ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis jazz and blues pianist Johnnie Johnson has been posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill presented the award to Johnson's widow, Frances ...

Chuck Berry's legacy is bulletproof, but those who helped secure his place in history don't always get the same credit, and ...

As a testament to the legacy of Johnson, it was a celebration. With the deceased lying in state on the left side of the room, an endless ad hoc band formed and performed on the right side of the ...

Johnnie Johnson, who died yesterday at his home in St. Louis, hired Chuck Berry to play guitar for his Sir John’s Trio in 1952, and ended up lending his name to Berry’s rock ‘n’ roll signature, ...

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Johnnie Johnson Festival returned to Palatine Park on Saturday to remember the Fairmont native. Johnson is considered by many to be the founding father of rock and roll ...

Feb. 25—FAIRMONT — If it hadn't been for the movie, "Hail ! Hail ! Rock 'n' Roll, " Johnnie Johnson likely would have ended his days unheralded in St. Louis, a part-time bus driver who could play a ...