294 Chuck Berry (1926-2017) “Sweet Little Sixteen” 1958

“As a performer, Berry enraptured audiences with his trademark guitar licks and his bent-kneed, rhythmic ‘duck walk,’ which he is said to have created during a performance one night to hide the wrinkles in his pants… the Beach Boys came out with a thinly veiled replica of ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’ called ‘Surfin’ U.S.A.’ Recognizing that the Beach Boys had lifted his melody, Berry sued the band and won a songwriting credit” (Contemporary Musicians, 2002).

Chuck Berry “Sweet Little Sixteen”