Title: | Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll |
Sensity: | No |
Imdb Rate: | 7.143 |
Imdb Votes: | 14 |
Duration: | 120 mins |
Year: | 1987 |
Language: | English, |
Genre: | Documentary, Music, |
Country: | United States of America, |
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.