Rock and Roll legend Chuck Berry has died aged 90 and the who’s who of the music scene rushed to pay tributes to the ‘father of rock.’
Bruce Springsteen said he was “the greatest pure rock ‘n’ roll writer who ever lived,” while Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger said, “He lit up our teenage years, and blew life into our dreams of being musicians and performers”. Rocker Alice Cooper tweeted that Berry was “the genesis behind the great sound of rock ‘n’ roll.”
The guitarist and songwriter died of natural causes in the US state of Missouri on Saturday March 18.
Seen as one of the fathers of rock ‘n’ roll with a career spanning 7 decades, influencing generations of musicians, including The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys.
Novelist Stephen King noted that Berry had a great innings for a rock star, saying, “Chuck Berry died. This breaks my heart, but 90 years old ain’t bad for rock and roll. Johnny B. Goode forever.”
