Blues fans worldwide have been paying their respect to legend Chuck Berry - and this is how he'll be best remembered in Cumbria.

This was him on stage, headlining at the 2008 Maryport Blues Festival, where almost 2,500 people saw him perform in one of the festival's most notable appearances ever.

Music fans worldwide were saddened yesterday as news of his death, aged 90, emerged.

The Rolling Stones paid tribute to him as a "true pioneer".

And Sir Mick Jagger tweeted: "His lyrics shone above others & threw a strange light on the American dream. Chuck you were amazing & your music is engraved inside us forever."

Blues fans in Cumbria also shared their memories of him

Writing on his county appearance on the Maryport Blues Festival Facebook page, Rebekah Gall wrote: "Really enjoyed seeing Chuck at Maryport."

Kris Briggs shared: "Remember it well. The first of many visits to the Blues Festival for me."

And Paul Reid posted: "Remember this well. At least we had the privilege of being in the same place as the great man. The void he has left will never be filled."

Even with his advancing years by the time he reached Cumbria, fans say securing his appearance was a major achievement.

Berry was renowned as rock 'n' roll's founding guitar hero who defined the music's joy and rebellion in such classics as Johnny B Goode.

His core repertoire was some three dozen songs, his influence incalculable, from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to virtually any group from garage band to arena act that called itself rock 'n' roll.

While Elvis Presley gave rock its libidinous, hip-shaking image, Berry was the auteur, setting the template for a new sound and way of life.

Well before the rise of Bob Dylan, Berry wedded social commentary to the beat and rush of popular music.

Ronnie Wood said the guitarist's death marked the "end of an era", tweeting: "He was one of the best and my inspiration, a true character indeed."