Aside from doing TWO stints in prison during his life, Chuck Berry, The Founding Father Of Rock & Roll was a really smart guy when it came to $$$...Chuck negotiated most of his contracts himself and in the mid-"60's, he began demanding that he be paid CASH UP FRONT, before any performance! Chuck was worshipped universally by fans and his fellow musicians, but he was also known as one of the most difficult people EVER to deal with! In the 1980's and '90's, Chuck was making between $20K and $35K per gig! Chuck Berry