出生於1926年10月18日的搖滾樂傳奇歌手Chuck Berry現年已85歲，元旦當天他在芝加哥開演唱會，但在開唱15分鐘後Chuck Berry就走調唱不下去，他二度拒絕醫護人員的檢查，也拒絕去醫院，問題是演唱會已經擔擱了一個多小時無法恢復，最後Chuck Berry是坐自己的轎車離去。
Chuck Berry被視為對搖滾樂最有影響的藝人，最早以1955年推出的Maybellene一曲成名，這首歌是滾石雜誌500大歌曲第18名的歌，而他1958年的Johnny B.Goode則是滾石雜誌500大歌曲第7名的歌，電影「回到未來」第一集裡男主角Michael J Fox 在畢業舞會台上唱的就是這首歌，編劇還小開了Chuck Berry的玩笑，喜歡老歌的朋友看到這一段應該都發出會心的微笑。
Chuck Berry不但唱歌也演過電影，是歷年暢銷歌星排行榜139名的名歌星。
Johnny B. Goode
Way down Louisiana close to New Orleans,
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens...
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood,
Where lived a country boy name of Johnny B. Goode...
He never ever learned to read or write so well,
But he could play the guitar like ringing a bell.
Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Go
Johnny B. Goode
He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.
Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade,
Playing to the rhythm that the drivers made.
People passing by would stop and say
Oh my that little country boy could play
His mama told him someday he would be a man,
And he would be the leader of a big old band.
Many people coming from miles around
To hear him play his music when the sun go down
Maybe someday his name would be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.
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