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- “Maybellene” (1955) Rock & roll guitar starts here. The pileup of hillbilly country, urban blues and hot jazz in Chuck Berry’s electric twang is the primal language of pop-music guitar, and it’s all perfected on his first single.
- “Thirty Days” (1955) Berry’s upbeat call for a lover to come home in a month shows off both his dexterous soloing style, in which he plays chords (!) for the duration of the lead break and his sense of humor.
- “Wee Wee Hours” (1955) It took Berry only about an hour, by his own estimation, to write “Wee Wee Hours,” the bluesy B side to “Maybellene.” His inspiration for the song was bluesman Big Joe Turner’s smooth “Wee Baby Blues,” a romantic declaration of love at first sight – “I was in love with you, baby/ Way before I learned to call your name,” Turner sang.
- “Down Bound Train” (1955) A bluesy allegory for sin with a locomotive rhythm-guitar line, “Down Bound Train” reflected Berry’s deeply held religious beliefs.
Johnny B. Goode: His Greatest Hits by Chuck Berry released in 2010. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
"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-Hot 100 chart. The song remains a staple of rock music.
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