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The opening guitar riff of "Johnny B. Goode" borrows from the opening single-note solo on Louis Jordan's "Ain't That Just Like a Woman" (1946), played by guitarist Carl Hogan. [ 10 ] One notable feature of Berry's recording is the contrast between the swing of the drums and piano backing, and the "straight" (non-swinging) rhythm and lead guitar.
The opening electric guitar introduction of the song was based on Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode", [12] [13] and the track's punctuated drum fills were inspired by the work of Phil Spector. [1] Musicologist Philip Lambert noted that the initial two phrases of the song are based on almost the same chord progression as the first two phrases of ...
The Swinging Blue Jeans included a version on their 1964 album Blue Jeans a'Swinging, on their label His Master's Voice HMV 1802.. The Animals covered it on both their US debut album The Animals, MGM Records – SE 4264, and their UK debut album also called The Animals, Columbia (EMI) 33SX 1669, in 1964.
The lead singer, Colin Hay, uses his voice in different ways throughout the song to imitate Johnny, Johnny's mother and father, and his teacher. The song also features spoken dialogue by keyboardist Greg Ham as he tries to figure out what Johnny is like. The title of the song is a reference to the Chuck Berry song "Johnny B. Goode".
A live version of "Let It Rock" was recorded by the Rolling Stones during a performance in Leeds, England, in 1971. Described by critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "cooking" and "fiery", the recording was included as the B-side of "Brown Sugar" in the UK in 1971, it was also released on the Spanish issue of the Sticky Fingers (1971) album (as a replacement for the song "Sister Morphine", which ...
Johnny B may refer to: "Johnny B" (song), ... "Johnny B. Goode", 1958 rock-and-roll song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry and covered intensively
"Johnny B. Goode", written by Chuck Berry, is performed by the characters Marty McFly and the Starlighters in the film, with Michael J. Fox miming to Mark Campbell providing Marty's singing, and Tim May providing the guitar. Campbell and May received a "special thanks" acknowledgment in the film's end credits, with the recording credit going to ...
Chuck Berry performs "Johnny B. Goode" over the opening titles.We meet a young singer (Jimmy Clanton) who goes by the stage name of Johnny Melody.After a few opening performances, Berry and Alan Freed (playing themselves) discuss their discovery of Johnny, whose fate once hinged on the toss of a coin, with Freed intimating that Johnny nearly ended-up in jail.