SWEET LITTLE Rock & Rollers
When the Chess record label released Chuck Berry’s “Maybellene” in 1955, a new sound was born. Berry had cleverly melded an old country tune with some up-tempo rhythm and blues, introduced some lyrics involving a car chase and the deal was done. But it was 1958’s “Johnny B. Goode” that changed the face of popular music forever, with a guitar intro that would echo down the decades, influencing generations of guitar players. Chuck had the pick of the guitar hardware from the 1950s, and he quickly showed a preference for Gibson’s thinline instruments, starting with the 1956 Gibson ES-350TN.
