| | Chuck Berry - <b>Johnnyb> B. Goode |
 | | * "<b>Johnnyb> B. Goode", the autobiographical saga of a country boy who could "play a guitar just like ringing a bell", was chosen as one of the greatest achievements of humanity for the Voyager I collection of artifacts. |
 | | Most of his famous recordings were on Chess Records with pianist Johnnie Johnson from Berry's own band and legendary record producer Willie Dixon on bass, Fred Below on drums and Berry's guitar, arguably the epitome of an early rock and roll band. |
 | | While there is debate about who recorded the first rock and roll record, Chuck Berry's early recordings, including "Maybellene" (1955) fully synthesized the rock and roll form, combining blues and country music with teenaged lyrics about girls and cars, with impeccable diction alongside distinctive electric guitar solos and an energetic duckwalking stage personality. |
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