Chuck Berry: Life in Photos

The legendary musician died on Saturday at age 90.

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Chuck Berry: Life in Photos

Chuck Berry Portrait Session
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Born in St. Louis on Oct. 18, 1926, Chuck Berry was one of the most legendary figures in the history of rock 'n' roll, and his music influenced the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, and many others. Berry died on March 18 at age 90. Ahead, take a look back at his life in photos.

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1958

Chuck Berry Portrait Session
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American Bandstand in 1958

AMERICAN BANDSTAND
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With Alan Freed in GO, JOHNNY, GO! in 1958

GO, JOHNNY, GO!, Chuck Berry, Alan Freed (on drums), 1958
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With Sandy Stewart and Alan Freed in 1959

GO, JOHNNY, GO!, Chuck Berry, Sandy Stewart, Alan Freed, 1959
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New York City in 1966

Chuck Berry Performing In NY
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With Dick Clark on American Bandstand in 1969

AMERICAN BANDSTAND
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Madison Square Garden on Oct. 15, 1971

Chuck Berry Live
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Sounds for Saturday in 1972

Chuck Berry Performs On Tv Show
David Redfern/Redferns
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London in 1973

Chuck Berry Live At The Rainbow
Fin Costello/Redferns
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The Rock Music Awards in 1975

The Rock Music Awards
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Berkeley, California in 1977

Chuck Berry Live
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1978’s American Hot Wax

AMERICAN HOT WAX, Chuck Berry (right), 1978, © Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection
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London in 1979

Chuck Berry
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With Ingrid Berry at Studio 54 in 1980

Chuck Berry At Studio 54
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New Orleans in 1981

Chuck Berry On Stage
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With La Toya and Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards in 1981

1981 American Music Awards
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1982’s National Lampoon's Class Reunion

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CLASS REUNION, Chuck Berry, 1982. TM and ©Copyright Twentieth Century Fox Films.
Everett Collection
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With Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles in 1986

1986 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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With Keith Richards in 1986

Chuck Berry
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With Keith Richards in 1986’s Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll!

Filming 'Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll!'
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With Etta James in 1987

CHUCK BERRY HAIL! HAIL! ROCK 'N' ROLL, Chuck Berry, Etta James, 1987. (c) Universal Pictures/ Courte
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With Ingrid Berry at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987

Chuck Berry Receives Walk of Fame Star
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The Apollo Theater in 1994

Met Life Presents the Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame
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The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 1995

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Season 4
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With Gregg Allman and John Fogerty in 1995

Grand Opening of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, 1995
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Chuck Berry performs at the Chicago Blues Festival in 2001

Paul Natkin Archive
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With Dr. Phil McGraw, Little Richard, and Jay Leno on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 2002

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Season 10
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With Hilary Swank and Robert de Niro at the Goldene Kamera Film Awards in 2008

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Chuck Berry waits to throw out the first pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011

Chicago Cubs v St. Louis Cardinals
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With Paul Simon at the Awards for Lyrics of Literary Excellence in 2012

2012 Awards For Lyrics Of Literary Excellence
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Moscow, Russia in 2013

Singer Chuck Berry Performance In Moscow
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