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    • Dec 15, 1973
    Elvis Presley records "There's A Honky Tonk Angel" and Chuck Berry's "Promised Land" at the Stax Recording Studio in Memphis
    Dec 6, 1974
    Tom Jones sings the future Elvis Presley hit "My Way" with the man who wrote it, Paul Anka, on NBC's "The Midnight Special." Jones also joins Chuck Berry on "Memphis" and performs "Danny Boy" and "Pledging My Love"
    Jan 22, 1977
    Chuck Berry performs "Johnny B. Goode" on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," just 11 days before Warner Bros. releases Emmylou Harris' recording of his song "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie"
    Feb 2, 1977
    Warner Bros. Records releases Emmylou Harris' "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie," written by Chuck Berry
    Feb 4, 1977
    Charlie Daniels is among the guests when Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" airs a 25th anniversary special on ABC-TV. Also appearing on the show: Gregg Allman, The Pointer Sisters, Chuck Berry and Seals & Crofts
    Mar 17, 1978
    "American Hot Wax," based on the life of disc jockey Alan Freed, debuts in theaters. Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" and "Great Balls Of Fire." Elsewhere in the soundtrack are Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin, The Everly Brothers and Little Richard
    Apr 4, 1978
    George Jones & Johnny Paycheck record the Chuck Berry classic "Mabellene" in an afternoon at Nashville's Columbia Studio B
    Sep 20, 1978
    Rick Nelson sings "Mystery Train" on the inaugural episode of "Dick Clark's Live Wednesday" on NBC-TV. Also appearing: Charlie Daniels, Charlie Rich, Chuck Berry, Doug Kershaw and Doc Severinsen
    Jun 7, 1979
    "Maybellene" songwriter Chuck Berry performs at the White House for president Jimmy Carter, along with Barry White, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Patti LaBelle, Andrae Crouch and Billy Eckstein
    Jun 11, 1979
    Chuck Berry pleads guilty in St. Louis, Missouri, to income tax evasion, for which he does jail time later in the year. The charges cover the tax year 1973, in which both Elvis Presley and Freddy Weller cut country hits written by Berry
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