Band: solo artist
Position: singer/guitarist
Died: Mar. 17, 2017
Cause of death: cardiac arrest
Age: 90
Distinctions: One of the original rock & rollers, Berry wrote and performed many classics, including "Maybellene (No. 5, 1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (No. 29, 1955), "School Day" (No. 5, 1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (No. 8, 1957), "Sweet Little Sixteen" (No. 2, 1957), "Johnny B. Goode" (No. 8, 1957), "Carole" (No. 18, 1958) and "My Ding-a-Ling" (No. 1, 1972).
Note: Berry was arrested for marijuana possession in 1990.
