I was assign to read and summarize a journal entry about a moment in the history of music in the 1950's. I found an article on Chuck berry, a famous Rock N Roll artist in the 50's, and his history with the music. Chuck Berry was known for many chart topping songs and being very influential in this culture revolution.
The article states of when Chuck Berry began his career in 1952 when he began playing for local clubs with a trio, finally in 1955 he got the courage to go audition for a record company. The company was called Chess Records and they decided to sign and release Berry's first single called "Maybellene". Berry continued to make many more singles that topped the charts, but his career began to take a down fall in 1958. In the midst of all this Berry was also arrested in 1959 for transporting a minor over state lines for immoral purposes.
During Berry's time in prison many british bands decided to cover some of his songs. These also topped the charts in the 60's which meant even though Berry wasn't working his music lived on. Berry was finally released from prison in 1963 so he decided to take advantage of all the royalties he made from all the covers. He attempted to release a few more signals in the 60's but nothing compared to what he did in the 50's.
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