Question: When Marty is playing "Johnny B. Goode", he is doing guitar moves from different performers. What performers is he imitating?
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Answer: It seems to me that he is imitating the following: Chuck Berry (which makes sense), Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Pete Townsend (the kicking the amp bit.)
Daniel Wilkie
Also Bruce Springsteen doing the full guitar circle, Angus Young crawling on the floor and Jimi Hendrix with the guitar solo.