Maybellene

About Maybellene

"Maybellene" is a song by Chuck Berry that tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance. It was released in July 1955 as a single on Chess Records of Chicago, Illinois. It was Berry's first single release, and his first hit. "Maybellene" is considered one of the pioneering rock and roll singles: Rolling Stone magazine said, "Rock & roll guitar starts here." The record is an early instance of the complete rock and roll package: youthful subject matter .

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About this song

Credited to

Chuck Berry

Album

Berry Is On Top · Track 3 of 12

Released

July 1, 1959

Duration

2:23

Ranking

#7 most played Chuck Berry track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

317,849 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Berry Is On Top