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Also Known As Charles Edward Anderson Berry
Born October 18, 1926 • St. Louis • Missouri
Died March 18, 2017 (aged 90) • Missouri
Awards And Honors Grammy Award • Kennedy Center Honors (2000) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1986)

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