Out of Georgia, out of Mississippi, or out of Chicago. They want their kids to see a...
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Bo Diddley:
It wasn't anything that we was doin' so wrong, it was just that people was so slow to... Little Richard:
You were black! Bo Diddley:
Accept change. Little Richard:
You were black! Chuck Berry:
Tell him again. Will you tell him, man, again. Little Richard:
You was black and you They didn't want that black influence over their kids. You was a hero. And the kids was lookin' up to you. And They didn't want their kids... Chuck Berry:
What kids? What kids? Little Richard:
They didn't want the white kids lookin' up at this big 'ol greasy black guy... Chuck Berry:
Greasy! Little Richard:
Out of Georgia, out of Mississippi, or out of Chicago. They want their kids to see a smooth, white, blond, lookin' pretty, and on duty and lookin' rooty, you know. And so here's a black guy that's singin' and screamin' and beamin' and steamin' and they say, "No, no, no!"
It wasn't anything that we was doin' so wrong, it was just that people was so slow to... Little Richard:
You were black! Bo Diddley:
Accept change. Little Richard:
You were black! Chuck Berry:
Tell him again. Will you tell him, man, again. Little Richard:
You was black and you They didn't want that black influence over their kids. You was a hero. And the kids was lookin' up to you. And They didn't want their kids... Chuck Berry:
What kids? What kids? Little Richard:
They didn't want the white kids lookin' up at this big 'ol greasy black guy... Chuck Berry:
Greasy! Little Richard:
Out of Georgia, out of Mississippi, or out of Chicago. They want their kids to see a smooth, white, blond, lookin' pretty, and on duty and lookin' rooty, you know. And so here's a black guy that's singin' and screamin' and beamin' and steamin' and they say, "No, no, no!"
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You're darned right It wasn't anything we were doing so wrongly
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It was just that people was so slow You were black
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To accept change You was black
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Tell him again Will you tell him man again
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You was black and they didn't want that black image over their kids
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You was a hero The kids was lookin' up to you
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They didn't want their kids lookin' up What kids What kids
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They didn't want the white kids lookin' up at this big ol' greasy black guy
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uh uh out of Georgia out of Mississippi or out of Chicago
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They want their kids to see a smooth white boy looking pretty and all dudey
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And lookin' rootie You know
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And so here's a black out there singing' and screamin' and beamin' and steamin'
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They said no no no
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Movie Summary
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.
