Chuck Berry - Guitar, vocals Eric Clapton - Guitar Keith Richards - Guitar Steve Jordan - Drums Johnnie Johnson - Piano Chuck Leavell - Organ Joey Spampinato - Bass
Totally awesome! I met Chuck Berry after a show in St. Louis a few years ago (he always hangs out and talks to people afterwards). When I shook his hand I was totally in awe, and told him, "I'm shaking the hand of the man who started rock and roll". He goes, "and I'm shaking the hand of one of the guys that's gonna keep it going". How cool is that :)
AWESOME !!! Jeremy !!! I Saw Chuck Once !!! ..He had his nose out of joint because some people were Recording with cams or something Actually QUIT !!! ..I think the promoters promised him no recording .. Small.. Venue .. My Girlfriend Got Twisted about it .. I thought well .. I think he has been screwed a few times ... Probably putting his foot down ..Did Not Bother Me Much at all...
+alanu2hot He did the same thing at a free outdoor concert in Blue Ash, OH. I believe that he was about 74 yrs old back then. Place was packed, & he spotted about 3 or 4 members of the audience near the stage with video cameras rolling. He immediately hit the brakes & read the riot act.
The camera doesn’t realize that Eric and Keith aren’t the only stars on the stage. It takes the camera almost 6 minutes to get a shot of Johnnie Johnson, the greatest rock and roll piano player ever, who literally carries the whole session. If you can, don’t watch the images and just listen to Johnnie tear it up.
This looked like a two camera shoot, so it's possible that the main camera was not set up to get over there to the keyboards. There is another camera operator, so who knows why the director, if there was one, didn't get the other camera over there.
Nah Chuck didn't have a clue what's going on. He thought it was a live take for the documentary. He tries to play in different keys, he mimics the other musicians and feigns respect for Johnnie Johnson. The guy's a prick. Watch the DVD versions with 2 and 4 extra hours footage. He almost ruined the concert by ruining his voice. There's Nothing nice about him but I love his guitar work.
@@grimmertwin2148 You got that right. I was at the show at the fox theater in St. Louis ( and it was being filmed by Taylor Hackford ( Director of ' An Officer and a Gentleman " ) and Chuck Berry was a total egotistical jerk....doing things his way and constantly changing things....people on stage and off were getting upset at his antics....I heard Keith who had done all the planning shouting at Chuck Berry repeatedly...even pleading for Chuck to take it seriously ' this is for prosperity man ! ' when Chuck would shout' it's MY birthday' and then do something crazy and disrupting everybody else's rhythm......it was actually a bad concert cause almost every song was stopped and redone.
Eric Clapton said it best: "You cannot play rock'n'roll guitar without playing Chuck Berry". He was the innovator, by mixing country-style harmonics with blues-style riffs. The father of them all!
+Brian Jonestone Chuck is certainly the grandfather of rock and roll guitar. Like everyone else, though, he borrowed from those who preceded him. Johnny B. Goode actually borrows from Louis Jordan's Ain't That Just Like A Woman
Brian Jonestone I don't know of I'd say he did stuff before guys like John Lee hooker, t bone walker, and Fred mcdowell and others, but he sure is an innovator
Ace Nothing Fuck Eric Clapton you say? He was stating facts and not telling lies. I'm American, your American & he's English yet we came from his Country originally! Actually I'm not sure about yourself but some of my blood lines originated from there but either way and nonetheless your comment was nothing short of ignorant! Eric Clapton forgot more in the last 5 minutes about music then you will know in your entire life!
Steve Jordan,he is replacing Charlie watts for the short tour of the stones this fall,Charlie recommended him and keith and him played lots together..should be interesting
Chuck had a great old life till 90 , He lived life to the full , remember kids there’s no such thing as an ordinary day...life is precious...🙏 Enjoy each day God gives us...
Can't help but to mention and highlight the supreme bass playing by Joey Spaminato, longtime player for the fabulous NRBQ. His talents, sometimes overlooked, are widely known by musicians world-wide! Glad you had the chance to play with the ORIGINAL, Joey! Made yourself and your longtime fans proud!
Eric is too conservative, always has been, its his mood that simply dont take him there...IMHO...meantime Chuck's spine is being cracked...there are saucier words to blues than that even...
Johnson is the original Johnny B. Goode, Berry's inspiration for writing the song. One of blues and R&B greatest pianists, rocking here as well as anyone.
About the only time I have ever seen Keef without a cigarette. Keef listened, learned, and breathed Chuck Berry. This is totally priceless. No wonder there are as of 9/7/2019 8,315,868 views...and climbing!
