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

72 %|Oct 9, 1987|Documentary, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Taylor Hackford
Director
Sandy McLeod
Script Supervisor
Albert Spevak
Associate Producer
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Lisa Day
Editor
Stephanie Bennett
Producer
Chuck Berry
Producer