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  • @andyandalex
    @andyandalex  2 года назад +100

    This was clipped from the Roots of Rock Livestream!
    We are going LIVE this SATURDAY @ 12pm for a Christmas/Holiday stream!!! See you there!

    • @Shadowrider1872
      @Shadowrider1872 2 года назад +1

      Thank you for a video today!!! Definitely see y'all on Saturday 💯

    • @sirajaxl
      @sirajaxl 2 года назад +3

      Seven months since your last YES song. It’s difficult for me to put my disappointment into words.

    • @gonnahitcharide
      @gonnahitcharide 2 года назад +4

      @Andy & Alex - In Back To The Future during the dance scene, Michael J. Fox was playing the guitar solo during the Johnny B. Goode song and then went into playing a Van Halen Eruption-like riff, knocking over speakers, and that’s when the kids at the dance stood there in shock, and then Michael said “guess you’re not ready for that yet, but your kids are gonna love it.”
      ruclips.net/video/S1i5coU-0_Q/видео.html

    • @jeffschielka7845
      @jeffschielka7845 2 года назад +1

      @@sirajaxl I feel your pain. It sucks!

    • @jeffschielka7845
      @jeffschielka7845 2 года назад +2

      Like Sir Ajax said. Guys we need more YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @redhead2376
    @redhead2376 2 года назад +426

    You really need to watch a live performance of his. The man was pure entertainment.

    • @lilbill2322
      @lilbill2322 2 года назад +12

      I came here to say something similar but you hit that nail right on the head. 👍

    • @notdoneyet7785
      @notdoneyet7785 2 года назад +8

      my first thought. you gotta

    • @douglasfrantzen3011
      @douglasfrantzen3011 2 года назад +16

      They'll say, "Hey look, he copied the duck walk from Angus!"

    • @MagravatorMag
      @MagravatorMag 2 года назад +2

      @@douglasfrantzen3011 😂👍🏻

    • @adelaesparza7830
      @adelaesparza7830 2 года назад +5

      Saw Chuck Berry many years ago--totally rocked!!!!

  • @submandave1125
    @submandave1125 2 года назад +263

    Surprised to not see a strong hit on how important Chuck Berry was in the integration of popular music. A true racial cross-over, he opened the eyes of so many. It was not uncommon for him to show up to play a show and the owners of the venue had booked him not knowing he was a Black man. When they would tell him he couldn't play he never argued or got upset, he simply said "OK, you go tell those kids I can't play for them," and he usually ended up breaking another racial barrier that night.

    • @auckalukaum
      @auckalukaum 2 года назад +16

      If I'm not mistaken, his original line was "that little colored boy could play" but he changed it to "country boy" because he wanted the song to be for everyone.

    • @jeffking4176
      @jeffking4176 2 года назад +7

      The cool thing about music, is that it always transcends all racial barriers. Not to take away from Chuck Berry [ especially since he’s from my home town] , or Bo Didley, or anyone else, but even Cab Calloway’s music did as well, though it wasn’t until the late ‘50’s, and on, that that really became solidified.
      📻🙂

    • @jayedwards4787
      @jayedwards4787 Год назад

      Ridiculous … everyone knew Chuck Berry was black … no one booked him not knowing that …a million of these ridiculous stories around 5he main thin* about Chuck Berry was that he played for white audiences .Why ? because black peop,e didn’t like his music, Chuck said …

  • @fredinaz
    @fredinaz 2 года назад +301

    In Rock and Roll Never Forgets, Bob Seger said “all of Chuck’s children are out there playing his licks.” Chuck definitely the trunk of the tree! 🙂

    • @LadyIarConnacht
      @LadyIarConnacht 2 года назад +14

      A and A, please hit some of the Seger bangers such as Rock and Roll Never Forgets, Old Time Rock and Roll and Katmandu!

    • @MikeCoggan
      @MikeCoggan 2 года назад +7

      Also - Let it Rock and Get Out of Denver - live versions

    • @jongroubert4203
      @jongroubert4203 2 года назад +4

      Wow, I never understood that lyric until now. Thanks!

    • @jongroubert4203
      @jongroubert4203 2 года назад +3

      Wow, I never understood that lyric until now. Thanks!

    • @ronnelson7828
      @ronnelson7828 2 года назад +3

      Chuck Berry is definitely on the Mount Rushmore of Rock and Roll.

  • @jimmackey6110
    @jimmackey6110 2 года назад +127

    I once heard this song described as "if chuck berry is the moses of rock and roll guitar, then Johnny B Good is the 10 commandments" a true iconic song!

  • @samuelmregister
    @samuelmregister 2 года назад +42

    one of the most influential songs in rock history.

  • @MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio
    @MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio 2 года назад +63

    The first guitar hero of rock n' roll! He was funny on stage too. Had a real sense of humor.
    "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Rock and Roll Music" are other obvious choices, both covered by the Beatles. "School Days" is also very good.

  • @JC-es5un
    @JC-es5un 2 года назад +67

    “C’est La Vie” is another great Chuck Berry song worth checking out. 🙂

    • @ninamravlja3632
      @ninamravlja3632 2 года назад +7

      Also known as “You Never Can Tell”

    • @EmptyGlass99
      @EmptyGlass99 2 года назад +6

      Very well-known from Pulp Fiction

    • @ronnelson7828
      @ronnelson7828 2 года назад +2

      "You Never Can Tell" or "C'est La Vie" is my personal favorite song by Chuck Berry. A & A should give it a listen. Pulp Fiction!

