Don't let the same dog bite you twice.
It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.
Rock's so good to me. Rock is my child and my grandfather.
Roll over, Beethoven, and tell Tchaikovsky the news.
Berry's last album to date is his 1979 album, Rockit, for Atco Records.
Berry has a degree in cosmetology.
He was married to Themetta "Toddy" Suggs.
He is often referred to as the "Prime Minister" of Rock and Roll.
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association International Hall of Fame in 1982.
Chuck greatly influenced future rock icons such as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and The Rolling Stones.
Berry owns an amusement park, Berryland, located outside St. Louis.
Chuck Berry made his first recording on May 21, 1955. He recorded "Wee Wee Hours" and "Maybellene."
Chuck Berry made an appearance in the movie, American Hot Wax, a biography of disk jockey Alan Freed. Berry appeared as himself in the film.
On October 8, 1987, a live tribute to Chuck Berry called Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll is released. It was re-released on DVD for the first time on June 27, 2006.
Six of Chuck Berry's songs were included in the 2004 Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. These songs were "Johnny B. Goode" (7), "Maybellene" (18), "Roll Over Beethoven" (97), "Rock and Roll Music" (128), "Sweet Little Sixteen" (272) and "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (374).
The Rolling Stones' first song was a cover of Berry's "Come On," and it was their very first single ever released.
According to Paul McCartney, The Beatles' song "Back in the U.S.S.R." was a parody of Berry's "Back in the U.S.A."
Chuck's song, "Johnny B. Goode," was played in the movie, Back to the Future.
The melody of The Beach Boys song "Surfin' USA," had the same melody as Chuck's song, "Sweet Little Sixteen." They sounded so alike that the Beach Boys had to give Berry co-writing credit in order to avoid a lawsuit.
John Lennon once said "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."
Berry is the third child in a family of six children.
His favorite comedian is Lucille Ball.
His Astrological sign is Libra.
A recording of the Chuck Berry song, Johnny B. Goode, is on the voyager spacecraft.
He was once arrested for stealing a car.
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