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"Johnny B Goode"
Chuck Berry

A classic rock 'n' roll song. The notes weren't original but what Chuck did with them blew away musicians at the time.

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Composer	Chuck Berry

Genre	Blues

Album	Chuck Berry Is On Top

Year of Release	1958

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Chuck Berry

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5%
Elton John

1%
Linda Keel

2%
Jimi Hendrix

26%
Grateful Dead

4%

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