    • @sjw5797
      @sjw5797 2 года назад +1

      I thought it was called "Teenage Wedding"?

    • @philippankhurst6680
      @philippankhurst6680 2 года назад

      @@sjw5797 You Never Can Tell

  • @thecollective1584
    @thecollective1584 2 года назад +34

    There is a documentary "Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll" that goes into Chuck's history and culminates with a live concert.....
    A must see

    • @derkommissar785
      @derkommissar785 2 года назад +2

      If you want to see Keith get punched in the face by Chuck, that is there as well.

    • @patches1589
      @patches1589 2 года назад

      @@derkommissar785 Love when Keith Richards tells that story! Keith idolized Berry.

    • @iamfelixthecat7233
      @iamfelixthecat7233 2 года назад

      That's a wonderful movie.

    • @dennytate26
      @dennytate26 Год назад

      I was there the night the documentary premiered at the Tivoli Theatre, I'm from St.Louis and Chuck Berry played Blueberry Hill once a month for close to 10 years, I can't remember how many times I've seen him play, it was a monthly tradition

  • @legionofbarry
    @legionofbarry 2 года назад +29

    Chuck Berry, historic, legendary and every top adjective you can come up with. A hero of the Rolling Stones and countless others.

  • @danbaird7414
    @danbaird7414 2 года назад +12

    He invented the language of R&R. The Shakespeare of the genre. Inventing words to fit the flow of the tune. Influenced everyone that came after, and I mean everyone. “You never can tell”, “Maybellene”, ”Roll over Beethoven”, it’s really endless. Minimum of 20 insanely great songs. What he didn’t invent, he honed to simple perfection.

  • @CharlesDunkley
    @CharlesDunkley 2 года назад +67

    The great Lafayette Leake on piano, and the Willie Dixon himself on bass. This song was originally inspired by Johnnie Johnson, who played piano with Berry on a lot of his stuff (yet, ironically, not this one, as Lafayette was the Chess Records main piano session player). This is as iconic as a rock song gets.

    • @joelspaulding5964
      @joelspaulding5964 2 года назад +4

      You have cured my 4 decades of ignorance, having just assumed the recording was Johnson.
      Thank you!

    • @steveandme63
      @steveandme63 2 года назад +3

      Knew a guy who was inspired by this piano player so much he put thumbtacks on the hammers on his mom's piano.. she was NOT happy. LOL

    • @jefffinn1105
      @jefffinn1105 2 года назад +3

      Interesting, always assumed it was JJ; (also found out just this week that Paul did the solo for "Taxman", not George)

    • @mtzoar
      @mtzoar 2 года назад +3

      Thanks for the info. I had no idea

  • @vinnygi
    @vinnygi 2 года назад +49

    Chuck Berry is one of the best storytellers in rock history. “Memphis, Tennessee” and “You Never Can Tell” are like short stories told in 2:00.

    • @parkermills3328
      @parkermills3328 2 года назад +4

      Nadine.....

    • @robertaxel
      @robertaxel 2 года назад +1

      Also Too Much Monkey Business, brilliant lyrics and a virtual precursor of hip hop...

    • @mikelucey5035
      @mikelucey5035 2 года назад +2

      Promised Land

    • @vinnygi
      @vinnygi 2 года назад +1

      @@robertaxel Good point. I never thought of it that way.

    • @scottfrench4139
      @scottfrench4139 2 года назад +1

      "You Never Can Tell" is my favorite Chuck.

  • @jeremiahrose4681
    @jeremiahrose4681 2 года назад +165

    Here you go, enjoy the Legend of Chuck Berry: "Maybellene" (1955);"Thirty Days" (1955);"Wee Wee Hours" (1955);"Down Bound Train" (1955);"Roll Over Beethoven" (1956);"Too Much Monkey Business" (1956);"Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (1956);"Havana Moon" (1956);"Rock and Roll Music" (1957);"School Days" (1957);"Carol" (1958);"Around and Around" (1958);"Little Queenie" (1959);"Back in the U.S.A." (1959);"You Never Can Tell";"No Particular Place to Go" (1964);"Tulane" (1970);"Reelin' and Rockin'" (1972)

    • @leitheparsons1186
      @leitheparsons1186 2 года назад +1

      You need the uncut version of reelin and rocking in your life. " we boogie in the kitchen we boogie in the hall I got some on my finger and I wiped it on the wall!"

    • @brettpawlowski6720
      @brettpawlowski6720 2 года назад +6

      Did you leave off My Dingaling on purpose? Hugely scandalous at the time, hilarious now.

    • @cincox3919
      @cincox3919 2 года назад

      Don't forget "Let it Rock"...so many great renditions

    • @elviswhataguy5954
      @elviswhataguy5954 2 года назад +2

      Great picks - I envy these guys getting to hear them for the first time. I'd also add 'I'm Talking About You' (1961), and 'Promised Land' and 'Nadine' (both 1964); the last-mentioned is probably my all-time favourite Chuck Berry record -- brilliant tune and some of his finest lyrics.

    • @Dman85612
      @Dman85612 2 года назад +3

      What about " Nadine ?"

  • @snowbirdlady7221
    @snowbirdlady7221 2 года назад +46

    One of the true great founders of rock n' roll. He was a huge influence on so many, including The Beatles. They did a great cover of this one. It's on their "Live at the BBC" collection. Sound quality is not consistently great, but you should listen to this collection to see what an amazing tight live band they were. Chuck Berry had a long successful career and just passed last year if I remember correctly.

