Calling Card
Chuck Berry and fellow rocker Jerry Lee Lewis once got into a fight over who was the true king of rock and roll. Each one was, of course, advocating for himself. Chuck "whupped butt," in Lewi...
Music
Berry brought together country music, blues, and the newly electric sound of the times in a mish-mash sound that is now synonymous with "rock and roll." As the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame put it, "...
Songwriting
Johnny B. Goode is a song about a country boy's fantasy of becoming a famous guitar-player, fitting considering Berry's general focus on fame, fantasy, and teenage life in his lyrics. But what is...