
Episode 29: “Maybellene” by Chuck Berry
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Chuck Berry's Country Song
Berry took all these western swing blues and hillbelly boogie influences and turned them into something new. Even this early, you can already see the Chuck Berry style fully formed. This is closer to the style of Elvis's son records than it is to anything else that chess were putting out. All a future rock is right there.
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