Seth Mulder & Midnight Run
Offered as a treat for all those eagerly anticipating a new release, “Johnny B. Goode” is meant as a stand-alone single. Banjo, fiddle and mandolin take the lead, replicating the irrepressible riff that set the standard for practically every rock anthem that followed. Yet given this seamless mesh of past and present, it’s easy to imagine that the song was meant as a model for bluegrass as well.
Offered as a treat for all those eagerly anticipating a new release, “Johnny B. Goode” is meant as a stand-alone single. Banjo, fiddle and mandolin take the lead, replicating the irrepressible riff that set the standard for practically every rock anthem that followed. Yet given this seamless mesh of past and present, it’s easy to imagine that the song was meant as a model for bluegrass as well.