7.3Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll · 1987
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987) is a Documentary / Music film directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Ingrid Berry.
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7.3Overview
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.
Cast
Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Ingrid Berry, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Bo Diddley, Don Everly, Phil Everly
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What is "Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" about?
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.
When was "Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" released?
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll was released in 1987.
Who stars in "Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll"?
The cast includes Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Ingrid Berry, Eric Clapton.
