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Rock is rock, and, rock and roll, rock is just short for rock and roll.

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
Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry
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