Chuck Berry, one of the great icons and founders of rock and roll, from the time he released "Maybellene" in 1955, died Saturday at his home at age 90, according to the County Police Of St. Charles, in Missouri, USA.

In a message on their Facebook account, St. Charles County Police on the outskirts of St. Louis (Missouri) confirmed the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr.,"better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry." 

Berry was one of the first to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, and among many other awards received a Grammy in 1984 in recognition of his career and a Kennedy Center award in 2000.  With his guitar and a killer stage presence, he mixed country, blues and R&B to create a wholly unique sound.

“Chuck Berry was a rock and roll original. A gifted guitar player, an amazing live performer, and a skilled songwriter whose music and lyrics captured the essence of 1950s teenage life,” The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said in a statement.

In addition to his own impressive catalog of hits, musicians from Bob Dylan to John Lennon have called out Berry’s influence on their music. In 2016, Keith Richards told CBS’ “Sunday Morning” that he and Mick Jagger bonded in their school days over a love of Berry.

On Oct. 18, 2016, on the day he turned 90, the guitarist and songwriter announced that he was going to release "Chuck," his first new album in 38 years after "Rock It ", which he published in 1979.

On this album, which he dedicated to his wife Themetta "Toddy" Berry, with whom he was married since 1948, he performs with his son Charles Berry Jr. (guitar) and his daughter Ingrid Berry (harmonica), as well as Jimmy Marsala Robert Lohr (piano) and Keith Robinson (drums).

Already in 2012, Berry revealed that he had a handful of songs written more than 20 years ago and that he intended to publish them on a new album.

The late artist was one of the founders of rock music with his song "Maybellene," released in 1955, and in his biography at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame it reads: "After Elvis Presley, only Chuck Berry had more influence on the formation and development of rock and roll."

Berry influenced the early music of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Beach Boys. He was the author of such classics as "Johnny B. Goode," "Sweet Little Sixteen," "School Days," "Rock and Roll Music," and "Back in the USA."

John Lennon famously once said, “If you tried to give rock and roll another name – you might call it Chuck Berry.”