Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

October 9, 1987120 min7.2EN
DocumentaryMusic

St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time Berry pianist, Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon, Berry performs his classic rock songs. His abilities as a composer, lyricist, singer, musician and entertainer are on display and, in behind-the-scenes interviews, are discussed by Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springstein, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and others. There's even a rarity for Berry—a rehearsal. Archival footage from the early 1950s and a duet with John Lennon round out this portrait of a master.

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Chuck Berry
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Keith Richards
Keith RichardsSelf
Ingrid Berry
Ingrid BerrySelf
Eric Clapton
Eric ClaptonSelf
Robert Cray
Robert CraySelf
Bo Diddley
Bo DiddleySelf
Don Everly
Don EverlySelf
Phil Everly
Phil EverlySelf
Etta James
Etta JamesSelf
Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie JohnsonSelf