    • @keef7224
      @keef7224 2 года назад +3

      Jimi Hendrix did an insane cover. Check out his version on Jimi Plays Berkeley.
      And The Grateful Dead played Johnny B Goode mostly as an encore for decades. It’s on the “Skull & Roses” album and there’s an incredible version on the Fillmore West documentary.
      ruclips.net/video/CNQCCKJdidk/видео.html

    • @bobrob2004
      @bobrob2004 2 года назад +1

      Beatles recorded two great Chuck Berry covers, Rock and Roll Music and Roll Over Beethoven.

    • @frankieboy8414
      @frankieboy8414 2 года назад

      Dayle Olesen He died four years ago.

    • @snowbirdlady7221
      @snowbirdlady7221 2 года назад

      @@frankieboy8414 Gosh. Time flies. Seems like it was not that long.

    • @scottelement
      @scottelement 2 года назад +1

      Live at the BBC is fantastic. Hearing them play all the oldies they’d play on stage in Hamburg… true definition is a band

  • @lynne5322
    @lynne5322 2 года назад +33

    This song was included on a golden disc sent to space with the Voyager mission! (Chuck Berry in outer space!) (Apologies if already been noted ☺)

    • @jr-xs9tf
      @jr-xs9tf 2 года назад +3

      The aliens found it and sent the message " send more Chuck Berry!"

    • @mrgod679
      @mrgod679 2 года назад +2

      @@jr-xs9tf Thanks to Steve Martin!

  • @bobschenkel7921
    @bobschenkel7921 2 года назад +101

    Most likely THE most covered song in the history of Rock 'n' Roll.

    • @XCaliKev
      @XCaliKev 2 года назад +16

      👍😎 You would think so, but that honor goes to Yesterday (Beatles)

    • @QueenFornis
      @QueenFornis 2 года назад +2

      @@XCaliKev Beat me to it! lol

    • @GTRxMan
      @GTRxMan 2 года назад +3

      @@XCaliKev Not when you include garage bands.

    • @lukas97671
      @lukas97671 2 года назад +8

      @@XCaliKev I’d argue that Yesterday was by a rock n roll band but wasn’t in itself a rock n roll song

    • @bobschenkel7921
      @bobschenkel7921 2 года назад

      @@XCaliKev Rock 'n' Roll, not easy listening. Maybe it was really "Feelings" by Morris Albert.

  • @Jimsta128
    @Jimsta128 2 года назад +26

    Gotta hit some Little Richard for some early Rock n Roll!

  • @bobgorman3874
    @bobgorman3874 2 года назад +84

    Need to see Chuck do the song live. His stage act is an important factor in rock history. First real showman? The other artist you MUST hit is 'Lil Richard. Late 50's gay, black man w/ crazy stage act. He was the hero to many, including McCartney & Jagger. Singing style adopted by EVERYONE! Tutti Frutti live is the ticket.

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu 2 года назад +1

      The most beautiful man in rock and roll!

    • @littlelamb2112
      @littlelamb2112 2 года назад +1

      There were tons of jazz showmen who were before chuck, but your point stands

    • @jefffinn1105
      @jefffinn1105 2 года назад +4

      Absolutely YES for Little Richard! And if we are describing R&R foundations add Bo Diddley "Hey Bo Diddley" & "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley. Upon that Rock ...

    • @jlsage4059
      @jlsage4059 2 года назад

      First real showman white people saw. The things he did goes back forever in gospel blues.
      It feels like roots of rock, because it is.

    • @XCaliKev
      @XCaliKev 2 года назад +2

      👍😎 Little tid bit. When George Harrison got inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame, walked up and looking out into crowd says, “Where’s Richard at?” Spots him pointing at him “It’s all his fault ya know”. Could there be a bigger complement?

  • @falcon215
    @falcon215 2 года назад +15

    Rock and Roll's original anthem. Would loved to have heard & seen this live back in the day when Rock was new. When Chuck toured he never used a touring band. He just played with local musicians from every town he played at and never walked them through the songs. He expected them to already know them.

  • @Cires789
    @Cires789 2 года назад +15

    You just can't help but move to this track. One of the finest R&R songs ever recorded.

  • @brandonflorida1092
    @brandonflorida1092 2 года назад +14

    Other Chuck Berry songs: "Roll Over Beethoven," "Maybelline," "Rock and Roll Music," "Sweet Little Sixteen," "Back in the USA," "Memphis, Tennessee," and during the Christmas season, "Run Rudolph Run."

    • @barriekelley2241
      @barriekelley2241 2 года назад

      How about Sweet Little Rock and Roller? Rod Stewart does a great cover of it on his Smiler album.

  • @kbob1163
    @kbob1163 2 года назад +27

    Almost every song he did has that same sense of exuberance. He wrote for a teenage audience, but the lyrics are always interesting. As influential as he was as a guitarist, it's the voice and the lyrics that really put him over for me.

  • @prestogerman6862
    @prestogerman6862 2 года назад +12

    John Lennon said something to the effect that, If you wanted to give Rock n Roll another name you could just call it: Chuck Berry.

    • @lisaw5604
      @lisaw5604 2 года назад +1

      So true! John Lennon was like a little kid, when he finally met and got to perform with Chuck Berry on the Mike Douglas show. Amazing to see! :)

    • @davidcohen821
      @davidcohen821 2 года назад +1

      @@lisaw5604 ruclips.net/video/Hl-JfpFJVAU/видео.html

    • @lisaw5604
      @lisaw5604 2 года назад

      @@davidcohen821 Perfect! Thanks for posting link. Didn't know it was on RUclips. I have the full 5 day video set of John and Yoko on the show. It was a fantastic glimpse into Lennon's personality. Great day to you! 😊

  • @r.v.biagioni7210
    @r.v.biagioni7210 2 года назад +1

    Chuck Berry is so important in the conversation of Rock/ Culture/ Poetry/ the Business of Entertainment/ etc. R.I.P.

