function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); Fans and musicians around the globe mourned the death of Rock nRolls wild founding father Chuck Berry at the age of 90.Instead of a wish for Berry to rest in peace, the estate of famed guitarist Bo Diddley tweeted a message to the music legend to rock in power. The estate of John Lennon whose own music was inspired by the rhythm pioneer posted a quote from the late Beatle hailing Berry asanother name for rock nroll.Berrys rock anthems like Johnny B.Goode, Roll Over Beethoven and Maybellene set the stage for future generations of fans and countless budding musicians pinning their hopes on playing the guitar like Berry could.Rocker Huey Lewis honored Berry as maybe the most important figure in all of rock and roll. His music and his influence will last forever.Keith Urban thanked Berry for his poetry, passion and potency.The Jacksons tweeted: Chuck Berry merged blues & swing into the phenomenon of early rock n roll. In music, he cast one of the longest shadows. Thank You, Chuck.Writer Stephen King said Berrys death breaks my heart.The Rolling Stones have said they are deeply saddened by the death of Chuck Berry, describing him as a true pioneer of rock n roll and a massive influence on us.Chuck Berry Rock in Power pic.twitter.com/FkNdi8u5RY BoDiddleyReal1 (@bodiddley) March 18, 2017 "If you had to give Rock 'n' Roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry"John Lennon (with Chuck Berry)Mike Douglas TV Show, 1972 pic.twitter.com/ViJtLblEwt John Lennon (@johnlennon) March 18, 2017 RIP Chuck Berry. The 1st song that @thebeatles performed at their 1st US concert was "Roll Over Beethoven."Watch: https://t.co/rFyPCranEw pic.twitter.com/8JSgALNjDY George Harrison (@GeorgeHarrison) March 19, 2017 Chuck Berry was rock's greatest practitioner, guitarist, and the greatest pure rock 'n' roll writer who ever lived. Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) March 18, 2017 Chuck Berry. Maybe the most important figure in all of rock and roll. His music and his influence will last forever. - Huey Huey Lewis (@Huey_Lewis_News) March 18, 2017 RIP Chuck Berry !!!! Thank you for the poetry, the passion and the potency! GO JOHNNY GO. - KU Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) March 18, 2017 I wanted to be this man when I was 7, still do. First performance I ever saw and he blew me away #chuckberry pic.twitter.com/Pab6j8fWY1 LA ROUX (@larouxofficial) March 18, 2017 RIP Chuck Berryhttps://t.co/9MoHHXnxD7 Carole King (@Carole_King) March 18, 2017 RIP Chuck Berry. One of my early concerts as a teen was seeing you. I was awed then and that feeling has never waned. Duff McKagan (@DuffMcKagan) March 19, 2017 Rest In Peace Chuck Berry pic.twitter.com/mBIVYnOaCu Tom Petty (@tompetty) March 19, 2017 Rock and Roll grieves tonight as our hero Chuck Berry steps into the next world. We salute you Chuck - the greatest inspiration to us all. With love - Bri A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal) on Mar 18, 2017 at 5:45pm PDT type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related Coverage + articlesList=5671bf13e4b0dfd4bcc04eb2Clarification: This article has been updated to reflect that Diddleys Twitter account is not the guitarist himself (he died in 2008), but that of his estate.The tweet for George Harrison (who died in 2001 ) was also posted by his estate. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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