 It was written after he returned from a trip to Australia where he saw how Aborigines lived. Linda Ronstadt decided to record it in 1978 while she was in a car with Glenn Fry of the Eagles listening to a homemade cassette tape of his. It came on. She decided to record it. Her version hit number 16. This man passed away March 18th, 2017 at the age of 90. The legendary Chuck Berry.