At the end of June 1956, the song "Roll Over Beethoven" reached number 29 on the Billboard Top 100 chart, and visit Berry as one of the "Top Story '56." He and Carl Perkins became friends. Perkins said that "I know when I heard that Chuck had been influenced by country music that I respected his writing;. Rekamannya very, very big. "When they visited, Perkins noted that Berry was not only like country music, but you know the song very much like him. Jimmie Rodgers was one of his favorites." Chuck knows every blue yodel and most of the songs of Bill Monroe, too, "recalls Perkins. "He told me how he grew up very poor, very difficult for him. Life is hard. It was a good man. I really liked."
In late 1957, Berry was involved in the Alan Freed "greatest show" Stars for 1957 "U.S. tour with theEverly Brothers, Buddy Holly, and others. He also guest star on ABC, The Guy Mitchell Show, sang her hit song "Rock 'n' Roll Music". Timberlake continues to 1957-1959, with Berry scoring over a dozen singles during this period, including the top 10 U.S. hits "School Days", "Rock and Roll Music," "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Johnny B. Goode. " He appeared in two rock and roll film. The first is the Rock, which was published in 1956. It is shown singing "You Can not Catch Me". He has a speaking role in itself in the 1959 film Go, Johnny, Go! with Alan Freed, and also shown performing the song "Johnny B. Goode," "Memphis, Tennessee" and "Little Queenie". His interpretation of "Sweet Little Sixteen" at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 was captured in the film Jazz on Summer's Day.
In late 1950, Berry was the star drawn with several hit songs and film appearances to his name, and visit profitable career. It has set up a St. Louis nightclub based on race integrated, called Berry's Club Bandstand, and invest in real estate. But in December 1959, Berry was arrested under the Mann Act, after allegations that he had sex with Apachewaitress 14 years he has been transported across the country to work as a hat check girl at his club . After a two week trial from March 1960, Berry was fined $ 5,000 and sentenced to five years in prison. JA Berry comments and attitudes that are racist and prejudice the jury against him were upheld, and the second trial was heard in May and June 1961, which led to Berry was sentenced to a prison sentence of three years. After the appeal failed, Berry served a year and a half years from February 1962 to October 1963. Berry continued to record and perform during the trial, although his production has slowed because his popularity has declined, and his last single before the prison is "Come On"
Chuck Berry to Mercury and concert at the White House
Chuck Berry Still on the road