Live 02 Sep 1995 version
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Back up in the woods among the evergreens
Stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Never learned to read or write so well
He could play the guitar like a ringing a bell
I said go
(Go Johnny go go)
(Go Johnny go go)
(Go Johnny go go) I said go
(Go Johnny go go)
Go go
Johnny B. Goode
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Engineers would see him sitting in the shade
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
People passing by they would stop and say
"Oh my that little country boy could play"
I said go
(Go Johnny go go)
(Go Johnny go go)
(Go Johnny go go)
(Go Johnny go go) I said go
Johnny B. Goode
[Guitar solos]
Go (go)
Go (go)
Go (go)
Go (go)
Go (go)
Johnny B. Goode
His mother told him, "Someday you gonna be a big man
You'll be the leader of a big old band
Many people coming from miles around
Hear you play rock when the sun go down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Saying 'Johnny B. Goode tonight'"
I said go (go)
(Go Johnny go go)
(Go Johnny go go)
(Go Johnny go go)
(Go Johnny go go)
???!
(Johnny B. Goode)
Alright!
JOHNNY B. GOODE is a song originally released by Chuck Berry in 1958. See the original Chuck Berry version for more details.
The above lyrics are for the live 02 Sep 1995 performance of JOHNNY B. GOODE at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, OH, during the Concert For the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The song was performed by Chuck Berry backed by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. The concert was broadcast live by various TV stations in the United States.
The live 02 Sep 1995 version of JOHNNY B. GOODE appears on 4 official releases.
This is part of a nine-volume series that was later repackaged into a 9-DVD box set. This volume includes two tracks on which Bruce Springsteen appears:
This release includes 10 tracks on which Bruce Springsteen appears:
This is a download-only digital release, part of a ten-volume series. This volume includes one track on which Bruce Springsteen appears:
The second issue (with catalog # 31982-Z) is a "limited Prince Tribute edition on purple vinyl". This release includes 3 tracks on which Bruce Springsteen appears:
JOHNNY B. GOODE is known to have been performed at least once during the Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. Tour, on 28 Apr 1973 in College Park, MD. The song was played by Chuck Berry backed by Bruce Springsteen his bad.
JOHNNY B. GOODE was performed off-tour on 18 Sep 1982 at Big Man's West in Red Bank, NJ, during a guest appearance with Dave Edmunds.
JOHNNY B. GOODE was performed off-tour on 02 Sep 1995 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, OH, during the concert for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The song was played by Chuck Berry backed by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. The live 02 Sep 1995 version of JOHNNY B. GOODE was first released on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live: Feelin' Alright home video in 2009.
JOHNNY B. GOODE was performed off-tour on 02 Apr 2011 at Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ, during a guest appearance at the "Nicky Addeo And Friends Celebrate The Music Of Asbury Park's Westside" concert.
JOHNNY B. GOODE was performed off-tour on 21 Apr 2017 at Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, NJ, during the Asbury Park Music & Film Festival.
List of available versions of JOHNNY B. GOODE on this website:
JOHNNY B. GOODE [Live 02 Sep 1995 version]
