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Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

This documentary movie covers two concerts at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, to celebrate Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, and also discusses his life and career.

Director

Taylor Hackford

Year

Genre

documentary, biography, music

Box Office

$719,323

Production

Universal Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Jerry Lee Lewis

Self

Johnnie Johnson

Self - Chuck's Agent

Self

Bruce Springsteen

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Chuck's Secretary

Francine Gillium

Self - Chuck's Wife

Self - Chuck's Brother

Henry William Berry Jr.

Self - Chuck's Sister

Self - Chuck's Brother

Self - Chuck's Sister

Lucy Williamson

Self

Self

Self - DVD only

Self

Self

Self

Self - DVD only

Robbie Robertson

Self - Bass Player (Bass Player)

Joey Spampinato

Dancer

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You know who are these guys you know - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

You know who are these guys you know

Money You know I'd sit up all night lookin' at the contracts - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Money You know I'd sit up all night lookin' at the...

Couldn't even understand the contract I looked at it - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Couldn't even understand the contract I looked at it

You feel your way when you don't know - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

You feel your way when you don't know

I met Chuck Berry once when my manager said Gee - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

I met Chuck Berry once when my manager said Gee

No He's not there - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

No He's not there

And we're goin' like you know What are we gonna start with Chuck - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

And we're goin' like you know What are we gonna...

Anyway the night ended there was a big brawl in front of the stage - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Anyway the night ended there was a big brawl in front of the...

I know everybody said that I was you know mad to take the gig on - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

I know everybody said that I was you know mad to take the...

There's something about the sound - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

There's something about the sound

Why it was being done Well don't touch my amp - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Why it was being done Well don't touch my amp

Carol don't let him steal it away - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Carol don't let him steal it away

And Elvis he asked me He says Do you think I'm playin' the devil's music - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

And Elvis he asked me He says Do you think I'm...

There was a bad omen hangin' there - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

There was a bad omen hangin' there

But as I got older I got bolder Yeah - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

But as I got older I got bolder Yeah

That's it He would write the lyrics then he and I would get together - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

That's it He would write the lyrics then he and I would...

They say That's a Chuck Berry song because there's - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

They say That's a Chuck Berry song because there's

I don't really know if he's completely aware of how much people love his music - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

I don't really know if he's completely aware of...

Mmm yeah You should have been a jazz artist Jack - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Mmm yeah You should have been a jazz artist Jack

This theater was the Great White Way of St Louis - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

This theater was the Great White Way of St Louis

Because that's one thing about rock 'n' roll It's freedom - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Because that's one thing about rock 'n' roll...

He's the first songwriter singer that I know of - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

He's the first songwriter singer that I know of

Ladies and gentlemen here is a young girl - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Ladies and gentlemen here is a young girl

I was tryin' to shoot for the entire population - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

I was tryin' to shoot for the entire population

Sweet little 16 - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Sweet little 16

Everybody wants to dance with - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Everybody wants to dance with

This is my Ford - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

This is my Ford

You know - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

I'd never met him Today he walked in the door - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

I'd never met him Today he walked in the door

I don't think there's any group in the world white or black - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

I don't think there's any group in the world white...

He said he was King of Rock 'N' Roll and I said I was - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

He said he was King of Rock 'N' Roll and I said I...

Chuck Berry is the greatest He's the Hank Williams of rock 'n' roll - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Chuck Berry is the greatest He's the Hank Williams of...

My uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

My uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall

If you want to play rock 'n' roll - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

If you want to play rock 'n' roll

Tell me who's the girl standing over by the record machine - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Tell me who's the girl standing over by the record...

You're darned right It wasn't anything we were doing so wrongly - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

You're darned right It wasn't anything we were...

Ridin' along in my automobile - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Ridin' along in my automobile

That's when I think of you - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

That's when I think of you

And now - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

If you want to dance with me Yeah yeah yeah - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

If you want to dance with me Yeah yeah yeah

As long as the music has something do with your walk of life - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

As long as the music has something do with your walk of life

And most of all the people if they're not now they'll soon be in love - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

And most of all the people if they're not now...

Everybody repeat after me - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Everybody repeat after me

He gives me more headaches than Mick Jagger but I still can't dislike him - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

He gives me more headaches than Mick Jagger but I still...

He decided to write a book make a movie - Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

He decided to write a book make a movie

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll poster

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This documentary movie covers two concerts at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, to celebrate Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, and also discusses his life and career.

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Director: Taylor Hackford

Writer: N/A

Production: Universal Pictures

Genre: documentary, biography, music

Year: 1987

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: $719,323

Released: 09 Oct 1987

Awards: 1 nomination

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