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The highs and lows of Chuck Berry
1926: Born in St. Louis, MO.
1944: Found guilty of armed robbery, sent to Intermediate Reformatory for Young Men at Algoa.
1955: First recording with Chess Records produces “Maybellene” which peaks at number 5 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” chart.
1956: “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Brown Eyed Handsome Man,” and “Havana Moon” recorded.
Appears in the movie “Rock, Rock, Rock”
1958: “Sweet Little Sixteen” ranked at number 2 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” chart.
Appears in the movie “Mr. Rock and Roll”
First appearance on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand”
1959: Appears in the film “Go, Johnny, Go”
1961: Sentenced to three years in jail and a $10,000 fine for violating the Mann Act by transporting a woman across state lines for immoral purposes.
1967: Releases live album from the Fillmore
1972: “My Ding-A-Ling” is Berry’s first number 1 hit.
1979: Convicted of income tax evasion, third sentence of imprisonment.
1986: Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1987: Documentary “Hail! Hail! Rock ‘N’ Roll,” featuring his 70th birthday concert, is released
2005: Sues major karaoke companies over the unlicensed use of his music
Rock ‘n’ roll’s king to play Paramount | Handpicked ‘Berries’