Chuck Berry, John Lennon, Eric Clapton

This documentary covers the concert at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, to celebrate Chuck Berry's sixtieth birthday, and also discusses his life and career.

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Directed by: Taylor Hackford

Release Date: October 9, 1987

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DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006

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  • January 3, 2008
    Great true-to-life documentary about Chuck Berry's concert life and his 60th birthday St Louis celebration. I'm slightly annoyed by his unpolished guitar talents but his songs have withstood the test of time - a mark of influential songwriting.
    Clapton, Richards, Lennon and the ...( read more)other celebrity interviews are funny - the performing guests even tease 60-year-old Chuck and his half-assed attitude.
    In the film, Berry plays terribly over dozens of tracks while his celebrity-studded backup band carries him through. I admire his songwriting skills, but I'd rather listen through the performances with Berry's guitar backline muted.
  • September 2, 2007
    The highlights are definitely the concert scenes; guest spots from Keith Richards, Julian Lennon and Clapton make for a surreal but fun show. Everything else is interesting and shot well but Chuck doesn't seem to want anyone to get past the surface.
  • August 6, 2009
    Great documentary into the originator of rock n roll
  • November 29, 2008
    Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll is one of the greatest documentary/concert films ever made. It provides an in-depth look at the life of one of musics most talented minds as part of his 60th birthday celebration. There are several great musicians in the film including Keith Richards, Er...( read more)ic Clapton and Linda Ronstadt.
  • February 22, 2008
    check this 1 out.excellent watch for rock n roll fans.
  • January 22, 2008
    Entertaining documentary about the history of rock 'n roll

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