On this day (Jan. 6) in 1958: Chuck Berry made the original - TopicsExpress



          

On this day (Jan. 6) in 1958: Chuck Berry made the original recording of his rocknroll classic, Johnny B. Goode, for Chess Records; the track’s main character was originally inspired by Berry’s pianist Johnny Johnson, but also included a reference to his childhood home on Goode Street in St. Louis; Chuck had originally used the phrase colored boy in the lyrics, but changed it to country boy so as not to sabotage radio play…
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 03:20:12 +0000

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