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

PG-13 ★ 7.2/10 120 min Documentary, Music United States English
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Description

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.

Top Cast

Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry Self
Keith Richards
Keith Richards Self
Ingrid Berry Self
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton Self
Robert Cray
Robert Cray Self
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley Self
Don Everly
Don Everly Self
Phil Everly
Phil Everly Self

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