1955 - Chuck Berry does the duck walk for the first time. Berry performs the famous move, squatting on one leg while hopping across the stage, at the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York. He was actually trying to hide the wrinkles in his suit. The crowd goes nuts, so Berry does it at the rest of the shows, where it wows the crowd every time. It became his signature move on stage. It's one of Berry's many contributions to rock and roll.
May 21, 1955 - Chuck Berry records "Maybellene," his version of "Ida Red." It would become one of the first records to be successful on rhythm & blues, country & western, and pop charts at the same time.
Chuck Berry - Maybellene (live 1958)