Chuck+Berry

As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Written Information :The person I had for my guitar research project is Chuck Berry. Chuck Berry was the creator of the famous "duck walk" and was known as "the father of rock and roll". He mastered the electric guitar and the acoustic guitar. Even though Chuck Berry's career reached great heights as well as low valleys he still prevails in music while his contemporaries have vanished. Berry spent his teen years developing his life while working with his father in carpentry. Before he could graduate high school, he was arrested for an armed robbery and served three years in Missouri. After that he swore he would stay on a good track for his family, and everything was going smoothly until 1961, when he was convicted again for transporting a teenage girl across a state line for immoral purposes. He had several top ten hits in his career. Chuck Berry had several albums that were popular. some songs that were top ten hits are "Johnny B Goode" "Too Much Monkey Business" and "Carol". His inspiration for this music is the blues. Music probably influenced him because he didn't want to be arrested again and not be able to perform for a while, and when he got arrested again im sure he would change his ways for the better for good and he would chose the right path to go on anim sure he has inspired many guitarists in his career, even though he might not be the guy you would want your child, or anyone to look up yo because of his bad choices in the past. Chuck Berry still holds the title and nickname of "the father of rock and roll" which means he has left his mark on the world by having great rock and roll music and he will always be remembered for this talent. The most interesting thing i learned about Chuck Berry is that he only took up guitar in junior high, and he had mastered the Gibson e-335 electric guitar between then and when he became famous, and it would take me years to master any guitar and be able to play any songs perfectly, and be able to compose a song that i wrote and have it make to top ten hits. Also when i was listening to his songs on the CD he was playing very fast and well and you have to be very skilled to be able to play that well.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. //sample:// "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

Your Source List:

"Berry, Chuck (1926-)." //Encyclopedia of World Biography//. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 22 May 2012.

"Chuck Berry." //Who's Who Among African Americans//. Detroit: Gale, 2011. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 24 May 2012.

Guitarist Research Notes Table
Berry cited sources like T-Bone Walker, Carl Hogan of Louis Jordan's Tympani Five, Charlie Christian, and saxophonist Illinois Jacquet as his inspirations, borrowing from their sounds to make one of his own || The reaction from the crowd prompted Berry to learn some guitar chords from his partner and he was hooked from then on. He spent his teen years developing his chops while working with his father doing carpentry. But before he could graduate from high school, Berry was arrested and convicted of armed robbery and served three years in Algoa (Missouri). A year after his release on October 18, 1947, he was married and working on a family, swearing that he was forever cured of heading down the wrong path again. Things seemed to be going smoothly until 1961, when Berry was found guilty of violating the Mann Act. Berry was charged with transporting a teenage girl across a state line for immoral purposes. || These were some of his top ten hits || What do you like about his/her style? || Taylor Swift(country) Keith Urban(country the style and sound of the guitar mixed in with the country singers voice ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings** //cells will expand as you enter your findings// ||
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || country, and honky tonk tunes. ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Chuck Berry ||
 * This guitarist lived from: || * **Born:** October 18, 1926 in United States, Missouri, St. Louis
 * still alive today ||
 * Describe the guitar style you are researching: || Rock and roll, country, "honky tonk" music ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || He picked up guitar in junior high ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Blues music ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Johny Johnson
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || While the swing guitarists had a major impact on his playing, it was the blues, especially that of Muddy Waters, that caught Berry's attention ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || a gibson e-335 electric guitar ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’childhood? || Took up Guitar in Junior High Born in 1926, Berry didn't take up the guitar until he was in junior high school thirteen years later. ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || In addition to carpentry, he began working as a hairstylist around this time, saving as much money as he could make ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || creator of the "duck walk" and known as the "father of rock and roll," has been a major influence on popular music. Even though his career and life reached great peaks and declined to low valleys, he still prevails in music while his contemporaries have vanished.
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || including "Thirty Days," "Roll Over Beethoven," "Too Much Monkey Business," "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," "School Days," "Rock and Roll Music," "Sweet Little Sixteen," "Johnny B. Goode," "Carol," and "Almost Grown."
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || known as the "father of rock and roll," ||