I was going through some of my father's old stuff the other day and I came across a copy of "Hail, Hail Rock and Roll."
This is a documentary about one of the Kings of Rock and Roll, Chuck Berry.
I was amazed at how many people that were influenced by the man. There were interviews with Little Richard, Keith Richards, Bo Diddley, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Lee Lewis, to name a few.
There were performances with Linda Ronstadt, Etta James, Julian Lennon and Robert Cray...
My father hipped me to Chuck years ago. He used to sing "Too Much Monkey Business" to me and as I grew up I fell in love with his ways with words, his guitar playing and his "duck walk."
And the songs! "School Days", "Little Queenie", "Nadine", "Johnny B. Good", and the classic 'Maybellene."
The documentary is a classic and if you get a chance to view it, do.
Reprinted from 7/30/2008
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