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Johnny B. Goode
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Chuck Berry
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Johnny B. Goode Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Calling Card
Once, Chuck Berry and fellow rocker Jerry Lee Lewis got into a fight over who was the true king of rock n' roll. Each one was, of course, advocating for himself. Chuck "whupped butt," in Lewis' wo...
Music
Berry brought together country music, blues, and the newly electric sound of the times in a mish-mash sound that is now synonymous with "rock n' roll." As the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame put it, "it...
Songwriting
Johnny B. Goode is a song about a country boy's fantasy of becoming a famous guitar-player, fitting considering Berry's general focus on fame, fantasy, and teenage life in his lyrics. But what is...
