Johnny B. Goode

"Johnny B. Goode" is a song written by Chuck Berry in 1955, and is considered one of the first pure rock and roll songs ever recorded.

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Song - Chuck Berry - 1955 - Rock and roll

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The song is the rock and roll version of the American dream - a poor country boy from the backwoods has dreams of becoming a star by hard work and his skill at playing the guitar. Although partly based on Berry himself, the inspiration for the song is said to have been Johnnie Johnson who played the piano and composed several songs with Berry. On earlier unreleased takes Chuck sang 'colored boy' for 'country boy', but the Chess-brothers decided that that would not sell.

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American dream - Guitar - Johnnie Johnson - Piano - Chess

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This song has been covered by many artists including:

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• AC/DC
• Aerosmith
• The Beatles
• The Grateful Dead
• Jimi Hendrix
• Elton John
• Judas Priest
• NOFX
• Buck Owens
• Elvis Presley
• Sex Pistols
• George Thorogood
• Peter Tosh
• Johnny Winter

Berry's recording of the song was included on the Voyager Golden Record, attached to the Voyager spacecraft.

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Voyager Golden Record - Voyager

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In the movie Back to the Future, Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, performs this song at a high school dance.

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Back to the Future - Marty McFly - Michael J. Fox

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Berry later wrote a sequel called "Bye Bye Johnny".

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Johnny B. Goode makes a cameo appearance in the Ricky Nelson song, Garden Party, as a symbol of nostalgia.

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Ricky Nelson - Garden Party - Nostalgia

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In 2004, Democratic nominee John Kerry used the song as a theme song at most of his campaign events.

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2004 - John Kerry

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