Rock n' Roll legend Chuck Berry dies at 90

March 19, 2017 09:12

Rock n' Roll legend Chuck Berry has died at the age of 90, Missouri police said.

'The St Charles County Police Department sadly confirms the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr, better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry,' the department said in a Facebook post on Saturday.

Police responded to a medical emergency at a home in the area, which lies in the east of Missouri state near the city of St Louis.

First responders found an unresponsive man and were unable to revive him, the statement said.

Berry, a guitarist and singer, was known for such hits as Roll over Beethoven and Sweet Little Sixteen in the 1950s and 60s and helped shape the genre of Rock n' Roll. -- Agencies

IMAGE: Rock n' roll legend Chuck Berry performs during the Bal de la Rose in Monte Carlo in 2009. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

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