But i didnt expect the characters to be so welldeveloped and the actors to give such. Rock n roll, director taylor hackfords 1986 documentaryconcert film. A soundtrack album was released in october 1987 on the mca label. Joined on stage by etta james, linda ronstadt and julian lennon, berry performs his classic. Mar 17, 2020 in 1986, keith richards invited a roster of brilliant musicians to honor chuck berry for an evening of music to commemorate berry s 60th birthday, including performances by eric clapton, robert cray, linda ronstadt, etta james, and julian lennon, along with archival footage of an unforgettable duet by chuck and john lennon. The great chess roster included muddy waters, howlin wolf, etta james, willie dixon, chuck berry and little walter. The two concerts were held on october 16, 1986, at the fox theatre in st. The name comes from a line in berrys song school days. Chuck berry takes keith richards to school, shows him how to. May 17, 2019 watch etta james just crush it in the last band rehearsal before the big show in this clip from the behindthescenes of the feature film hail. Chuck berry, with guitarist keith richards of the rolling stones, celebrated berrys. Chuck berry will be depicted in estateauthorized documentary.
Chuck berry takes keith richards to school, shows him how. Etta james crushes it in chuck berry film rehearsal johnny. Louis 1986 hd youtube chuck berry, eric clapton, keith richards jam duration. The film stars adrien brody as leonard chess, cedric the entertainer as willie dixon, mos def as chuck berry, columbus short as little walter, jeffrey wright as muddy waters, eamonn walker as howlin wolf, and beyonce as etta james. Buy products related to chuck berry movie products and see what customers say about chuck berry movie products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Eric clapton, etta james, julian lennon, robert cray and linda ronstadt, among others, appeared with berry on stage and in the film. The autobiography and the release of the documentary film hail. Rock and roll music rollickingly sung by etta james, and so on. Keith richards of the rolling stones organized the event, and attendees included the likes of eric clapton, robert cray, linda ronstadt, etta james, julian lennon, and john lennon. Because these people were irrelevant chuck berry invented rock n roll music all on his. Little richard, james brown, ray charlesthey were there, too, at the start, and not to be trifled with, but chuck berry takes up a lot of square footage in the foundation of rock music. For chuck berrys 60th, keith richards assembles a pickup band of robert cray, joey spampinato, eric clapton, himself, and longtime berry pianist johnnie. To celebrate chuck berrys 60th birthday, the rolling stones keith richards asked robert cray, eric clapton, and longtime berry pianist johnnie johnsonalong with etta james, linda ronstadt, julian lennon, and othersto join them onstage in two unforgettable concerts.
Cadillac records is the fictionalized story of chicagos legendary chess records, its owner, len chess and some of chess fabulous early starsmuddy waters, little walter, howlin wolf, chuck berry and etta james cadillac records surprised me. Linda ronstadt, julian lennon, etta james, robert cray and berrys. In 2005, segments from the film surfaced on a bootleg dvd which. Etta james crushes it in chuck berry film rehearsal. In 1986, keith richards invited a roster of great musicians to honor chuck berry for an evening of music to commemorate berrys 60th birthday including performances by. Everything from men in suits to greasers in denim can be seen dancing and grooving along with the music. Chuck berry collectors guide chucks 60th birthday celebrations. Berry has been the subject of previous films, including taylor hackfords hail. Goode, roll over beethoven, and so many others, all of them.
With chuck berry, keith richards, eric clapton, ingrid berry. Louis, missouri, to celebrate chuck berry s 60th birthday, and also discusses his life and career. The film cuts from performances to reactions of the crowd, as any concert film would. The soundtrack to the documentary film chronicling the all star concert celebrating chuck berry s 60th birthday organized by the rolling stones keith richards, guest stars include. I am watching the actor and hiphop artist mos def play the part of chuck berry in what might be described as a musichistory mashup. Its interesting to see the wide difference in clothing styles that appealed to people in 1959. This documentary movie covers two concerts at the fox theatre. In 1986, keith richards invited a roster of brilliant musicians to honor chuck berry for an evening of music to commemorate berrys 60 th birthday, including performances by eric clapton, robert cray, linda ronstadt, etta james, and julian. The rolling stones even recorded a song named after the address. Cadillac records is not the story of chess records, the blues label started in chicago in 1950 by brothers leonard and phil chess that featured among its stable of artists. In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s chicago, cadillac records follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of americas musical legends, including muddy waters, leonard chess, little walter, howlin wolf, etta james and chuck berry. The film was released in north america on december 5.
Rocknroll music chuck berry,etta james,keith richard. Chuck berry to be depicted in estate authorized documentary, biopic. Cadillac records gets nothing right, especially the facts. With adrien brody, jeffrey wright, beyonce, columbus short. Michigan, and its earlier south side locations since the early 1950s. Etta james performs at last at the 1993 rock and roll hall of fame induction. Cadillac records 2008 frequently asked questions imdb. The film was directed by taylor hackford, now best known for directing the musician biopic ray 2004. Joined on stage by etta james, linda ronstadt, and julian lennon, berry performs his classic rock songs. Watch chuck berry and keith richards perform nadine in 1987s hail. Oct 16, 2018 one of the grandfathers of rock n roll, chuck berry filmed a famous live concert, hail. During the concert, berry played a gibson es355, the luxury version of the es335 that he favored on his 1970s tours.
The name comes from a line in berry s song school days. Rock n roll is a 1987 documentary film directed by taylor hackford that chronicles two 1986 concerts celebrating rock and roll musician chuck berrys 60th birthday. Features chuck berry, keith richards, eric clapton, linda ronstadt, etta james. Chuck berry 1986, leonard chess 1987, muddy waters 1987, howlin wolf 1991, etta james 1993, willie dixon 1994, and little walter 2008. The movie concludes with a list of the performers and the years in which they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Nov 25, 2019 features chuck berry, keith richards, eric clapton, linda ronstadt, etta james. Chuck berry and etta james rock n roll music youtube.
Do leonard chess and etta james get romantic in the movie. Rock n roll is a 1987 documentary film directed by taylor hackford that chronicles two 1986 concerts celebrating rock and roll musician chuck berry s 60th birthday. One of the grandfathers of rock n roll, chuck berry filmed a famous live concert, hail. That film documented the planning of a pair of 60th birthday concerts in berry s hometown of st. Rock n roll centers around a 1986 gathering of musicians and friends to celebrate barrys 60th birthday. An argument could be made that modern rock n roll was launched not at sun records in memphis, but at chess records, 2120 s. Etta james, robert cray and berrys longtime piano sidekick. Chronicles the rise of chess records and its recording artists. Louis, and featured appearances by keith richards, eric clapton, linda ronstadt, julian lennon, etta james, robert cray and berry s longtime pianist johnnie johnson. Taylor hackford who did ray whom by the way got taken to the cleaners and hung out to dry by chuck, who came into the film as one of the producers, with a deal for like 180 grand, and ended up getting almost a million dollars out of a low budget documentarys budget simply because he. Chuck berry and etta james, rock and roll music 1986. On one side theres the berry who wrote a catalogues worth of genredefining songs maybellene, johnny b.
His abilities as a composer, lyricist, singer, musician. This documentary movie covers two concerts at the fox theatre in st. Keith richards wanted to give chuck berry a backup band he deserved for once as part of a splashy st. Louis tribute concert that taylor hackford then filmed and in. Seminal rocker chuck berry will be the subject of a documentary and. The time chuck berry and keith richards clashed onstage. A collectors guide to the music of chuck berry all his records, all his songs. This is a terrific compendium of materials related to a concert by chuck berry, featuring an all star back up band including keith richards, steve jordan, chuck leavell, bobby keys, johnnie johnson, and so on and guests robert cray who also did some back up playing, julian lennon, etta james, linda ronstadt, and eric clapton.
Berrys second tenure with chess ended with the 1975 album chuck berry. Notably, beyonce plays etta james, jeffrey wright brings muddy waters to life and mos def duckwalks as chuck berry. The film was released in north america on december 5, 2008 by tristar pictures. The soundtrack to the documentary film chronicling the all star concert celebrating chuck berrys 60th birthday organized by the rolling stones keith richards, guest stars include. Two distinct portraits of chuck berry emerge in this lavish fourdisc set built around hail. In 1986, keith richards invited a roster of brilliant musicians to honor chuck berry for an evening of music to commemorate berry s 60th birthday, including performances by eric clapton, robert cray, linda ronstadt, etta james, and julian lennon, along with archival footage of an unforgettable duet by chuck and john lennon. As a concert film, it is top notch, well worth exploring despite the need to have berry rerecord his singing at a later date to be dubbed into the film. Sep 01, 2015 chuck berry and etta james rock n roll music by john1948threea. The late rocker chuck berry will be the subject of an. Rock n roll was a 1987 documentaryconcert film made in 1986 in celebration of the famous rock musician chuck berrys 60th birthday concerts and his career.
In 1986, keith richards invited a roster of great musicians to honor chuck berry for an evening of music to commemorate berrys 60th birthday including performances by eric clapton, robert cray, linda ronstadt, etta james and julian lennon along with archival footage of an unforgettable duet by chuck and john lennon. Louis tribute concert that taylor hackford then filmed and in doing so, gave rocks most seminal pioneer imho, but a whole lot of folks agree the movie he. In 1986, keith richards invited a roster of brilliant musicians to honor chuck berry for an evening of music to commemorate berrys 60th birthday, including performances by eric clapton, robert cray, linda ronstadt, etta james, and julian lennon, along with archival footage of an unforgettable duet by chuck and john lennon. Linda ronstadt, julian lennon, etta james, robert cray and berrys longtime. Dec 25, 2008 notably, beyonce plays etta james, jeffrey wright brings muddy waters to life and mos def duckwalks as chuck berry. Watch etta james just crush it in the last band rehearsal before the big show in this clip from the behindthescenes of the feature film hail. In 1986, keith richards invited a roster of great musicians to honor chuck berry for an evening of music to commemorate berry s 60th birthday including performances by eric clapton, robert cray, linda ronstadt, etta james and julian lennon along with archival footage of an unforgettable duet by chuck and john lennon. During the concert, berry played a gibson es355, the luxury version of. Beyonce does steal all of the scenes in which she appears and does a grand job with etta james at last, a sole stirring rendition which she repeated at president obamas. Keith richards of the rolling stones organized the event, and attendees included the likes of eric clapton, robert cray, linda ronstadt. Listen to chuck berry perform with keith richards, eric. Etta james, julian lennon, robert cray and linda ronstadt, among others, appeared with berry on stage and in the film.