This week Faith Lapidus and Doug Johnson will tell you about Chuck Berry.Chuck Berry,born on October 18,1926,is often called the father of rock and roll.He is one of the most popular and influential performers of rhythm-and-blues and rock'n'roll music during the 1950s,1960s and 1970s. 

He started singing in church when he was six years old.His interest in music stuck with him.A lot of Chuck Berry's material is about teenage life,especially school.Chuck Berry left school when he was 17.He headed west with two friends,but they did not get far.They were arrested after they used a gun to steal a car in Kansas City,Missouri.He was set free after four years. 

Chuck Berry signed his first recording contract in 1955,with the company Chess Records.Because one of his early hits,"Rock&Roll Music", _ in the United States then,which was greeted with enthusiastic reviews.Many other famous bands copied it again and again. 

Filmmaker Taylor Hackford made a documentary called"Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll", named for a Chuck Berry song.It centered on the making of a concert to honor the musician on his 60th birthday in 1986.Guitarist Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones organized the concert.Listening to Chuck Berry songs got him interested in music.In Keith Richards'words,"I didn't dream I could make a living at it but that's what I wanted to do."More than 75 artists and bands have done their own versions of Chuck Berry songs. 

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland,Ohio,included Chuck Berry in its first year of honors in 1986.The Hall of Fame had this to say:"While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll,Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together." 

Thank you for your listening.Faith Lapidus and Doug Johnson were your announcers.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is the article about?
2. What is Berry often called?
3. What decades did Barry play in?
4. How old was he when he started singing?
5. How old was he when he left school?
6. Why was he arrested?
7. How long was he in jail for?
8. When did he sign his first recording contract?
9. What was the name of his studio?
10. What was one of his first hits?
11. Who made a documentary about Berry?
12. What was the name of the documentary?
13. What birthday did the documentary honor?
14. What other musician tid Berry inspire?
15. Where is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
16. When did they honor Berry?
17. Did they credit Berry with putting the pieces together of starting rock & roll?
18. What is Berry's birthday?
19. Did many other bands copy Berry's early music?
20. Who were the announcers for the article?

Numbered answers:
1. Chuck Berry
2. the father of rock and roll
3. 1950s,1960s and 1970s
4. six years old
5. 17
6. used a gun to steal a car
7. four years
8. 1955
9. Chess Records
10. Rock&Roll Music
11. Taylor Hackford
12. "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll
13. 60th
14. Keith Richards
15. Cleveland,Ohio
16. 1986
17. Yes
18. October 18,1926
19. Yes
20. Faith Lapidus and Doug Johnson