“If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry.”

— John Lennon

1972 Mike Douglas Show http://www.thebeatlesrarity.com/2012/06/11/beatles-rarity-of-the-week-john-lennon-performs-with-chuck-berry-1972/, quoted in: Lawrence, Ken (2005) John Lennon: In His Own Words, p. 107.

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English singer and songwriter 1940–1980

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