Rock and Roll icon Chuck Berry was found dead at his home in Missouri on Saturday afternoon, aged 90.

The St. Charles County Police confirmed the news through both Twitter and Facebook, to detail events.  They wrote:  “first responders observed an unresponsive man and immediately administered lifesaving techniques. Unfortunately, the 90-year-old man could not be revived and was pronounced deceased at 1:26 p.m.

“The St. Charles County Police Department sadly confirms the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry.

“The family requests privacy during this time of bereavement.”

Berry was a true pioneer of Rock and Roll, and sculpted the earliest days of the genre with songs like ‘Maybellene’ and the legendary ‘Johnny B. Goode’. He defined not only the instrumental sound of bluesy guitar, but also the youthful lyrical themes of love, youth, and also an uncanny ability to tell the listener a story. Despite growing up in segregation, Berry brought black music to the masses, and stayed musically active until well into his eighties, most recently headlining a concert dedicated to him in Cleveland, Ohio.