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Berry was the first person ever elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and though he didn't invent the genre – Den of Geek, for one, attributes that to Ike Turner — he helped shape it. He recorded "Johnny B. Goode" at the Chess Studios in Chicago, associated with the blues, and like other rock pioneers, he adapted blues sounds into early rock 'n' roll. Some of the guitar parts in "Johnny B. Goode" were inspired by the pre-rock songs "Ain't That Just Like A Woman" by Louis Jordan (guitar played by Carl Hogan) and "Strollin' with Bones" by T-Bone Walker (via Far Out Magazine)

"Johnny B. Goode" was famously included in "Back to the Future," and though the movie ignores Berry's personal connection to the song, it's a testament to the song's long-lasting popularity (via Den of Geek). The song, and Berry himself, influenced scores of future rockers, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton, according to Far Out Magazine. A young Bruce Springsteen's band backed up Berry once but had trouble with his mid-song key changes. Keith Richards had more than one unpleasant run-in with Berry but revered him nonetheless. Even contemporary Elvis Presley looked up to Berry, saying he wished he could write lyrics equally well (via Rolling Stone). Though Berry died in 2017, his legacy is alive and well.

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