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Rock 'n' roll accepted me and paid me, even though I loved the big bands I went that way because I wanted a home of my own. I had a family. I had to raise them. Let's don't leave out the economics. No way.

Chuck Berry

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Chuck Berry
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: October 18
Died: 2017
Died: March 18
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Restaurateur
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
St. Louis
Missouri
Charles Edward Anderson Berry
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