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26 YEARS AGO: KEITH RICHARDS RELEASES CHUCK BERRY DOCUMENTARY ‘HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’
Oct 17^th, 2013 at 8:51pm

26 YEARS AGO: KEITH RICHARDS RELEASES CHUCK BERRY DOCUMENTARY ‘HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’
by Jeff Giles October 16, 2013

Ebet Roberts, Getty Images

One of the most highly regarded rock documentaries got its start 27 years ago this week, when director Taylor Hackford and musical producer Keith Richards filmed the two concerts held for the all-star Chuck Berry tribute ‘Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll’ in St. Louis on Oct. 16, 1986. The movie was released a year later.

Featuring Berry performing a set full of classic hits alongside a passel of rock royalty (including Eric Clapton, Richards, Joe Walsh, Linda Ronstadt, and Etta James) as well as a few younger artists influenced by Berry’s work (such as Julian Lennon and Robert Cray), ‘Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll’ sparked a new wave of appreciation for his music while spinning off a successful soundtrack album.

The songs were the movie’s main draw for most, but Hackford earned raves for offering filmgoers a peek into Berry’s private life and creative process; as critic Robert Christgau put it at the time, it’s “a wickedly funny and moving rock-doc classic, exposing Berry the money-grubbing control freak without devaluing his genius in the process.”

The film saw release a little less than a year after the concerts were held, arriving in theaters on Oct. 9, 1987. The concerts were timed to celebrate Berry’s 60th birthday on Oct. 18, 1986 — which means this Thursday, the legend will turn 87. What better way to celebrate his latest milestone than sitting down for another viewing of ‘Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll’?

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/chuck-berry-documentary-hail-hail-rock-n-roll/

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“What rap did that was impressive was to show there are so many tone-deaf people out there,” he says. “All they need is a drum beat and somebody yelling over it and they’re happy. There’s an enormous market for people who can’t tell one note from another.” - Keef

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Re: 26 YEARS AGO: KEITH RICHARDS RELEASES CHUCK BERRY DOCUMENTARY ‘HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’
Reply #1 - Oct 17^th, 2013 at 11:11pm

Chuck Berry punched Keith Richards? Why don't they punch themselves again?

My best memoir about Berry was Back to The Future. I don't know a lot about anything else. I enjoy "Carol". I don't care about videotaping people while they're going to the bathroom. I don't think that's sick; it just doesn't smell right.

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Kilroy Rocks Off Regular Offline I love this place! Posts: 2,863 Mickville Virginny USA Gender:	Re: 26 YEARS AGO: KEITH RICHARDS RELEASES CHUCK BERRY DOCUMENTARY ‘HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’ Reply #2 - Oct 17^th, 2013 at 11:44pm Thank you Keith Chuck and Edith
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Edith Grove Rocks Off Regular Offline Disco STILL sucks! Posts: 12,336 New Orleans Gender:	Re: 26 YEARS AGO: KEITH RICHARDS RELEASES CHUCK BERRY DOCUMENTARY ‘HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’ Reply #3 - Oct 18^th, 2013 at 6:16am MrPleasant wrote on Oct 17^th, 2013 at 11:11pm: Chuck Berry punched Keith Richards? Why don't they punch themselves again?
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sweetcharmedlife Rocks Off Regular Offline Do the horrendous to that if you can Posts: 11,943 San Mateo Gender:	Re: 26 YEARS AGO: KEITH RICHARDS RELEASES CHUCK BERRY DOCUMENTARY ‘HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’ Reply #4 - Oct 18^th, 2013 at 2:55pm Happy BDay Chuck!
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uncleson Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,169 USA Gender:	Re: 26 YEARS AGO: KEITH RICHARDS RELEASES CHUCK BERRY DOCUMENTARY ‘HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’ Reply #5 - Oct 18^th, 2013 at 3:22pm Happy Birthday Chuck! Saw this in the theatre. Great documentary. Mr Berry was not easy to work with. Keith deserves a medal for completing this!
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Kilroy Rocks Off Regular Offline I love this place! Posts: 2,863 Mickville Virginny USA Gender:	Re: 26 YEARS AGO: KEITH RICHARDS RELEASES CHUCK BERRY DOCUMENTARY ‘HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’ Reply #6 - Oct 18^th, 2013 at 10:50pm I was Lucky to win tickets from FM99 and saw this great great movie, on opening night at the:
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LanternHigh Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,434 Italy Gender:	Re: 26 YEARS AGO: KEITH RICHARDS RELEASES CHUCK BERRY DOCUMENTARY ‘HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’ Reply #7 - Oct 19^th, 2013 at 3:37am Happy B_Day Chuck!!! I could see this so well done movie on tv. Keith was such great .. have to do with another one as him..
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