“Way down South they gave a jubilee
Them Georgia folks they had a jamboree
They’re drinking home brew from a wooden cup
The folks dancing there got all shook up.”

— Chuck Berry

"Rock and Roll Music" (1957)
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American rock-and-roll musician 1926–2017

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