Barack Obama Wins Support Of Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry has publicly endorsed the presidential campaign of Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

Berry said that America had finally reached a stage where people can vote for “a man of colour and that not be a drawback."

The veteran musician made his political stance clear after Obama's rival, Republican John McCain, chose Berry's 'Johnny B Goode' as one of his campaign songs.

Speaking to the Independent, Berry said: "In the Fifties there were certain places we couldn't ride on the bus, and now there is a possibility of a black man being in the White House.

“It's no question, myself being a man of colour. I mean, you have to feel good about it."

Berry is the latest artist to endorse Obama, who will contest the election with John McCain at the polls in November.

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