Berry's Career Was Wracked by His Arrest

There's a myth that Berry's career was completely wrecked by his arrest. This simply isn't true. The fact is, there's a simple reason why Berry didn't chart very much in the late 50s and early 60s. Public taste had moved on, as it does every few years. There are very few singles artists, and all artists in the 50s were singles artists,. who can survive a major change in the public's taste.