What Are Chuck Berry's Major Accomplishments

Charles Edward Anderson “Chuck” Berry was born October 18, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the fourth of six children. Berry grew up in a middle-class black community that was a haven for black-owned businesses and institutions. During this time, St. Louis was still largely segregated. Berry never even encountered a white person until the age of three, when he saw several white firemen putting out a fire. He thought that the men were so afraid from the fire that their faces turned white, but his father explained to him that they were white all of the time. From the age of six, Berry sang in the Baptist church choir and his talent for music was apparent. As a teen, Berry attended Sumner High School, a prestigious private institution that was the first all-black high school west of the Mississippi. In his school’s talent show, Berry sang Jay McShann’s “Confessin’ the Blues” and his friend played the guitar for the piece. The student body loved the

His audience was largely teenagers. He is arguably one of the men who helped in inventing rock and roll. In 1985, Berry received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1987 a documentary about the life and times of Berry was titled, Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll. Berry published his autobiography in 1987 as well. Berry has still been receiving awards in the 21st century such as a Kennedy Center honor in 2000. Berry was also number 6 on the list of the Greatest Guitarist of All Time, an award bestowed upon him in 2003 by Rolling Stone. A statue of Berry was erected on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 2011. He also received the American Music Masters Award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2012. As of 2014, Berry still continues to do monthly performances at Blueberry Hill in St.