Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
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Directed byTaylor Hackford
Produced byKeith Richards
Chuck Berry
Stephanie Bennett
StarringChuck Berry
Keith Richards
Johnnie Johnson
Roy Orbison
Joey Spampinato
Chuck Leavell
Bobby Keys
Steve Jordan
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
Linda Ronstadt
Etta James
Julian Lennon
Joe Walsh
Ingrid Berry
Music byChuck Berry
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 9, 1987 (1987-10-09)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$719,323

Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll is a 1987 American documentary film directed by Taylor Hackford that chronicles two 1986 concerts celebrating rock and roll musician Chuck Berry's 60th birthday. A soundtrack album was released in October 1987 on the MCA label. The name comes from a line in Berry's song "School Days".

The two concerts were held on October 16, 1986, at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis; among the artists performing with Berry were Linda Ronstadt, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Etta James, Johnnie Johnson, Steve Jordan, Bobby Keys, Julian Lennon, and Joey Spampinato of NRBQ. Along with concert footage, the film also features scenes from the rehearsals for the shows, interviews with Berry and members of his family, and "talking-head"-type appearances from a number of musicians, including Bo Diddley, The Everly Brothers, John Lennon (archival footage), Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Little Richard and Bruce Springsteen.