Chuck Berry: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Chuck Berry, Chuck Berry: The Autobiography (1987); and Howard A. DeWitt, Chuck Berry: Rock ‘n’ Roll Music, 2nd ed. (1985), detail his life and career. Fred Bronson, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, rev. and updated 4th ed. (1997); and Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 1955–1993, 7th ed. (1994), chronicle the recording of his songs.
Representative Works
- “Maybellene” (1955)
- “Roll Over Beethoven” (1956)
- “School Day” (1957)
- “Rock & Roll Music” (1957)
- “Sweet Little Sixteen” (1958)
- “Johnny B. Goode” (1958)
- “Almost Grown” (1959)
- “Back in the U.S.A.” (1959)
- “No Particular Place to Go” (1964)
- “My Ding-a-Ling” (1972)
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Chuck Berry. | Sep 24, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 14, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Bittersweet Little Rock And Roller. | Nov 21, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Remembering Rock N' Roll Pioneer Chuck Berry. | Sep 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: TeachRock - Chuck Berry. | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy - AAEP 1600 - Chuck Berry. | Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Kennedy Center - Chuck Berry. | Jan 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Chuck Berry. | Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - Singer, musician, sex offender: let?s remember the whole Chuck Berry. | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Chuck Berry. | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveAbout - Biography of Chuck Berry, Rock and Roll Pioneer. | Jun 28, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 28, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Biography of Chuck Berry. | Jan 15, 2018 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Jun 07, 2017 | ||
| Revised description of the phonograph record on Voyager 1. | Apr 27, 2017 | ||
| Death date added. | Mar 18, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Chuck Berry. | Oct 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Chuck Berry. | Jul 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Chuck Berry. | Jul 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Chuck Berry. | Jul 26, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: VIDEO: Chuck Berry & (John Lennon and Yoko Ono) - "Memphis". | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: VIDEO: Chuck Berry & (John Lennon and Yoko Ono) - "Memphis". | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Chuck Berry. | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Chuck Berry. | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 09, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Nov 05, 1999 |
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