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

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

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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.

Director: Taylor Hackford

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	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
	Steve Jordan as Self
	Bobby Keys as Self
	Chuck Leavell as Self
	Julian Lennon as Self
	Little Richard as Self
	Roy Orbison as Self
	Robbie Robertson as Self - DVD only
	Linda Ronstadt as Self
	Joey Spampinato as Self - Bass Player
	Bruce Springsteen as Self
	Jerry Lee Lewis as Self

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