Editing Chuck Berry (section)

==Death and funeral==
[[File:Maybellene, Chuck Berry's guitar, a Gibson ES-350T.jpg|thumb|upright=.6|Chuck Berry's guitar, Maybellene, a [[Gibson ES-350T]]]]
On March 18, 2017, Berry was found unresponsive at his home near Wentzville. Emergency workers called to the scene were unable to revive him, and he was pronounced dead by his personal physician.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/legendary-musician-chuck-berry-dead-90/story?id=46228597|title=Legendary musician Chuck Berry dead at 90|first1=Dean|last1=Schabner|first2=Michael|last2=Rothman|publisher=ABC News|date=March 18, 2017|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-date=March 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319000139/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/legendary-musician-chuck-berry-dead-90/story?id=46228597|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39318602|publisher=BBC News|access-date=March 18, 2017|date=March 18, 2017|archive-date=March 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319000601/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39318602|url-status=live}}</ref> [[TMZ]] posted an audio recording on its website in which a 911 operator can be heard responding to a reported [[cardiac arrest]] at Berry's home.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chuck Berry's death: Cops responded to cardiac arrest call |url=http://www.tmz.com/2017/03/20/chuck-berry-cardiac-arrest-audio/ |url-status=live |date=March 20, 2017 |access-date=March 22, 2017 |publisher=tmz.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321160123/http://www.tmz.com/2017/03/20/chuck-berry-cardiac-arrest-audio/ |archive-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>

Berry's funeral was held on April 9, 2017, at [[The Pageant]], in Berry's home town of St. Louis.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2017/04/09/Funeral-held-for-music-legend-Chuck-Berry-in-St-Louis/6441491762608/ |title=Funeral held for music legend Chuck Berry in St. Louis |website=UPI.com |access-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614223342/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2017/04/09/Funeral-held-for-music-legend-Chuck-Berry-in-St-Louis/6441491762608 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 9, 2017 |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/chuck-berry-remembered-rock-n-roll-style-n744461 |title=Chuck Berry Remembered in Rock 'n' Roll Style |agency=Associated Press |publisher=NBC News |access-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-date=June 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611032011/http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/chuck-berry-remembered-rock-n-roll-style-n744461 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was remembered with a public viewing by family, friends, and fans in The Pageant. He was viewed with his cherry-red [[Gibson ES-355]] guitar bolted to the inside lid of the coffin<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guitaradvise.com/which-music-legend-was-buried-with-his-red-gibson-guitar/|title=Which Music Legend Was Buried With His Red Gibson Guitar?|first=Daniel|last=Hoang|website=Guitaradvise.com|date=January 19, 2020|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> and with flower arrangements that included one sent by the Rolling Stones in the shape of a guitar. Afterwards a private service was held in the club celebrating Berry's life and musical career, with the Berry family inviting 300 members of the public into the service. [[Gene Simmons]] of [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] gave an impromptu, unadvertised eulogy at the service, while [[Little Richard]] was scheduled to lead the funeral procession but was unable to attend due to an illness. The night before, many St. Louis area bars held a mass [[toast (honor)|toast]] at 10 pm in Berry's honor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lees |first=Jaime |url=http://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2017/04/10/st-louis-says-goodbye-to-chuck-berry-at-packed-memorial-service |title=Chuck Berry Gets a Loving Goodbye from the City He Always Called Home &#124; Music Blog |website=Riverfronttimes.com |date=April 10, 2017 |access-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216231953/https://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2017/04/10/st-louis-says-goodbye-to-chuck-berry-at-packed-memorial-service |url-status=live }}</ref>

One of Berry's attorneys estimated that his estate was worth $50 million, including $17 million in music rights. Berry's music publishing accounted for $13 million of the estate's value. The Berry estate owned roughly half of his songwriting credits (mostly from his later career), while [[BMG Rights Management]] controlled the other half; most of Berry's recordings are currently owned by [[Universal Music Group]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/7735739/chuck-berry-left-behind-17-million-in-music-assets|title=Business-Savvy Chuck Berry Left Behind An Estimated $50 Million Estate|first=Ed|last=Christman|date=March 22, 2017|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-date=July 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720002954/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/7735739/chuck-berry-left-behind-17-million-in-music-assets|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, Dualtone, the label which released Berry's final album, ''Chuck'', agreed to publish all his compositions in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ed|last=Christman|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7980738/chuck-berry-us-publishing-dualtone-isalee-music|title=Dualtone to Handle Chuck Berry U.S. Publishing Rights: Exclusive|date=September 26, 2017|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119032023/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7980738/chuck-berry-us-publishing-dualtone-isalee-music|url-status=live}}</ref>

Berry is interred in a mausoleum in Bellerive Gardens Cemetery in St. Louis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stlouispatina.com/chuck-berry-mausoleum-bellerive-cemetery/|title=Chuck Berry Mausoleum, Bellerive Cemetery – St Louis Patina|website=Stlouispatina.com|date=May 30, 2020 |access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref>