchtime on Saturday, St Charles County police said. | |
Berry's seven-decade career boasted a string of hits, including classics Roll Over Beethoven and Johnny B. Goode. | |
He received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 1984 and was among the first inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. | |
In a statement on Facebook, the St Charles County Police Department said they were called to reports of an unresponsive man at 12:40 local time (17:40 GMT). | |
"Unfortunately, the 90-year-old man could not be revived and was pronounced deceased at 1:26pm," the statement continued. | |
"The St. Charles County Police Department sadly confirms the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry." | |
Berry was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1926, and had his first hit Maybellene in 1955. | |
Last year, he announced he would be releasing his first album in nearly four decades. He dedicated it to his wife of 68 years, Themetta "Toddy". |