Chuck Berry’s first hit, “Maybellene”, reaches its peak chart position of #5 on the Billboard Top 100. When Berry first brought the song to Leonard Chess, it was called “Ida May”, which the record company owner thought was “too rural.” Spying a box of mascara on the floor of the studio, Chess said, “Well, hell, let’s name the damn thing Maybellene”, altering the spelling to avoid problems from the cosmetic company
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