We have lost great entertainers

LOVERS of good old rock ’n’ roll music will remember with nostalgia the music of pioneering legend Chuck Berry.

Regarded as the father of rock, he had such a profound influence on musicians, big and small, most notably the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

A brilliant guitarist, singer and an electrifying performer on stage, his style was infectious. Mick Jagger possibly learnt to strut like him on stage and, if I am not mistaken, Michael Jackson’s moonwalk owed its origin to Berry’s famous one-legged strut across the stage.

Being black in a race-conscious America, he did not achieve as much acclaim as