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"Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician Chuck Berry, written and sung by Berry in 1958. Released as a single in 1958, it peaked at number two on the Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre- Billboard Hot 100 chart. [ 1 ]
Johnny Be Good is a 1988 American comedy film directed by ... contributed to the soundtrack. The title track, "Johnny B. Goode", originally recorded by Chuck Berry, ...
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll.Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive with songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957), and ...
Concerto in "B Goode" is the thirteenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1969 by Mercury Records.The title song is an extended instrumental interpolation of a wide range of themes pioneered in Berry's classic 1957-62 period, running approximately 18 minutes and taking up the entire second side of the record; this is Berry embracing the emerging preference in the rock genre for extended ...
Chuck Berry performs "Johnny B. Goode" over the opening titles.We meet a young singer (Jimmy Clanton) who goes by the stage name of Johnny Melody.After a few opening performances, Berry and Alan Freed (playing themselves) discuss their discovery of Johnny, whose fate once hinged on the toss of a coin, with Freed intimating that Johnny nearly ended-up in jail.
The song "Johnny B. Goode" was reportedly a tribute to Johnson's [6] behavior when he was drinking. Berry and Johnson played and toured together on and off, until 1973. [6] Although never on his payroll after 1973, Johnson played occasionally with Berry, until he sued Berry over songwriting credits and royalties.
Chuck Berry, who acknowledged the influence of both Louis Jordan and Carl Hogan, [2] copied the latter's guitar intro [3] [4] [5] to the song for his 1958 classic "Johnny B. Goode". [6] In 1961, a version by Fats Domino was released as a double sided single, which reached number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. [7]
Berry Is on Top is the third studio album by rock and roll artist Chuck Berry, released in July 1959 on Chess Records, catalogue LP 1435. With the exception of one track, "Blues for Hawaiians", all selections had been previously released on 45 rpm singles , [ 1 ] several of which were double-sided and charted twice.