Chuck Berry

Producer Richard Perry poses for a photo in Los Angeles, Jan. 18, 1982. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)

Richard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’ and other hits, dies at 82

Hitmaking record producer Richard Perry has died at 82. With a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds, his many highlights included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles.

FILE - Mariah Carey arrives at the third annual Recording Academy Honors Presented by The Black Music Collective in Los Angeles on Feb. 1, 2024. Big record companies are suing artificial intelligence song generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement, alleging that the AI music startups are exploiting the copyrighted works of artists from Carey to Chuck Berry. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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This image released by Warner Records shows album art for “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Live at the Fillmore.” (Warner Records via AP)

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CORRECTS LOCATION OF DEATH TO DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI - FILE - Jerry Lee Lewis props his foot on the piano as he lays back and acknowledges the applause of fans during the fifth annual Rock 'n' Roll Revival at New York's Madison Square Garden on March 14, 1975. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning, Oct. 28, 2022, at his home in DeSoto County, Miss., south of Memphis, Tenn. He was 87. (AP Photo/Rene Perez, File)

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Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) celebrates his goal with right wing T.J. Oshie (77) and center Nicklas Backstrom (19) as Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port

More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport. Had the guitars been authentic, they would have been worth $18 million, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials.

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Dick Kelsey, a retired Associated Press West Regional Desk editor, is seen at his office in Phoenix in 2017. Kelsey, who was revered as much for his humor as his hardworking nature, died Thursday, March 31, 2022, after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 76. (AP Photo/Chris Havlik)

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Framed album covers appear on the wall at Chess Records in Chicago on Feb. 27, 2022. Some of the biggest names in blues recorded hits in Chess' recording studio, including, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry' and Bo Diddley. (Kim Curtis via AP)

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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo, rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry performs "Johnny B. Goode" at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Dualtone Records is marking Berry's birthday by announcing the release of a live album from the late rock ’n roll legend. “Live From Blueberry Hill” is taken from performances recorded between July 2005 and January 2006 at Blueberry Hill café in St. Louis, one of Berry’s favorite places to play. The album will be released Dec. 17. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)

Posthumous Chuck Berry live album to be released in December

This cover image released by Luellie Records shows "Take My Hand" by Rick Holmstrom. (Luellie Records via AP)

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This cover image released by Liveright/W.W. Norton shows "Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights" by Gretchen Sorin. The book examines how the automobile opened the road to civil rights for blacks in the U.S. (Liveright/W.W. Norton via AP)

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This April 1, 2019 file photo shows a double-neck guitar played by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin displayed at the exhibit "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The exhibit, which showcases the instruments of rock and roll legends, runs until Oct. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2018 file photo, Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott appears during a photo shoot in New York. Def Leppard will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP)

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FILE - This October 1991 file photo shows actress Della Reese. Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama "Touched by an Angel," died at age 86. A family representative released a statement Monday that Reese died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in California. No cause of death or additional details were provided. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)

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North Carolina's Justin Jackson, left, and Isaiah Hicks, right, battle Arkansas' Moses Kingsley, center for a rebound during the second half in a second-round game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Greenville, S.C., Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Joe Albanese replaces an old mural with a new painting that will feature the album cover of a new Chuck Berry album at Delmar Loop in St. Louis on Saturday, March 18, 2017. They were surprised to hear that the music legend died as they were working on the project. Earlier in the day, police announced Berry died at the age of 90. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Chuck Berry’s spirit lives on through countless songs

FILE - In this Saturday, March 28, 2009 file photo, American guitarist, singer and songwriter Chuck Berry performs during the "Rose Ball" in Monaco. On Saturday, March 18, 2017, police in Missouri said Berry has died at age 90. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Key dates in the life of rock ‘n’ roll visionary Chuck Berry

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 1986 file photo, Chuck Berry performs during a concert celebration for his 60th birthday at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Mo. On Saturday, March 18, 2017, police in Missouri said Berry has died at the age of 90. (AP Photo/James A. Finley)

Chuck Berry’s influence on rock ‘n roll was incalculable

FILE - In this Saturday, March 28, 2009 file photo, American guitarist, singer and songwriter Chuck Berry performs during the "Rose Ball" in Monaco. On Saturday, March 18, 2017, police in Missouri said Berry has died at age 90. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Reaction to the death of rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry