Updated March 19, 2017 12:05:46

Photo: Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Berry performed Johnny B Goode to open the concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Reuters)

Check Berry, the legendary rocker behind the hits Johnny B Goode, Roll Over Beethoven and Sweet Little Sixteen, has died aged 90.

Berry was one of rock 'n' roll's most influential guitarists and performed his signature duck walk move — bending his knees and bobbing his head — across more than 4,000 concert stages.

Fellow musicians paid tribute to the music pioneer on Twitter, described as "a rock'n'roll original" and "undisputedly the king".

Topics: death, arts-and-entertainment, music, united-states

First posted March 19, 2017 11:39:44