Maybellene
Maybellene is a woman's name, a spelling variant of Mabeline or Maybelline.
The name gained cultural prominence from Chuck Berry's 1955 rock and roll song "Maybellene," about a woman and a car chase: Maybellene, why can't you be true?
The song's success made this spelling iconic in American music history.
Rock and roll pioneer
- CadillacGM's upscale marque
- ChevroletAmerican automobile manufacturer
- V8Eight-cylinder engine layout
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
highway · chase · heartbreak · infidelity · rainwater · country road · hot rod · teenager
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- swingSuspended recreational seat
groove · driving · uptempo · boogie · shuffle · foot-tapping · danceable · energetic
Of lasting excellence
- seminalFoundational and influential
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- foundationalServing as a base
iconic · legendary · groundbreaking · crossover · rockabilly · guitar riff · distortion · copyright
Chuck Berry
Rock and roll pioneer
speeding · highway · chase · heartbreak · infidelity · rainwater · country road · hot rod · teenager · rock and roll
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
swing · groove · driving · uptempo · boogie · shuffle · foot-tapping · danceable · energetic
classic
Of lasting excellence
- seminalFoundational and influential
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
foundational · iconic · legendary · groundbreaking · crossover · rockabilly · guitar riff · distortion · copyright · covers
MaybellenePat Boone
Perry Como · easy listening · Tin Pan Alley · Tennessee Waltz · big band music