Leon Berry

{{Short description|American organist (1914-1996)}}

{{For|the saxophonist born Leon Brown Berry|Chu Berry}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Leon Berry

| birth_name = Leon Clay Berry

| birth_date = July 2, 1914

| birth_place = Burnsville, Alabama, U.S.

| death_date = August 23, 1996 (aged 82)

| death_place = Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.

| resting_place = Memorial Park Cemetery
Skokie, Illinois, U.S.

| occupation = Organist

| alma_mater = American Conservatory of Music

| children = Linda DeBruler

}}

Leon Clay Berry (July 2, 1914 - August 23, 1996) was an American organist. He was known in the Chicago area as the "dean of roller rink rock".{{cn|date=September 2023}} A graduate of the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, his 1953 recording of "Misirlou" on Dot Records reached sixth on the Billboard Magazine popularity charts.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/08/27/leon-c-berry-82-roller-rink-organist/|title=Leon C. Berry, 82, Roller Rink Organist|author=Kenan Heise|date=August 27, 1996|work=Chicago Tribune}}{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |title=Pop Memories 1890-1954 |year=1986 |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-083-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/54 54] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/54 }} Berry also recorded for Audio Fidelity Records.