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It was the THIRD time behind bars for legendary rock n\u2019 roller Chuck Berry when he was found to have dodged $110,000 in income tax on 11th June, 1979.\nHe insisted on being paid cash-in-hand for his sometimes shambolic personal appearances, and his propensity for stashing it was so well-known that in Australia the authorities introduced limits on the amount of cash that could be transited across their border, specifically in response to him once stuffing $50,000 in his guitar case.\nIn this episode, Rebecca, Arion and Olly dig deeper into some of Chuck Berry\u2019s former convictions; take a disturbing peek into his home video library; and reveal the true origins of the \u2018duck walk\u2019...\nContent Warning: detail of underage, exploitative and non-consensual sexual acts\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 The New York Post on Berry\u2019s scandalous sex life (2017):\nhttps://nypost.com/2017/03/21/the-dark-past-of-chuck-berrys-scandal-filled-sex-life/\n\u2022 Inc. on why Berry\u2019s \u2018musical genius was also his financial undoing\u2019 (2017):\nhttps://www.inc.com/jay-jay-french/how-chuck-berrys-musical-genius-was-also-his-financial-undoing.html\n\u2022 Chuck Berry\u2019s duck walk - a compilation:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwZcLpYPKoI\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n\xa0\n#70s #Music #Crime #Person #Black #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices