"Johnny B. Goode" is a song written by Chuck Berry in 1955, and is considered one of the first rock and roll songs ever recorded.

The song is the rock and roll version of the American dream - a poor country boy from the backwoods has dreams of becoming a star by hard work and his skill at playing the guitar. Although partly based on Berry himself, the inspiration for the song is said to have been Johnnie Johnson who played the piano and composed several songs with Berry. On earlier, not released takes Chuck sang 'colored boy' for 'country boy', but the Chess-brothers decided that that would not sell.

This song has been covered by many artists including:

• Aerosmith
• The Beatles
• Elton John
• Elvis Presley
• Grateful Dead
• George Thorogood
• Jimi Hendrix
• John Denver
• Johnny Winter
• Judas Priest
• Peter Tosh
• Sex Pistols

Berry's recording of the song was included on the Voyager Golden Record, attached to the Voyager Program spacecraft.

In the movie Back to the Future, Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, performs this song at a high school dance.

Berry later wrote a sequel called "Bye Bye Johnny".

Johnny B. Goode makes a cameo appearance in the Ricky Nelson song, Garden Party , as a symbol of nostalgia.

In 2004, Democratic nominee John Kerry used the song as a theme song at most of his campaign events.