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The 15 pages that link to Chuck Berry, each with the reason it gives.

• Rock musicRelated: His guitar riffs and tightly crafted songs became models for rock performers.

• Rock and rollRelated: His riffs, lyrics, and stage moves gave rock and roll a durable musical template.

• British InvasionRelated: British groups’ admiration for his music linked the Invasion to American rock and roll.

• The Rolling StonesRelated: His guitar-driven songs were staples of the Stones’ early repertoire.

• Keith RichardsRelated: Berry’s guitar playing and songwriting strongly influenced Richards’s musical style.

• The Beach BoysRelated: His guitar-driven storytelling helped shape the band’s early car-song vocabulary.

• Chess RecordsRelated: Chess released the hit records that established his national career.

• Voyager Golden RecordRelated: His song appears among the record’s selections, despite concerns about its electric guitar sound.

• Alan FreedRelated: Freed promoted Berry and featured his music during rock and roll’s rise.

• Rock bandRelated: His guitar-led songs and stage style became models for later rock bands.

• Johnny B. GoodeRelated: He wrote, performed, and recorded the song in 1958.

• Sister Rosetta TharpeRelated: Berry’s guitar-driven rock exemplifies the later sound Tharpe helped anticipate.

• Louis JordanRelated: Berry drew on the witty lyrics and rhythmic drive of Jordan’s recordings.