The use of distortion, pioneered by electric blues guitarists such as Guitar Slim, Willie Johnson and Pat Hare in the early 1950s, was popularized by Chuck Berry in the mid-1950s.
O uso da distorsión, do que foron pioneiros guitarristas de blues eléctrico como Guitar Slim, Willie Johnson e Pat Hare a principios dos 50, foi popularizado por Chuck Berry a mediados da década.