Or, as B.B. King put it, “I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.” ;)
I'm a little late to the party, the older tunes below are new to me. Take a listen, all available on YouTube;
1946 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Ain't That Just Like a Woman"
opening riff played by either guitar or horns, both versions on YouTube
1951 B.B. King "That Ain't the Way To Do It"
1958 Chuck Berry "Johnny B Goode"
1964 Beach Boys "Fun, Fun, Fun"
Learn one riff, play four very different songs...
Can anybody find an example earlier than '46? Later 'borrowings' after '64?
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins
