Beastie Boys guitarist John Berry Dead at 52

Guitarist John Berry, an original member of the rap group Beastie Boys, has died. He was 52, and passed away in hospice in Danvers, Massachusetts this morning, Rolling Stone reports. Berry was in the Beastie Boys from 1981-82. He is credited with giving the group its name. He played on the Beastie Boys' first EP Polly Wog Stew before exiting the group in 1982. He was later replaced by Ad-Rock. Berry is the second member of the iconic group to pass away. Rapper Adam "MCA" Yauch died back in 2012.

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