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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 B. Goode is a live album by Jimi Hendrix, released posthumously in June 1986.It contains three songs from Hendrix's performance at the 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival on July 4, 1970, and two songs, including the title track, from a performance at the Berkeley Community Theater on May 30, 1970.
"Maybellene" is a rock and roll song by American artist Chuck Berry, adapted in part from the western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red". Released in 1955, Berry’s song tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance, the lyrics describing a man driving a V8 Ford and chasing his unfaithful girlfriend in her Cadillac Coupe DeVille.
The song reached number one on the R&B Jukebox chart for two weeks and peaked at number seventeen on the pop chart. [1] 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]
Folk music / Australian Indigenous music: 1:26 Mexico: El Cascabel (The Bell) Lorenzo Barcelata: Antonio Maciel and Los Aguilillas with Mariachi México de Pepe Villa/Rafael Carrión (conductor) Recorded at Musart Records, Mexico City, circa 1957 Mariachi: 3:14 United States: Johnny B. Goode: Chuck Berry
In the US, it would be John's highest-charting single co-written with Gary Osborne, while in the UK, where the song only reached number 33, "Blue Eyes" would eventually hold that honour. "Little Jeannie" became John's fifth No. 1 on the US Adult Contemporary, [2] and was certified Gold by the RIAA. [3] It peaked at No. 3 in the Cash Box chart.
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.
The album was originally released as a promotional item to a handful of radio stations, with a different cover and eight additional songs. [citation needed] 50th Anniversary expanded bonus tracks "I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent" - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers "Rock & Roll Boogie" - Alan Freed & His Rock 'n Roll Orchestra