I KNOW THIS SONG! Elvis Presley - Johnny B. Goode | REACTION
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- čas přidán 29. 02. 2024
- I preferred Chuck Berrys version though!
I am reacting to EVERY ELVIS SONG EVERY RECORDED in release order "or close"!
This is my reaction to Elvis Presley Johnny B. Goode. This is also my first time hearing Johnny B. Goode 1969 reaction
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Fun fact: This is the only song that Chuck Berry actually wrote.
He wrote it because he was inspired the man whose talents as a musician and songwriter Chuck Berry's prominence grew.
That man is Johnnie Johnson.
Sadly it was not until 20001 he was given his flowers as they say and it was because Keith Richards really pushed the Rock 'n' Hall Hall Of Fame to acknowledge his large contributions to rock 'n' roll.
Chuck Berry tool sole credit as the songwriter for the songs he recorded never giving Johnnie Johnson any kind of royalties for the the songs he composed.
He did file a lawsuit against Chuck Berry in 2000 but unfortunately the judge tossed the lawsuit out a year later claiming that too much time had passsed.
Read article below:
The birth of Johnnie Johnson on this date in 1924 is marked on this date. He was a Black musician and composer.
Born in Fairmont, West Virginia, Johnson first played piano at 4. By his twenties, he was an accomplished jazz and blues player on the club circuit in Chicago, where he had apprenticed under Muddy Waters and Albert King. A self-taught musician, bandleader, and composer, Johnson composed the riffs for many of Chuck Berry's most famous tunes, including "Maybellene," "Sweet Little Sixteen," and "Rock and Roll Music," which Berry transposed to guitar. Berry wrote his best-known song, "Johnny B. Goode," in tribute to Johnson.
But it was Johnson who gave Berry his first big break. On New Year's Eve in 1952, Johnson was stuck when fronting his trio in St. Louis. His sax player fell ill and needed an emergency replacement, so he called in his pal Berry, a promising young guitarist, to fill in. The show was a hit, Johnson asked Berry to join the band, and soon the more charismatic Berry was the frontman. Their partnership produced dozens of hit songs before they parted company in 1973. Johnson last performed at the new club 'Finale' in Clayton, Missouri, and a special NCAA Final Four-related concert in St. Louis. Johnson had also been planning to return to his West Virginia hometown to teach a music class later this year.
Wracked by alcoholism, Johnson fell off the radar. He was driving a bus when Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards tracked Johnson down while making the 1987 Berry documentary Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll. Richards, convinced that Johnson should be in the rock pantheon alongside Berry, launched a high-profile campaign to get Johnson into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But Hall rules stipulated that a musician isn't eligible for the Rock Hall until 25 years after his/her first credited album. Richards, in turn, produced Johnson's 1987 Grammy-nominated solo debut album, Blue Hand Johnnie. Johnson re-launched his career, performing and recording with Richards, Eric Clapton, Bob Weir, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, and Bruce Hornsby.
"Johnson ain't copying Chuck's riffs on piano," Richards once said. "Chuck adapted them to guitar and put those great lyrics behind them. But without somebody to give him those riffs--voila!--no song, just a lot of words on paper." In 2001, Johnson got his Rock Hall to pass after the institution tweaked its rules to create a "sideman" category, and it was Richards who did the inducting. It was also Richards who prompted Johnson to sue Berry in 2001. The pianist's federal lawsuit claimed that Berry took advantage of Johnson's alcoholism by claiming sole ownership over the songs and refusing to acknowledge Johnson's role in their compositions. Johnson sought millions of dollars in royalties. But a federal judge tossed the suit a year later, ruling that too much time had passed before Johnson brought the complaint.
Johnson influenced generations of rockers through his collaborations with Berry--everyone from Elvis Presley and Little Richard to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Fellow rock originator Bo Diddley, who performed with Johnson, called him "a great man and a great musician." "It was so much fun to play with Johnnie," Diddley said in a statement. "He will be missed, but his music will live on." According to his publicist, Berry was traveling back from Europe and was not immediately available for comment.
Johnnie Johnson, the rhythm-and-blues piano wizard whose pioneering partnership with Berry produced such indelible tracks as "Roll over Beethoven" and "No Particular Place To Go" and helped to lay the foundations for rock 'n' roll, died on April 13, 2005, he was 80. His wife, Frances, ten children, and numerous grandkids survived Johnson.
I know this is supposed to be all about Elvis. I know. But I am passionate about setting the record straight and telling the truth.
And not just about Elvis either.
There are more articles that speak on how Chuck Berry pretty much tool advantage of Johnnie Johnson and never gave him his dues. He never so much as thanked the man.
That does not take away from Chuck Berry's talent as a musician and singer and performer.
But I think it sad that everyone knows who Chuck Berry is and hardly anyone knows who Johnnie Johnson is.
So I am doing my own small part here to try to change that.