  • @jameswalls4172
    @jameswalls4172 2 года назад +7

    SNL had a great joke one time.They talked about how the Voyager space probe sent out a disc with music from all of history.They said they got their first contact with aliens:"Send more Chuck Berry"

  • @maryannc6313
    @maryannc6313 2 года назад +5

    You must experience Chuck Berry live to appreciate just how much fun he was having.

  • @robertthomson5485
    @robertthomson5485 2 года назад +17

    He was a GREAT song writer as well as a performer.

  • @simonk7937
    @simonk7937 2 года назад +13

    Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and co all need live footage reactions, just to fully appreciate just how damn good they were ..

  • @RicoBurghFan
    @RicoBurghFan 2 года назад +7

    You gotta see this live, with Chuck playing and sliding across the floor. Amazing!

  • @rockinronist
    @rockinronist 2 года назад +7

    Chuck Berry is the father of Rock and Roll. He's the total package, the first singer, song writer, guitarist in Rock.

    • @independenceltd.
      @independenceltd. 2 года назад +1

      Maybellene, Chuck Berry's first single, was released in July 1955. The #1 song in July 1955? Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets. The song was originally released in April of 1954.
      And no, I'm not claiming Billy Haley was first either.

    • @sgtBelson
      @sgtBelson 2 года назад +1

      @@independenceltd. Yeah, you gotta go back a ways to get to ‘the father’. I’d like to recognize the ‘grandfathers’, those like Robert Johnson and Leadbelly, whose contributions to the blues laid the groundwork.

    • @rockinronist
      @rockinronist 2 года назад +1

      @@independenceltd. I have the greatest respect for Bill Haley. Rock's first international "Rock Star".

    • @rockinronist
      @rockinronist 2 года назад +1

      @@sgtBelson Don't forget Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup. In 1946 he recorded the original "That's alright (mama)". That song is the blue print for Rockabilly. It's R & B with two guitar solo's! Amazing.

    • @Brook-ct3kk
      @Brook-ct3kk 4 месяца назад

      U mean King

  • @Griegg
    @Griegg 2 года назад +22

    When he performed it live he would hop across the stage on one foot, while holding the other straight out in front of him. It looked physically impossible, but it didn’t affect his playing at all.

    • @cheripetty1805
      @cheripetty1805 2 года назад +3

      Chuck's "Duck" Walk!

    • @jaiji
      @jaiji 2 года назад +1

      The same Duck Walk that Angus Young nicked and super charged to make it his own, along with the cupped ear to encourage audience participation

  • @paulhanson5164
    @paulhanson5164 2 года назад +13

    Of the 50s rockers Chuck Berry is probably the most influential.
    But there is always something that comes before and before Chuck Berry was Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

  • @Shadowrider1872
    @Shadowrider1872 2 года назад +3

    GOOOOOOOD MORNING A & A FAMILY!!!
    ☮️♾️❤️

  • @raymondcpl
    @raymondcpl 2 года назад +3

    The lyrics, guys, the lyrics...... he is a bloody poet !!!

  • @shneizah
    @shneizah 10 месяцев назад +1

    This song is literally where Rock 'n Roll began. Respect.

  • @silverhippie3910
    @silverhippie3910 2 года назад +2

    True Rock pioneer. Possibly the most influential guitar player in history.✌️

  • @TTM9691
    @TTM9691 2 года назад +21

    The Chuck Berry movie, with Keith Richard...."Hail Hail Rock And Roll", that's a good one for you guys to check out, he is a character and there is some crazy scenes in that movie. Him yelling at Keith Richard, for one! And it includes his great piano player, Johnny Johnson! So psyched you noticed his playing, Andy!!!

    • @jokermtb
      @jokermtb 2 года назад

      The unforgettable scene mentioned above:
      ruclips.net/video/mHOiwOanIBM/видео.html

    • @nj1639
      @nj1639 2 года назад +1

      That immediately came to mind when I saw it was gonna be Chuck Berry, him chastising Keith Richard. That was unforgettable.

    • @jokermtb
      @jokermtb 2 года назад +1

      @@nj1639 It's become a saying between me and my bandmates when we just can't get a part quite right!

  • @Vibemaker68
    @Vibemaker68 2 года назад +18

    There was Robert Johnson
    Then there was Chuck Berry
    Then there was Jimi Hendrix
    Then there was Eddie Van Halen
    Those were the giant leaps in rock n roll guitar and we, (as in: everybody who picked up an electric guitar after that), are all indebted to them.

    • @jondhuse1549
      @jondhuse1549 2 года назад +11

      I think Sister Rosetta Tharpe fits between Robert Johnson and Chuck Berry...

    • @Vibemaker68
      @Vibemaker68 2 года назад +3

      @@jondhuse1549 thanx for the tip, gonna check her out

    • @dougtombaugh4438
      @dougtombaugh4438 2 года назад +4

      Yes, gotta put Sister Rosetta in there. Berry, among others, named her as an inspiration.

    • @marielaveau5321
      @marielaveau5321 2 года назад +2

      @@jondhuse1549 thank you, she deserves so much more love than she gets. 👏💜💚💛✌️

    • @davidspalten1304
      @davidspalten1304 2 года назад

      If add Buddy Guy between Chuck and Jimi.

