Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
09/10/1987
2h



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.
Cast


Chuck Berry
Self


Keith Richards
Self
Ingrid Berry
Self


Eric Clapton
Self


Robert Cray
Self


Bo Diddley
Self


Don Everly
Self


Phil Everly
Self


Etta James
Self
Johnnie Johnson
Self


Steve Jordan
Self


Bobby Keys
Self


Chuck Leavell
Self


Julian Lennon
Self


Little Richard
Self


Roy Orbison
Self


Robbie Robertson
Self - DVD only


Linda Ronstadt
Self
Joey Spampinato
Self - Bass Player


Bruce Springsteen
Self


Jerry Lee Lewis
Self
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