68 Years Later, the Greatest Rock and Roll Riff Ever Written Still Hits Different

Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode served as the blueprint for rock and roll, influencing legends like The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Chicago magazine

RIP Chuck Berry: The Chicago Sound of "Johnny B. Goode"

I'm probably not the only person whose life was changed by the opening riff to "Johnny B. Goode." Even though it was recorded 23 years before I was born, '80s kids got to experience it by proxy ...