  • @joemonstermaker4784
    @joemonstermaker4784 2 года назад +1

    LIVE!! You need to see one of his live earlier performances!!
    He invented EVERYTHING about being a rock star!!

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney 2 года назад +6

    For a christmas flavour from Chuck,have a listen to Run Rudolph Run.
    The coolest Xmas tune of the lot.

  • @republicoftexas3261
    @republicoftexas3261 2 года назад +29

    Fun fact. Michael J Fox learned to sing and play the song irl after the movie. I think a video of it is on RUclips. Worth a watch!

    • @Mime59100
      @Mime59100 2 года назад +4

      It’s been a while so I’m sure he’d be a little shaky on it if you asked him to play it now

    • @GG-ee9nl
      @GG-ee9nl 2 года назад +1

      @@Mime59100 Dude! That is so wrong! How did i not think of it first?

  • @jonathanlocke6404
    @jonathanlocke6404 2 года назад +8

    Essential Chuck Berry would include "Roll Over Beethoven", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Little Queenie", "No Particular Place to Go", "School Days"...

  • @jeffcoat1959
    @jeffcoat1959 2 года назад +4

    Don't forget to give due credit to his cousin, Marvin, for giving him the idea for this.

  • @bwilliams463
    @bwilliams463 2 года назад +12

    Chuck Berry is one of the founders of Rock 'n Roll no doubt. My favorite of his songs is 'C'est La Vie' (AKA 'Teenage Wedding,' 'You Never Can Tell.')
    ; it has a great piano feature.

    • @dwc1964
      @dwc1964 2 года назад

      featured in _Pulp Fiction_ (it's the song John Travolta and Uma Thurman dance to at Jack Rabbit Slim's)

  • @csbrown3
    @csbrown3 2 года назад +57

    Alright, guys. You HAVE to check out Chuck's tune "My Ding-a-ling." My brother had it played at his funeral. What was a very somber event instantaneously turned into laughter and people shaking their heads and remembering everything good about my brother...it completely destroyed the sadness and lightened the mood immeasurably. He did it for that very reason. So...check it out!

    • @aileenturrietta7553
      @aileenturrietta7553 2 года назад +1

      There are comments suggesting we should not recommend this song because Berry's catalog is much better. I'm happy to see it lifted your life.

    • @CycolacFan
      @CycolacFan 2 года назад +3

      Never been a favourite of mine but it’s great that it lifted a somber occasion, as a Brit I’m more ashamed that it was Chuck Berry’s only UK number one. Sorry Chuck, we failed you.

    • @aileenturrietta7553
      @aileenturrietta7553 2 года назад +4

      @@CycolacFan It was his only number one hit in the U S as well. Definitely not a classic but Chuck loved it. He said he liked making people laugh.

    • @CycolacFan
      @CycolacFan 2 года назад +5

      @@aileenturrietta7553 yikes was it? Oh dear… yes it’s a fun song and Chuck’s obviously enjoying himself but it’s a bit like awarding a great actor an Oscar for doing a headache tablet commercial 😉

    • @jefffinn1105
      @jefffinn1105 2 года назад +3

      I'm glad your brother had a great sense of humor RIP, & I'm glad Chuck was finally able to get a decent payday after so many years of thievery. Otherwise... no comment!

  • @stillstanding8286
    @stillstanding8286 2 года назад +11

    That’s Berry’s longtime collaborator Johnnie Johnson on the piano.
    The guy is a legend.

    • @mtzoar
      @mtzoar 2 года назад +1

      Johnnie is from Fairmont WV and he is one our most hallowed members of the WV Music Hall of Fame. He was a big part of Chuck's sound.

    • @ronnelson7828
      @ronnelson7828 2 года назад

      Johnnie Johnson is the real star of this and many other Chuck Berry songs. Not taking anything away from Chuck, but Johnnie is the genuine article.

    • @philippankhurst6680
      @philippankhurst6680 2 года назад

      Sadly, it's not Johnnie. Lafayette Leake played the piano on JBG.

    • @ronnelson7828
      @ronnelson7828 2 года назад

      @@philippankhurst6680 I thought this was Johnnie. I believe Chuck credited Johnnie's boogie woogie piano for his rythm guitar playing style.

  • @kevincaulder9001
    @kevincaulder9001 2 года назад +7

    Now that you have listened to the original, give the Jimi Hendrix live version a turn. He turns up the speed, burns all the horsepower up at full throttle and uses the feedback to set the song on fire before the explosive detonation blows everything apart between your ears leaving them ringing from the reverb !!! Go, Johnny , Go !

  • @bobrob2004
    @bobrob2004 2 года назад +3

    Now that we're in the Christmas season, Run Rudolph Run is a good one to listen to.

  • @lawrencewestby9229
    @lawrencewestby9229 2 года назад +7

    To find out where Chuck got his sound just check out Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She brought what would become rock riffs to gospel songs, and after all, the true roots of rock were gospel and the blues.

  • @kesleycottrell1416
    @kesleycottrell1416 2 года назад +5

    Just in case you didn't know Chuck Berry was the king of rock and roll.

    • @Maydoggie
      @Maydoggie 2 года назад +1

      I agree, and I'm a huge Elvis fan. But Elvis' ballads and gospel songs were his best stuff, not his rock and roll. He definitely serious rock and roll credentials, but again his ballads and gospel songs are unmatched. Stage presence like no other either. But Chuck Berry is the king and father of rock and roll. (Although he was influenced by Sister Rosetta Tharpe).

