Top singles from the past

31 March 2023

Rock and roll pioneer CHUCK BERRY, born Charles Edward Anderson
Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) recorded and released his
timeless classic JOHNNY B. GOODE (more than 375 million streams
on Spotify) 65 years ago today, on 31 March 1958.

Lyrically it was about teen life and consumerism.
He wrote the song himself, already in 1955.

It peaked at #2 on the US Billboard charts.
It was covered by a zillion artists.

“Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could play a guitar just like a-ringin’ a bell”

Hail hail rock ‘n’ roll!

CHUCK BERRY: Bio – Discography – Instagram