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Johnnie Johnson

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April 13, 2005 - Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson, who played piano on many of Chuck Berry's best-known songs and is considered a key architect of Berry's sound, died Wednesday (4/13) at his St. Louis home. He was 80.