    • @kesleycottrell1416
      @kesleycottrell1416 2 года назад

      Chuck and Little Richard predates Elvis. Any way you slice it rock and roll came out of the Mississippi Delta. Robert Johnson, Son House and Lead Belly was the true pioneers. Look at how many of their songs was done much later by rock bands.

    • @jeffreymosher6334
      @jeffreymosher6334 2 года назад +1

      I'll agree, BUT the title I've seen associated more often, and for which I'd also be comfortable with for Mr. Berry, is "Father of Rock 'N' Roll". I believe the difference is that he was the pure heritage originator, and so father fits really well. He put out 20 albums, released 45 singles over his career, and for all the Rock classics listed in these posts where Alex and Andy should head to next,... ONLY the 1970s novelty song, "My Ding A Ling" went to #1. -- "Johnny B. Goode", for instance only went to #8 and only #2 for R&B. -- would be interesting to know the 7 songs that were higher on the charts at the time -- Luckily time, and quality resulted in it being one of his two Platinum singles, (along with Run Rudolph Run).
      Where as Elvis, the 'King of Rock N Roll', released 23 albums, 117 singles in his life and 24 more have come out since Aug. '77, and from 1956 to 1969 he had 18 #1 songs. Elvis would be less without this inspiration of Chuck, but that chart success which is a merit that has to be respected.

    • @kesleycottrell1416
      @kesleycottrell1416 2 года назад

      Little Richard always said that he was the King.

  • @indianboy72
    @indianboy72 2 года назад

    My dad took me to see him in 1982 when I was 10. We were at the Warwick music theater in Rhode Island. He was soooo awesome. Kept me playing drums for 40+ years. I’ll never forget it 🙀

  • @dougdavis8986
    @dougdavis8986 2 года назад +2

    Can you imagine the first time that was played on the radio and there hadn't been anything like it before. Must have been amazing.

  • @susanklasinski1805
    @susanklasinski1805 2 года назад +11

    This was an amazing livestream. Please consider doing a Roots Pt. 2 one day. There's still so much you need to hear!

  • @garygoodrich7495
    @garygoodrich7495 2 года назад +2

    I'm so glad you guys loved it! I might have had to revoke my subscription if you didn't like it. Johnny B. Goode is the national anthem of Rock N Roll.

  • @kerryliles1846
    @kerryliles1846 2 года назад +1

    1975 Dallas TX Cotten Bowl I was 16 and saw Montrose, Trapeze, the Eagles and The Rolling Stones. The day before I saw Chuck Berry at Six Flags over Texas and he knocked it out if the park. By far the best show.

  • @cazgerald9471
    @cazgerald9471 2 года назад +8

    This song is so iconic, it's virtually synonymous with rock 'n' roll itself. My favorite cover however is Peter Tosh on his "Mama Africa" album

  • @happymethehappyone8300
    @happymethehappyone8300 2 года назад +4

    Chuck Is One Of Those Artists That YOU HAVE TO SEE PERFORM To Get The FULL IMPACT Of His Music & Know His Talent & Personality.

  • @jeffstevens4262
    @jeffstevens4262 2 года назад

    Chuck was the absolute God of rock & roll and sadly, nobody ever came close to making the same contribution to this particular genre. God rest his dear soul.

  • @KDo25
    @KDo25 2 года назад

    The identical “oooh” at 1:03 is the universal reaction to the guitar intro. Hits every time

  • @jennhurl
    @jennhurl 2 года назад +4

    Jefferson Starship "Jane"
    I sent ya a message on this song a while back, Andy! It's a BANGER & Mickey's voice is off the chain. I used to listen to it daily! 🎵❤✌

  • @magicbrownie1357
    @magicbrownie1357 2 года назад +4

    Always felt like this was the very first rock and roll song. Probably not, but it always felt like this was the beginning.

    • @GedUK
      @GedUK 2 года назад

      There were a few artists around the same time that are all there or therabouts with that claim. Chuck is definitely one of them!

    • @joannasunday
      @joannasunday 2 года назад

      I feel that way, too!

  • @kathyp1563
    @kathyp1563 2 года назад +1

    "The Father of Rock & Roll". He has an incredible catalogue! First hit was in 1955, "Maybellene".
    Last hit was in 1978, "My Ding a Ling"
    "Roll over Beethoven"
    "No Particular Place to Go"
    "Sweet Little Sixteen"
    'Riding Along in My Automobile"
    "Brown-eyed Handsome Man"
    "School Days"
    "Rock & Roll Music"

  • @jasonbroad5478
    @jasonbroad5478 2 года назад

    Watched it live! Great job guys....do yourself a favor and watch Chuck LIVE....its even better! Not only were his songs the ingredients to rock...his on stage presence was the stir for the mix! Chuck is a pillar of Rock!

  • @RandyHall324
    @RandyHall324 2 года назад +5

    John Lennon said: “If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry. '”

  • @JBASH2011
    @JBASH2011 2 года назад +3

    I saw him play on TV when I was 4 yo (a long long long time ago). He instilled in me a love for Rock guitar. Air guitar on tennis rackets...then I started playing when I was 8..I'm still playing many decades later. He is the Godfather of Rock Guitar. You HAVE to check out his BBC concert from 1973-ish. WATCHING Chuck play and interact with his audience is just as important as WHAT he is playing.