I do hope nobody here minds 😊
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Wow Sammy! I had no idea about that.
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Johnnie Johnson was also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, just FYI 😊
Wow, what an impressing post. Thanks. It's great.
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I had no idea. You are a gold mine. Sammy. God bless Johnnie Johnson and good on Keith Richards.
This is the ultimate version of Johnny B Good imo, nothing else even come close, not even Elvis's other versions. Triple banger no doubt.
No, most of Elvis's other versions sound kinda lazy and James never hits like he did in 69. That one at the beginning of On Tour is pretty good, but nowhere near the ferocity of this.
100% agree
The King of music nothing more
Elvis just rocked this song like it should be....this version is rock overloaded on caramelized sugar. Yeah, baby 🤘🏼🕺🏽🎸💃🏽💯⚡❤️
@@Barbara-lb5yt You go on and add that cherry 🍒 on top....make it a double 🥰
I love Elvis version! So fast and fun! We would all love videos of every single song he ever sang!! Thank you for continuing with our beloved Elvis!
No cell phones back then. Sounds everyone is singing and enjoying that midnight show!
What tempo is that? Dang. Its like a bat out of hell. Full speed ahead.
Yes would have been great to see this performance🕺🏻😁🎶🎸Thank you for your reaction Seph😊
Seph, I just don't agree with you in saying that Chuck Berry's version is better than Elvis... I think Elvis' version is much better, it's much more rock'n'roll, it has a current, nervous, electrifying, rock feel. ... but as always your reactions are the best I love your comments.😊
Seph you will be able to see Elvis perform this live, but you'll just have to wait another 4 years until you get to his Aloha from Hawaii show in 1973😊
It's not nearly as good in my opinion.
I loved it. Its Elvis. Actually like both.
Love this! Sounds as hard rock as Elvis possibly ever got, Amazing!
I always felt like he was never totally comfortable with that song vocally and that he really picked it to showcase james as a guitarist.
Elvis had outgrew a lot of that 50s rock style at that point and really wanted to focus on his new modern. Material
I LOVE The Fast Pace Of Elvis singing this song!!!!! He had so much ENERGY!!!! PASSION & CONVICTION With everything he did!!!!! & This Showcased James Burton SO WELL!!! James Is Still Performing at venues!!! & On Shows being interviewed - Thanks Sweet Seph Respect your opinion!!!! x Hugs Tonya SUGGESTION: Please try and pull these with SLIDESHOW Photos from the Older Elvis Channels that go back 16 Years ago some of them Hugs
Thank the colonel for putting a damper on the photos. The only way you see live stuff if it is in the movie "That's the Way It Is". And they did Elvis on tour later in his life. To see more live it will mostly be in the 70's. Like " Patch It Up". The opening "Tire Man/I got a Woman". That's why I keep pushing his rehearsal footage that's just fascinating and fun. " How the Web was Woven". "Elvis talks to the Sweet Insprations/words" "Stranger in the Crowd" all from Vegas1970. Thanks Seph.
Ohhh..I love Elvis's version of this. He could sing anything. This has put me in the mood to watch the Aloha one. Thanks Seph 😊. TCB ⚡️
I don't know if i have said it before i looove Elvis in 69 💃 💃 triple banger yes i agree its rushed but Elvis nervous energy makes it for me fantastic 😍
Ah love this - such an upbeat song to get everyone in the mood for a boogie!!! I too would have loved to have seen film from these concerts from 1969 - who knows perhaps someone has some locked away in a cupboard somewhere 🎵🎤🎶
Elvis killed this tune when he came back. Stellar. Of course the original by Chuck Berry is a classic. But, again, EP crushes this with a ton of help from James Burton on lead guitar.
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For me its a dead heat,love Elvis, love chuck.to hard to choose a winner, just enjoy both.
You had your ifs and buts Seph on this recording, but for me it is definitely a double banger. Total excitement and driving Rock 'n Roll at its best, brilliantly sung and all part of a great show. Unfortunately a a large percentage of Elvis songs from now were not professionally filmed, so perhaps try and get videos with pictures.
Yeah absolutely!!!! Johnny B Goode and Hound Dog from this album are proper 50s rock n roll evolution to being an all-out sonic assault. James and the band never played with this raw ferocity again. The 69 and early 70 live recordings are pure gold.
There is videos,, you need to watch Elvis That’s the way it is. Awesome!
You're going to loove "That's the Way It Is." 1970 is coming up.
Undoubtedly its a throw away version but it showcases what a phenomenal, tight rhythm section Elvis had assembled at the core of his stage production, even George Harrison gushed about it when he attended his concerts. When Elvis asked Sam Philips for advice before he returned to live performances Philips said to Elvis(and I'm paraphrasing) "Don't let them surround you with their wishy washy Vegas orchestral arrangements, create your own core group of musicians and you'll kick ass"!
