The single most influential songwriter/singer/guitarist of the second half of the 20th century. No one individual invented rock'n'roll, but Chuck Berry did more than anyone else to polish it and make it the finished article. His music will last for as long as people play guitars.
Unbelievable. Wrote the lyrics. A delightful story which is conveyed it in less than 3 minutes. Played guitar, sang and duck walked, facial expressions, shoulder twitches, eye and mouth movements, and all the time excuding a genuine pleasure in his performance.
I suspect the number of budding guitar players who started out learning how to play " Johnny B Goode " will be in the hundreds of thousands, if not millions !!
Absolutely agree Great song!! First time Ive this video . I believe it to be Chuck doing a fantastic performance and the audience was completely enthralled. Born in 1926 that would make Chuck to be around 49 years old at the time and to do what he does here is pure athleticism and showmanship.
I reckon Chuck was very conscious of the situation when he chose to perform this song on the Sammy Davis show. Both he and Sammy had to struggle against racism and overcome barriers. And the song lyrics are very much centred around the civil rights struggle of the 60s....'had a little trouble, it turned into a struggle, half way across Alabam, and the hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham.....'
Recorded on my son’s birth year ( perfect year ) , no one is higher on the rock and ladder than Chuck and it should be illegal for anyone to record this song other than Chuck and Elvis !! G-d bless them both ! With lots of love , Stu Kurland
Thank you so much for posting this. Been an original fan of CB since I was born in the 1970s. Changed my life. He's got a great look here! Glad her finally buried the hippie clothes.
Songman? Elvis never wrote a single song. His name was placed on songs like Love me Tender. His manager wanted Elvis' name on songs because it looked more impressive. This is an original Chuck song. Elvis was basically a cover artist and was only called king because he could shake his hips and was white.
Hey man. Is it OK to love both Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry without putting one or the other down? Chuck's 1964 recording is primo. The 1974 Elvis version was definitely good.
+Murray Melander I got to see his 60th Birthday show in NYC with Dave Edmunds on guitar, and John Entwhistle on bass...one of the best shows I've ever seen...I also saw him twice in '81, also in NYC...
Absolutely unbelievable! The true King of Rock and roll. Name one performer today who can match this level.of talent.? He doesn't even have one of those stupid ear pieces in that so many of zero talent wannabes wear today. Sinatra, Sammy,, and Dean never had a stupid ear piece either. Oh well, good rest his soul. The greatest.
Yes someone told me he switched to C so it would be easier for piano players, and it’s possible since he often toured with random bands and in C it’s pretty ok in Bb it’s different story.
Great songwriter and story teller....even the Beach Boys stole from him with Surfin' USA...a direct steal of Sweet Little 16...took a lawsuit to give Chuck credit for the song.
Why is it that when both Elvis AND Meat Loaf covered this song, they missed out the 2nd verse? Doesn't make any sense! They should have stuck to Chuck's original words.
Far from his best performance of this song, e.g. doesn't stay in tune. If you want to see a far better live version, go to his performance at the BBC, backed by Rockin' Horse. That whole session was brilliant, available on UA-cam..
He's teaching the house band (Chuck famously had NO band on his payroll) how to play the song while he's performing. That's confidence! I firmly believe that Prince was Chuck Berry's secret love child.
The single most influential songwriter/singer/guitarist of the second half of the 20th century. No one individual invented rock'n'roll, but Chuck Berry did more than anyone else to polish it and make it the finished article. His music will last for as long as people play guitars.
Unbelievable.
Wrote the lyrics. A delightful story which is conveyed it in less than 3 minutes.
Played guitar, sang and duck walked, facial expressions, shoulder twitches, eye and mouth movements, and all the time excuding a genuine pleasure in his performance.
Very well said.
I suspect the number of budding guitar players who started out learning how to play " Johnny B Goode " will be in the hundreds of thousands, if not millions !!
Undisputed King of Rock and Roll. This Legend has traveled with me coast to coast for 44 years. Rock on.