  • @FlipSideCT
    @FlipSideCT 2 года назад

    Basics, that is all we need! not the over production! Tell a simple story and don't overthink it. Glad to see your excitement on it! Imagine hearing this in the 50's....damn!

  • @montymontano8618
    @montymontano8618 2 года назад +1

    Sometimes I can’t believe you could be alive for so long and not heard this song.

  • @Darryl_Frost
    @Darryl_Frost 2 года назад +9

    The intro is the first riff I ever learned on guitar, in the early 80's with my "Big book of Guitar" (I think it was called), Then I heard the Hendrix version! (and I played it even more).

  • @scottspeer
    @scottspeer 2 года назад +3

    This song is so quintessential to American music, it was included on the Voyager Golden Record along with Beethoven and Mozart to show aliens what Earth is all about.

  • @terrik9510
    @terrik9510 2 года назад

    Chuck Berry. The GREAT one. The song is still fresh all these decades later.

  • @TheCosmicGenius
    @TheCosmicGenius 2 года назад

    Chuck Berry is, arguably, the inventor of rock & roll. He took blues licks from the piano & transferred them to the guitar, & changed the world.

  • @PK1971PK
    @PK1971PK 2 года назад +14

    This and "Roll Over Beethoven" are iconic rock & roll songs--one or both often done in r&r medleys in the seventies and beyond. So "Roll Over Beethoven" really should be next when doing Chuck Berry--it's really even more of a standard than "Johnny B. Goode"--should really hear ELO's medley and Uriah Heep Live. And agree with others, you really should watch some video clips of Chuck live, he's the consummate entertainer.

  • @benshafer5198
    @benshafer5198 2 года назад +3

    If I had to distill rock and roll down to one song, this would be it. He was so beloved back in the 70's when I was growing up. He would appear on the tube every so often and we'd all be watching because he was so naturally entertaining. Good call on this one

  • @jeffclinton9289
    @jeffclinton9289 2 года назад +2

    chuck berry is a cornerstone of rock 'n' roll along with elvis presley, little richard and buddy holly. in fact, berry is so strongly identified as such that in 1977 carl sagan had a record player with visual instruction on how to use it and a silver record added to the voyager deep space probe. on that record were tracks from the greatest composers of all time like motzart, beethoven, etc. also included was chuck berry and this song, johhny b goode!

  • @paulnerval7632
    @paulnerval7632 2 года назад +1

    I'm glad you mentioned the piano player. Johnnie Johnson is one of the all-time greats! Also, Chuck's version of this song is probably the best ever recorded. What a storyteller and phenomenal guitarist.

  • @herbyragan7801
    @herbyragan7801 2 года назад +5

    You want more Chuck Berry. You can’t go wrong with ANYTHING from the album “The Great Twenty-Eight”. One of the best greatest hits package EVER.

  • @greypossum1
    @greypossum1 2 года назад +9

    You have to do "My Ding-a-ling" next. It's a great little sing a long.

    • @alanhynd7886
      @alanhynd7886 2 года назад +2

      You are evil.

    • @aileenturrietta7553
      @aileenturrietta7553 2 года назад +2

      I said the same thing. He was a great artist and that's the song that comes to mind. Is that bad? Lol

    • @Bassman2353
      @Bassman2353 2 года назад +1

      You may as well say "You Know My Name, Look Up the Number" is the second Beatles song to listen to. Please...stop.

    • @jokermtb
      @jokermtb 2 года назад +1

      I hate that song....noooo!

  • @davidhattman7649
    @davidhattman7649 2 года назад

    The piano player is Johnny Johnson. He played with Chuck Berry for nearly 20 years and was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of fame. He has played with countless people including Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, John Lee Hooker etc...

  • @alan73795
    @alan73795 2 года назад

    The true birth of rock and roll; arguably the most iconic rock song of all time. Contains the legendary guitar lick that launched a thousand bands (including the Beatles and the Stones) and countless songs. Next up: "No Particular Place To Go", "Maybelline", "Rock and Roll Music", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Roll Over Beethoven", "School Days", "Reelin' and Rockin'", "Nadine", "Too Much Monkey Business" and for some sly laughs, "My Ding-A-ling". And at the same time Berry was laying down the foundation of rock, he was also breaking the color barrier. Even more amazing, he just passed away four years ago at the age of 90!

  • @doobiedave9686
    @doobiedave9686 2 года назад +11

    Elvis may have claimed to be the "King of Rock n Roll" but Chuck Berry and Little Richard are the REAL kings of rock n roll. You guys gotta check out Roll Over Beethoven, Maybelline, and Rock And Roll Music by Chuck Berry. 👍🤘✌️

    • @independenceltd.
      @independenceltd. 2 года назад

      "In a lengthy article about Memphis’s favorite son in the Press-Scimitar on May 4, 1956, [Robert]Johnson branded Elvis, “the fledgling king of rock ’n’ roll.” From then on, journalists in other cities began to attach the same label to Elvis."

    • @jgsrhythm100
      @jgsrhythm100 2 года назад +2

      Agreed , though "Louis Jordan' began in the 30's!! Check "Sat Night Fish Fry " circa 49!!!!!! Louis was doing his thing when Elvis was in his diapers!!! He influenced Berry and little Richard for sure, though Chuck adapted it to electric guitar and Richard has a growl like no one!!

    • @rockinronist
      @rockinronist 2 года назад +2

      Little Richard considered himself to be the King of Rock and Roll. I read a funny quote from Richard. He said, "If Elvis is the King of Rock and Roll, then I'm the Queen! LOL

    • @Maydoggie
      @Maydoggie 2 года назад +1

      Other people called Elvis the king of rock and roll, but I never heard him make that claim. I wouldn't be surprised if Col. Parker used that title for Elvis though.

