Even though you can't honestly say that anyone inparticular started rock and roll. Chuck Berry would be the closest thing to it. Like Elvis and Dylan he grew up in the church starting young in music. He was one of the first people to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He didn't have the greatest childhood. He was arrested at the age of 18 right before graduating highschool. He served 3 years for commandeering a man's car and joyriding. Before he became a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer though he persued other avenues. He took on many jobs such as a beauticionist, assembly worker and even a janitor. He also considered a career as a photographer.
During this period he started playing for different local groups to try and bring in some more income. He had playing guitar sinse he was a teen and had mainly played blues. But when he started to play more proffessionally he altered his blues style to create what today we call rock and roll.
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