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  • Johnny B. Goode

    Sue Rogers posted on August 07, 2011 13:52

    Download the Lyrics and Chords

    You can play along with the first video in GCEA if you put your capo on the 1st fret BUT I've left out the instrumentals.

    "Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock-and-roll song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry. The song was a major hit among both black and white audiences, peaking at number 2 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and number 8 on its Hot 100 chart.

    "Johnny B. Goode" is considered one of the most recognizable songs in the history of popular music. Credited as "the first rock & roll hit about rock & roll stardom", it has been recorded by many other artists and has received several honors and accolades. The song is also ranked seventh on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

    Berry's recording of the song was included on NASA's Voyager Golden Record, attached to the Voyager spacecraft as representing rock and roll, one of four American songs included among many cultural achievements of humanity.

    When Chuck Berry was inducted into the first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 23, 1986, he performed "Johnny B. Goode" and "Rock and Roll Music", backed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. "Johnny B. Goode" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, for its influence as a rock and roll single.

    *****REFORMATTED for PDF Songbook January 2019 - SR****

    A video for this song:



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