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Dave Lehnert
03-19-2017, 6:30 PM
Chuck Berry RIP

How many bands over the years have made a cover of his song Johnny B Good.?

As a tribute post your favorite cover of Johnny B Goode Or any other Chuck Berry song.

Start it off with a cover from Judas Priest made for the Movie Johnny B Good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Be_Good


https://youtu.be/2zxoGFjFJlk
Frederick Skelly
03-19-2017, 6:50 PM
I can't figure out how to post them Dave, but I'm aware of these artists who performed it on stage at least once: The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Johnny Winters (blues), Gene Simmons (Kiss)

Another very favorite: Roll Over Beethoven (also performed by The Beatles and others)

Here's hoping that Mr. Berry joins that famous band the Righteous Brothers sang about in Rock-n-Roll Heaven. He inspired soooo many others. Not a bad legacy for a performer.
Dave Novak
03-19-2017, 6:51 PM
That was awesome, thanks for posting. Made my afternoon!
Dave Lehnert
03-19-2017, 9:23 PM
I can't figure out how to post them Dave, but I'm aware of these artists who performed it on stage at least once: The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Johnny Winters (blues), Gene Simmons (Kiss)

Another very favorite: Roll Over Beethoven (also performed by The Beatles and others)

Here's hoping that Mr. Berry joins that famous band the Righteous Brothers sang about in Rock-n-Roll Heaven. He inspired soooo many others. Not a bad legacy for a performer.



https://youtu.be/xlJclT1lMBk
Bruce Page
03-19-2017, 11:17 PM
"If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." - John Lennon

R.I.P.
Van Huskey
03-20-2017, 3:12 AM
RIP to the architect of rock and roll, everyone after him stood on his shoulders.
Todd Davidson
03-20-2017, 7:34 AM
Johnny B Goode was a staple for the Grateful Dead for the majority of their career:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJzGXUy4OP0
michael langman
03-20-2017, 11:30 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GROwVrF0Ceg (https://WWW.YOUTUBE.com/watch?v=6GROwVrFOCeg)
Chuck Berry-Johnny B. Goode (Live 1958)-YouTube
The Man, Mr Chuck Berry, Rest In Peace Chuck.
Chris Schoenthal
03-20-2017, 12:42 PM
I have always been amazed that this icon, with many hit singles and who is in the Hall of Fame, only had one #1 song.

In 1972 with "My Ding-A-Ling".
Bruce Wrenn
03-20-2017, 8:40 PM
I have always been amazed that this icon, with many hit singles and who is in the Hall of Fame, only had one #1 song.

In 1972 with "My Ding-A-Ling".Fats Domino didn't have a number one either, if memory serves me correct. "I was swimming across turtle creek, snappers all around my feet, I couldn't do a thing, cause I was busy holding on to my ding a ling."
Chris Schoenthal
03-20-2017, 8:58 PM
Fat's Blueberry Hill only reached #2 on the 1956 Top 40, but was #1 for 11 weeks on the R&B chart (or so says Wikipedia).
Bill Jobe
03-20-2017, 9:30 PM
Recently saw an interview of Berry. He said he never once touched drugs. The guy interviewing him (can't recall his name) found that unbelievable and tried hard to draw him out on that fact, but Chuck Berry stuck with his statement.
It does seem a bit unusual. Wonder how many made it even part of the way to the top of rock and roll without drugs.
He difinately raised the bar....a couple of notches.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1LZuQ9E4JQ
Bill Jobe
03-20-2017, 9:41 PM
He Dave, the guy in the 2nd video you posted's got his guitar upside-down.
Bill Jobe
03-20-2017, 9:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GROwVrF0Ceg (https://WWW.YOUTUBE.com/watch?v=6GROwVrFOCeg)
Chuck Berry-Johnny B. Goode (Live 1958)-YouTube
The Man, Mr Chuck Berry, Rest In Peace Chuck.

Bad link, Michael. Please repost.
Van Huskey
03-22-2017, 5:20 AM
I have always been amazed that this icon, with many hit singles and who is in the Hall of Fame, only had one #1 song.

In 1972 with "My Ding-A-Ling".


I agree but Jimi maxed out at #20, The Who at 9 or 10 and Led Zeppelin never got higher than 5, maybe 4. As much as I hate to have to say it Berry also had to deal with the racial component involved in selling records for much of his "hit making" years. Plus charting history doesn't mean a whole lot when it comes to staying power and importance of music look at arguably the most famous rock song of all time, Stairway to Heaven which I think topped out in the high 30s (admittedly never released as a single) but still.