David Gaule, from Springfield, Illinois, drops off flowers at the statue of music legend Chuck Berry on the Delmar Loop, in University City on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Berry died earlier today at the age of 90. After hearing Berry died Gaule drove to St. Louis from Springfield to pay his respects. (Photo by DAVID CARSON / St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
ST. LOUIS — Chuck Berry fans will have their chance to pay their respects to the late rock ‘n’ roll visionary.
Berry’s family announced in a statement Wednesday that what they called a public “viewing” will be held from 8 a.m. to noon April 9 at The Pageant club in St. Louis, Berry’s hometown. That will be followed by a service for Berry’s family and friends, including those in the music industry.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the viewing will involve an open casket. Messages with the family’s representatives were not immediately returned.
Berry was 90 when he died March 18 at his home near St. Louis.
Berry was remembered as rock ’n’ roll’s founding guitar hero and storyteller behind such classics as “Johnny B. Goode,” “Sweet Little Sixteen” and “Roll Over Beethoven.”