This week I chose to write about “The Songs of Chuck Berry,” in the article From Rhythm and Blues to Rock ‘n’ Roll. I find this article to be fascinating because it is about an artist who was alive and making music at the very peak of fame for rock ‘n’ roll music. He is commonly associated with old rock artists like Little Richie and Elvis Presley, as stated in the article, but I like how he comments on the different styles of music during his interview. He says that he plays rock when he feels like dancing, or when he’s sentimental, he play western music. Berry ends by saying, “And of course I do play jazz because that’s the only music you can learn something from.” I find this quote to be amusing, in a way, because that is how I feel about music today. I retain very little from the popular music of right now, as Chuck Berry felt of his time. Jazz was the beginning of true popular music, as was rhythm and blues, so I feel it’s appropriate for him to say this. Of course, I don’t agree, as I feel there is plenty to learn from the music of the 50s-70s, but his statement I can surely relate to.