Johnny B. Goode
A 1958 Chuck Berry rock and roll song about a country boy who plays guitar extraordinarily well: Go, go, Johnny, go!
The song became one of rock's foundational anthems, referenced when invoking early rock and roll or raw musical talent.
The name sometimes appears as shorthand for a guitar prodigy or natural-born performer.
- Chuck BerryRock and roll pioneer
- rock and rollRhythm-heavy fifties pop
- rock starFamous touring musician
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- riffRepeated musical phrase
1958 · golden age · jukebox · Memphis · country boy · electric · licks · showman · duck walk · Marty McFly · Back to the Future · time travel · Deep Purple · teenage · go go go · stage · talent show · amplifier
- oldiesElvis, golden oldies, Hound Dog, oldies, oldies station
- Back to the FutureDeLorean, Doc Brown, Marty McFly, flux capacitor, time machine
cultural positioning in rock history
Johnny B. GoodeHelter Skelter
Disorderly haste
Black Sabbath · God Save the Queen · Smells Like Teen Spirit · The End