Chuck Berry has passed away.

[Ms. BlueGangsta]

He was 90 years old.
I don't know much about him other then that along with the likes of Big Mama Thornton, Fats Domino, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Little Richard, that he pretty much invented Rock and Roll, so RIP Chuck.

 

[SarahJ]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Called the Father of Rock and Roll. He was the influence of so many great artists including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan just to name a few. He created great, great music and not one person I knew growing up didn't respect him as an artist. So many great ones gone.

Rest in peace Chuck Berry. I can only imagine the jam session going on up above...

 

[Silouette]

All so true Sarah. Thanks for saying those words.
Another great and influential artist has passed on. Seventy years of rockin' n rollin'.
Rest in peace Mr. Berry.

 

[Silouette]

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".

-from BBC.com

Wow!