Jan 2020 STILL COMING BACK HERE..❤
Sehr gut alles Gute
Nobody did what Chuck did and money and hard times can’t replace what he left . The King 👑
RIP You were a songwriting and performing Genius!
And a no. 1 guitar player
A true king: song writing and peformance.
There will never ever be another Chuck Berry , time marches on !😊
Man is a guitar LEGEND!
True Rock 'n Roll :D
I just can't believe how STILL the audience is!
I have loved this performance at "Sammy and Company" from the first time I saw it in television. And "Promised Land" is one of his best songs.
Absolutely agree Great song!! First time Ive this video . I believe it to be Chuck doing a fantastic performance and the audience was completely enthralled.
Born in 1926 that would make Chuck to be around 49 years old at the time and to do what he does here is pure athleticism and showmanship.
I reckon Chuck was very conscious of the situation when he chose to perform this song on the Sammy Davis show.
Both he and Sammy had to struggle against racism and overcome barriers. And the song lyrics are very much centred around the civil rights struggle of the 60s....'had a little trouble, it turned into a struggle, half way across Alabam, and the hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham.....'
Chuck is just magnificent!
Saw him in college way back in ‘85 - helluva show. Love me the Poor Boy.
Recorded on my son’s birth year ( perfect year ) , no one is higher on the rock and ladder than Chuck and it should be illegal for anyone to record this song other than Chuck and Elvis !! G-d bless them both ! With lots of love , Stu Kurland
Thank you so much for posting this. Been an original fan of CB since I was born in the 1970s. Changed my life. He's got a great look here! Glad her finally buried the hippie clothes.
Az 5 legjobba bennevolt minden szinten!
real original rock and roll man
+Gary Daniels Amen. The original St. Louis rocker. Can't touch this dude. In his own Universe.
Gary Daniels So pleased you love this stuff 😁😎👍
Thanks for posting that clip, it's great! Long live Chuck Berry and the I, IV, V!
Great artist,great man.
RIP Mister BERRY
Chucky Checkers......thanks for posting all these great Berry videos...
the greatest
I´am FAN from CHUCK BERRY; Thanks for the nice SONGS.
u r very welcome
your most welcome
Chuck Berry is the real deal.
no milly vanilly here. Lol
Chuck's music always made me forget any hard times I may have been going through. PEACE@
Yes yes yes oh what
thrill ❤❤❤❤😊
Chuck and Sammy.....Awesome
Thanks for posting...nice to see Chuck just by himself.
there is a band behind the curtain
Shame we didn´'t get to see the backing band. Weird idea to put a curtain there.
Elvis Presley nailed this song nobody could touch or top Mr Mr Songman Elvis Presley 💞💞💞💞
Songman? Elvis never wrote a single song. His name was placed on songs like Love me Tender. His manager wanted Elvis' name on songs because it looked more impressive. This is an original Chuck song. Elvis was basically a cover artist and was only called king because he could shake his hips and was white.
Elvis's version is waaaaay better,imo.
Chuck Berry's version here, completely puts Elvis to shame ! I just listened to both. There can be no dispute
Hey man. Is it OK to love both Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry without putting one or the other down? Chuck's 1964 recording is primo. The 1974 Elvis version was definitely good.
Can't beat the original
Ya ya Chuck Berry nr 1❤ ok? entendido todos ya para siempre que no se olvide Chucky ❤
This was Chuck's 49th birthday.
+Murray Melander I got to see his 60th Birthday show in NYC with Dave Edmunds on guitar, and John Entwhistle on bass...one of the best shows I've ever seen...I also saw him twice in '81, also in NYC...
not even a mere 50 and he already invented Rock 'n' Roll and been at it for 20 years. wow...
THE BEST !!!!!!
Legend.
es un genio, larga vida a chuck berry
R.I.P Best chuck Berry
Mr.Chuck Berry. And mr.Sammy Davis jr.
Absolutely unbelievable! The true King of Rock and roll. Name one performer today who can match this level.of talent.? He doesn't even have one of those stupid ear pieces in that so many of zero talent wannabes wear today. Sinatra, Sammy,, and Dean never had a stupid ear piece either. Oh well, good rest his soul. The greatest.