  • @DJHolte
    @DJHolte 2 года назад +3

    Great piano work by Johnnie Johnson, too. From an article on him: "In 1986 filming started on 'Hail! Hail! Rock & Roll', the biography of Chuck Berry. Keith Richards was the movie’s music director. As rehearsals continued, Johnnie’s playing astounded Keith Richards and Eric Clapton. They soon realized that the Chuck Berry hits were made so by the playing of Johnnie Johnson."

  • @GBTrieff
    @GBTrieff 2 года назад

    Out of all the songs you ever listened to on your channel, Johnny B Goode is probably the most influential and important songs ever.

  • @trblemkr1d106
    @trblemkr1d106 2 года назад +1

    When I was a kid in the late sixties I was at Six Flags over Texas and I happened to walk by the Amphitheatre and there and on the sign read " Chuck Berry 1:00pm " . Needless to say I ditched my family.. ran down to the concert and watched Chuck Berry for the next hour and a half . I consider it my first concert . It was amazing... even if my Dad beat my ass for ditching them . They were worried blah blah blah. But I got to see CHUCK BERRY !

  • @nortonmalcontent8778
    @nortonmalcontent8778 2 года назад +3

    You totally need to watch the Jimi Hendrix cover of this song from Live at Berkeley

  • @lisaw5604
    @lisaw5604 2 года назад +3

    Love it! Agree with all that was said. Try "No Particular Place to Go"... It's a rocker! Definitely do another "Roots of Rock..." it was sooo fun! See ya Saturday. 😊✌️👋

    • @allisonreed7682
      @allisonreed7682 2 года назад +2

      That would be my pick, too! Love that song!

  • @Shadowrider1872
    @Shadowrider1872 2 года назад +1

    Chuck B is a amazing showman and singer

  • @daggarcia
    @daggarcia 2 года назад +1

    The fifties was the first time music was made for teens and Chuck Berry was the main reason. He sang about the youth and cars.

  • @aileenturrietta7553
    @aileenturrietta7553 2 года назад +11

    I love Chuck Berry's music. But I will always remember him for "My Ding A Ling" His live performance is a real thing to see. Nice reaction. Keep digging. There's more S's out there.

    • @jokermtb
      @jokermtb 2 года назад +2

      NOOOOOOO!!! do not listen to his only #1 hit.....it's humiliating

    • @aileenturrietta7553
      @aileenturrietta7553 2 года назад

      @@jokermtb I wasn't suggesting they watch it. But with all of Berry's great songs, unfortunately this one comes to mind first because we bought the record to have a good laugh. Go figure Teenagers!!

    • @-Ricky_Spanish-
      @-Ricky_Spanish- 2 года назад +2

      @@aileenturrietta7553 Well it's not his song, so I think that makes it even less essential. He has WAY too many amazing originals for A&A to be spending time on covers.

    • @aileenturrietta7553
      @aileenturrietta7553 2 года назад

      @@-Ricky_Spanish- I can't argue with you there.

  • @BobLbrmn
    @BobLbrmn 2 года назад +7

    Check out Chuck Berry's "Rock 'n' Roll Music," "Mabellline" and "No Particular Place to Go" for starters. (Note: Don't bother with "My Ding-A-Ling," which was a novelty song completely out of character with the rest of his music.)

    • @sjw5797
      @sjw5797 2 года назад +3

      "My Ding-A-Ling was unworthy of him. Chuck Berry's only dud.

  • @videocat1366
    @videocat1366 2 года назад

    Those guitar licks have been so widely imitated that it's easy to forget or not realize that this was the first time they were heard.

  • @timward3270
    @timward3270 2 года назад

    You can fall down a rabbit hole of covers of this song. There are so many, and so many excellent ones.

  • @carolmckay9067
    @carolmckay9067 2 года назад +3

    You guys should do "Roll over Beethoven"
    By Chuck Berry !!!!

  • @ap7498
    @ap7498 2 года назад +3

    Nice choice!! You’ve got to see Chuck Berry perform as well

  • @basinstreetdesign5206
    @basinstreetdesign5206 2 года назад +1

    Aaand... welcome to the most covered rock and roll tune in history. Every damn R&R band has played this to end a gig and leave the crowd happy!

  • @mrgmusicclass
    @mrgmusicclass 2 года назад

    Live Performance of My Dingaling by Chuck! Such a master on stage. You need to see him work the crowd.

  • @bigneon_glitter
    @bigneon_glitter 2 года назад +8

    No Chuck, no anything. Chuck Berry is the natural law inherent in all Rock music. More:
    - I'm Talking About You
    - Rock 'n Roll Music
    - No Particular Place To Go
    - You Never Can Tell
    - Maybellene

  • @jennhurl
    @jennhurl 2 года назад +3

    Stevie Ray Vaughan🎸"Life Without You"
    (Live at Capitol Theater)
    Alex & Andy please consider my fav SRV
    song & performance! Thanks gents!
    You'll see why its my favorite ✌❤🎵

  • @markweatherly6782
    @markweatherly6782 2 года назад +1

    This song was included on The Golden Disc which is mounted on NASAs Voyager 2 launched in 1977. It was intended to show aliens what we earthlings were all about. Rock on Chuck.

  • @robertburke5354
    @robertburke5354 2 года назад +2

    This is pure rock 'n' roll (as distinct from the later "rock"). Such an iconic song. Nice reaction guys.