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Song · 1955 · Rock and roll

Maybellene

1955

★ 8.4 editorial score

Ida Red, a 1938 Bob Wills fiddle tune, turned into a car chase, with Johnnie Johnson's piano running underneath.

From the album

Chuck Berry Is on Top

Genre

Rock and roll R&B Rock

Subject

Cars Adultery Jealousy

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Quote · 1955

“The automobile is the greatest catastrophe in the entire history of city architecture.”

Philip C. Johnson

Quote · 1895

“The horseless vehicle is the coming wonder.”

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Quote · 1909

“Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.”

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