Director: Taylor Hackford
Writer(s): N/A
Starring: Chuck Berry, Ingrid Berry, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Bo Diddley, Ahmet Ertegun, Don Everly, Phil Everly, Etta James, Johnnie Johnson, Steve Jordan, Bobby Keys, Chuck Leavell, John Lennon, Julian Lennon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Roy Orbison, Keith Richards, Robbie Robertson, Linda Ronstadt, Joey Spampinato, Bruce Springsteen, Mark Hale
Synopsis: St. Louis, Missouri. For Chuck Berry’s 60th birthday, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself, and longtime 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, Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers, Bruce Springsteen 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
Release Date: October 9, 1987 (USA) | Length: 120 min | Genre: Biography, History, Music | Certificate: PG