- - - Elvis totally outdid Chuck Berry in the 3 songs he recorded of his:
Johnny B. Good in 1969 by Elvis is unsurpassed. His vocals are rocking compared to Chuck's version where chuck is almost talking thru the song. James Burton is perfection. Whomever is on that piano behind Elvis, is also on point. I will concede Elvis didn't do this song justice after about 1970, tended to just go thru the motions.
Promised Land was another song that Elvis totally rocked out from 1974. Check out the studio version only. Then listen to Chuck's which sounds like it falls flat.
Too Much Monkey Business was done by Elvis in late 60s but it wasn't until 1980 that the remix was done, and the instruments really matched Elvis' serious vocal style. Chuck did it more like a funny song.
His band was fire.. the Drummer..no disrespect..I forgot his name... destroyed everything...every show
Even the album cover did not use a picture from this show,,,,,its from the 68 tv special. Love this high speed version :)
@@belinda35_77 Belinda, I know you had recommended the 76 New Years Eve concert to Rory, but was it you who also recommended our 8/25/69 midnight show to him? I forget now.
I love your reactions, Seph! I can't wait to see your reactions to all of his 70's live videos! You may have to search for them a bit but there are a lot of them!
Seph - during the players solo parts, Elvis would usually point at the player and watch them. That was his intention: to draw attention to his musicians. James Burton usually played this solo behind his back. Also, most people never got to see their favorite artists, except for an album cover.
This performance was for using the album in a dance party not to seriously listen to it. During the era that it was recorded people had week night and weekend house parties and they just played records to dance to and this is what this album was released for. Elvis has an amazing ability to actually annunciation each word clearly at such a fast rhythm!
After Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, the African American newspaper, the Chicago Defender explained that: “When Elvis Presley breathed his last breath and the press hailed him as the ‘King of Rock,’ Ol’ Man River cried out, ‘Naw he ain’t! My friend Chuck Berry is the King of Rock. Presley was merely a Prince who profited from the royal talent of a sovereign ruler vested with tremendous creativity. Had Berry been white, he could have rightly taken [Presley’s] throne and worn his crown well.’”
I like both, but I'm always partial to the VOICE - Elvis. I also liked MJF in the Back to the Future movie. 😄
It’s a either a ‘skip’ or a ‘put up with’ song for me whoever sings it.
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Seph -- there are plenty of 1970 live videos from the International Hotel, the ones that were part of the "That's the Way It Is" film. Both some amazing stage performances and some rehearsal footage! Also, did you actually cover all of the performances available on video from the '68 Comeback Special? (E.g. "Trying to Get to You", which is probably my favorite...). --Marie
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Yes, I did miss it -- apologies! @@SephPlays
Wait a minute Seph, I am confused. I thought you were going in order and not looking for live concert footage yet. If that isn't the case, then I must have missed out on the 68 comeback special. You can react to those individually as people have uploaded them as such. Also, 69 is really UNFORTUNATE because they didn't record any of his engagements and it's infuriating. However, when it gets to 70 there are individual song uploads from the "movie" they filmed of some of his performances. 1969 was special though and it's damn shame they didn't film it. Anyway, all of the albums from 69 are 🔥 and you should be able to enjoy them. You have to understand one thing though, Elvis mostly changes all of the songs he covers. There may only be subtle changes, but there will often be big changes. Elvis likes to create and make the songs his own. I for one, am happy that he does this ☺
Johnny Clayton's walk-on song at the darts.
No video BECAUSE this was Vegas '69 -- it was never professionally filmed (can't understand why not) - not filmed like when MGM filmed Vegas '70 from which we got That's The Way It Is. There are some very bad pieces of film from audience members & the little 8mm cameras -- or whatever millimeter cameras were back then -- film is almost all black, broken up, you can't see a thing & even some of the songs are in pieces. If there's anything good out there worth watching, I haven't yet found it. All we have right now are some beautiful still shots from him then - both b&w & color. His voice in '69 was distinctly very different than '68 & '70 -- sort of sounded a bit like he may have had a slight sore throat or cold. He also was exceptionally thin -- a little more so than in '68.
I prefer Meat Loaf's version. 😄 But I like Elvis' and Chuck Berry's versions.
Sorry everyone this is ONE cover song that is not my favorite. I don't know why, it just isn't.
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This is amazing because Elvis is just almost screaming these lyrics and James, I'm sorry is blazing on that guitar in a way Chuck just couldn't. Love Chuck, but his vocals and guitar playing.... NOT guitar style...... Leave something to be desired. His songs were amazing rock n roll and his style of playing was revolutionary. But he was never technically great.
And Chuck's voice was subpar.
I agree. Nothing can compare with Elvis' voice and James Burton's playing.
Rocky song, but ive never been a fan of this song for some reason, not any version ❤
Rushed... it's a live version..stop