April 22 1959 Alan Freed’s last film, Go Johnny Go, premieres starring Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson, Ritchie Valens, Eddie Cochran, and The Flamingos. 1972 “Human Kindness Day” draws 25,000 the Washington Mall, in…
March 31 1958 “Johnny B. Goode” is released on this date, but not before some tinkering. Chuck Berry’s original lyrics reference Johnny as a “colored boy”, but it was changed…