Tony Jablonski Bo Diddley
Amen to that
La Grande Classe... Rien à dire...
the original guitar hero
Yes 🎉❤
Performed in the key of "G" instead of the usual "C", but I think it works well.
Hes kinda struggling to sing this in G, why they played that in this key?
Yes, too low. Chuck used to sing Johnny B. Goode in C sometimes, while in Bb on the original record.
Yes someone told me he switched to C so it would be easier for piano players, and it’s possible since he often toured with random bands and in C it’s pretty ok in Bb it’s different story.
@@_-_Michael_-_ not struggling at all. He has a "serviceable" singing voice. Just a kinda toned down version of the song, and him just singing to that
I like c
Hard to believe that his only #1 hit was "My Ding-a-Ling.
Great!
awesome
I very like your channel !!
Thank you for a precious videos!!!!!
The reason American s are so successful??? ROCK EN ROLL BABY!!!
luvved these lyricsstoryteller extraordinaire
has any other one given so many joy??
🎵 👍 🧡 Rock n Roll 4 ever !!
Freaking outstanding
Mr. Berry,
Son. You. Are. Really. Smoking. God. Love,. Bless. You. Sir. Respectfully. Dennis. Lee. Jensen. And. Soul. Surviving. Son. Randy. Lee. Jensen. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I remember this from Swedish television !!
Something else!
oh God a mighty
j'ai adoré danser sur rocks de Mr Chuck Berry ,des que je l'entendais il fallait que j'invite une partenaire pour danser ,une grande joie
...hält jung, seit 60 Jahren - genau so wie Eddy Cochran, Elvis und Johnny Cash!!
❤
Chuck Berry's 49th birthday : )
truely god of Rock,R,ip Chuck Berry.
0:09 let's the bass and drums sync.
If Alan Freed had never coined the phrase, Rock & Roll would simply be called "Chuck Berry".
🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🏽
not a wasted syllable or note....
Serbia 💖
Needs more Yoko!
The king
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si elvis es el rey del rock and roll chuck berry es el dios ! del rock and roll
He's great, but on this one he "Ain't" no Elvis!
cuz hes better . he never sold out and he wrote music
mejor versión es la del rey del rock and roll elvisporsiempre
The emperor
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Who the hell downvoted this?!?!
Yes yes Yes RAa
Angus Young wanted Chuck Berry to adopt him in 1975!LOL!
Rusty Mullins Did Chuck invent that move?
Ha ha! i dont know....but you can sure hear Angus's lick derived from this man
Rusty Mullins I hear chuck in 99% of rock / blues today.
HUh?
Great songwriter and story teller....even the Beach Boys stole from him with Surfin' USA...a direct steal of Sweet Little 16...took a lawsuit to give Chuck credit for the song.
Hi..OHHHHHHHHHH....
Why is it that when both Elvis AND Meat Loaf covered this song, they missed out the 2nd verse? Doesn't make any sense! They should have stuck to Chuck's original words.
Far from his best performance of this song, e.g. doesn't stay in tune. If you want to see a far better live version, go to his performance at the BBC, backed by Rockin' Horse. That whole session was brilliant, available on UA-cam..
❤❤❤ 333 😮😮😅.
Aš ❤🙂 tas, kojas!!!!
Aš 😲❤ tą, ,,paxotkia"
Aš 😍❤ tą, špagatą!!!
Bonne versions de Chuck Berry mais la version du king est meilleur plus rock que celle de Chuck qui pourtant a eu la bonne idée d écrire cette chanson
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Lo siento pero Elvis la cantaba infinitamente mejor.
Horrible versión por siempre mejor la del rey del Rock Roll y de la música Elvis
The king of cover, a crooner who finished his career in Las Vegas singing for olds reach women.
He's teaching the house band (Chuck famously had NO band on his payroll) how to play the song while he's performing. That's confidence! I firmly believe that Prince was Chuck Berry's secret love child.