Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll(1987)

🎬120 min
📅1987-10-09
🎭Documentary, Music
7.2/10

Overview

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.

Production

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Chuck Berry
as Self
Keith Richards
as Self
Ingrid Berry
as Self
Eric Clapton
as Self
Robert Cray
as Self
Bo Diddley
as Self
Don Everly
as Self
Phil Everly
as Self
Etta James
as Self
Johnnie Johnson
as Self