Johnnie Johnson, who died yesterday at his home in St. Louis, hired Chuck Berry to play guitar for his Sir John’s Trio in 1952, and ended up lending his name to Berry’s rock ‘n’ roll signature, ...

Go, Johnnie, go. Johnnie Johnson, the boogie-woogie piano player and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member from Fairmont, once told an understated ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pianist Johnnie Johnson, who worked closely with Chuck Berry and insisted that he was the inspiration for the song "Johnny B. Goode," died April 13 at his home in St. Louis.

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Feb. 25—FAIRMONT — If it hadn't been for the movie, "Hail ! Hail ! Rock 'n' Roll, " Johnnie Johnson likely would have ended his days unheralded in St. Louis, a part-time bus driver who could play a ...