Berry made a life out of recording & writing music, his most noteworthy work was that of "Louie Louie" recorded in 1956 with the Pharaohs, it failed to chart but predated the charting hit of 1962 recorded by the Kingsmen. "Louie Louie" became one of the most often covered rock standards of all time, there exists well over 1,000 versions.

Berry's CV reads like a book, his recording credits can be seen in the following groups • The Pharaohs (pictured above, Berry centre, circa 1996) • The Dreamers • The Cadets  and • The Flairs • The flairs & Berry also recorded under the names • The Hunters • Jannell & Rickey (Richard  Berry & Jannelle Hawkins) • The 5 Hollywood Blue Jays & • The 5 Hearts • An extensive discography can be downloaded at .....

A selection of his musical works is presented below