Smith is doing his part to change that. His new book is the biography “Chuck Berry: An American Life,” named after the St. Louis native who gave us rock classics “Johnny B. Goode,” “Maybellene,” “Roll ...

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The music legend, who died Saturday at 90, is recalled by the director of 1987's 'Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock n' Roll' as a difficult talent who demanded cash in a paper bag but earned the title of ...

Meet the legend, music, and man who is regularly credited as the father of rock and roll. Take a riveting ride on the Chuck Berry train exploring the life, the legend, the music, and the man who is ...