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

October. 09,1987      PG-13
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Chuck Berry as  Self
Keith Richards 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
Steve Jordan as  Self
Chuck Leavell as  Self