Sweet Little Sixteen
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"Sweet Little Sixteen" is a classic 1958 rock and roll song by Chuck Berry, celebrated for its driving guitar riff and influential role in shaping early rock music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sweet Little Sixteen canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock and roll song
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| artist | Chuck Berry ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | reached high positions on U.S. pop charts ⓘ |
| composer | Chuck Berry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
The Beach Boys
ⓘ
The Beatles ⓘ The Rolling Stones ⓘ numerous rock and roll artists ⓘ |
| genre | rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | helped define image of teenage rock fans ⓘ |
| hasEra | 1950s rock and roll era ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
rock guitar style
ⓘ
youth-oriented pop music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformanceHistory | frequently performed by Chuck Berry in concert ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
rock and roll concerts
ⓘ
teenage fan culture ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
12-bar blues structure
ⓘ
driving guitar riff ⓘ |
| hasRhythm | shuffle feel ⓘ |
| influenced |
Surfin' U.S.A.
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surface form:
Surfin’ U.S.A.
The Beach Boys ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs |
classic of early rock music
ⓘ
rock and roll standard ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive guitar intro
ⓘ
energetic vocal delivery ⓘ influential role in shaping early rock music ⓘ |
| partOf | Chuck Berry’s classic 1950s singles catalog ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Chuck Berry
ⓘ
surface form:
Chuck Berry and his band
|
| performer | Chuck Berry ⓘ |
| producer |
Leonard Chess
ⓘ
Phil Chess ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Chess Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| subjectNamedAfter | a teenage girl character ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| writer | Chuck Berry ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.