As a musician myself (though nowhere near their level), I love the connection chuck is making with each musician and the joy he still has for the music after so many decades. This had to be the biggest thrill even for the legends who were jamming with him.
the way chuck licks his lips when clapton solos and the face of satisfaction when richard solos strangely makes me think that this is how gods react when their subjects give them sacrifices. Chucky berry is a true God. He accepts clapton and richards
You could see how he encouraged and showed admiration to keith richards and eric clapton all the while knowing that nobody - NOBODY - will ever come close to the legend that is and will forever be - CHUCK BERRY .
That's stretching it a bit Light . Here goes : Nobody plays Chuck Berry style better than Keith Richards . Keith plays Chuck Berry better than Chuck Berry !
Man, Keith is easily a bigger legend than Chuck. Berry is an emblem of the 50s rnr and he inspired these guys to pick up the guitar, but as time goes by nobody in the general public knows who he is. Sure, you'll play them "Johnny B Good" and you'll get some responses like "Oh, yeah, that song from Back To The Future" or something. But his star has sadly faded.
@@muchanadziko6378 What is even sadder , is that someone like you puts the publics' knowledge ahead of the fact that Chuck Berry invented rock and roll .
@@tommurphree5630 He didn't invent rock n roll. If we are talking about people being legends or icons or whatever, it is the public knowledge that matters. What's your problem exactly?
@@muchanadziko6378 Looks like you have the problem . You need to do a little more historical research . Go ahead and name someone else that played rock and roll before Chuck Berry .
Man, this is OVER THE TOP GREAT. Dang! To see such "jammin" and fun, from each of these masters, is super to watch. Chuck Berry = The Concert Master. Doctor George Whitehead
Well...terrific! Chuck Berry, a consummate showman, Eric Clapton an uptight nerd (and terrific), and Keith Richards totally the therapist to Eric and a slave (but EXCELLENT guitarist) to the Maestro Chuck. What a show, and only juuuuuust handled by Chuck, since orchestrating 3 guitarists is always a load. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!
I love Keith Richards, I take my hat off to Chuck, I respect Clapton, but some of the best moments in this jam come from Johnnie Johnson on the piano, and Chuck Berry owes him a lot.
Clapton, Richards, Hendrix, Green, Page, Blackmore, Gallagher, Alvin Lee, even Gary Moore (RIP) - there was never any competition with Chuck - there was only the acknowledgement that - if CHUCK BERRY had not existed then Rock and Roll would have been stillborn......
bollox pal, link wray,, Hubert sumlin,, ellmore james,, muddy waters,, pee wee crayton,, roy Buchannan, Lowell Fulsom, Lonnie mack,, t bone walker, Robert Johnson, bukka white, ,tommy Johnson, ,pat hare,, J B Lenior, Scotty Moore,, et al,, do your home work before you make sweeping statements,,
Indeed... Chuck Berry is the CREATOR of this unique guitar riff we call Rock & Roll! Oh...and that back beat, an unmistakable beat! ...you can't lose it!
Nancy L. McGill I so agree, Nancy! You know wot it IS!! The man is THE MAN!! I have MANY favourite Rockers from the 50's...hard to chose...however CHUCK has to be...NUMBER ONE!! I have to say, I love this video..! Got me Jumpin'!!!!!
So fine! Rocking the 21st century and forever! Side note~ Eric looks so bored and wanna run away, everyone else looks to be having a great jam, and Chuck is just having fun; it is a rocking jam and it still holds water to this day, thank you Lord for all the great music from such fine humanz :P
The audience was lucky If I could have seen Eric Clapton Keith Richard's AND Chuck Berry with an awesome backing band... I'd have said this was one ofthe best nights of my life.
I don't know how or who teaches me to love so much the magic sound of guitars... idk but since I was a little girl, before my fourteen years old I was in love with guitars...... hear a guitar makes me transcend my own essence idk it's supernatural that's it (by the way my first contact with this was 1971, 72...)
I was lucky to see several Chuck Berry performances. He was always amazing. He would come into town, hire some local pick up musicians and put on a show. Every song would be be slightly different, but they all sounded incredible and rocked the house. He really took joy in his music and in sharing it with people.
There’s nothing quite like finding a groove and jammin ‘til you practically fall over. This is hot. A group of some of Rock and Roll’s best just jamming away. Eric, one of my favorites of all time, doesn’t really seem to be into it but the energy EVERYONE ELSE is putting out is phenomenal!!!
That's not being humble -that's being truthful. Chuck started it all but no one wanted to admit it back then because he was a black man.The blues came from black men and Rock n roll derived from the blues in which Chuck invented.Im a white man here to say "Elvis was not the King. Chuck Berry was and always will be!! " No diss to Elvis at all. Elvis was an awesome artist and legend -but no "KING" im afraid. God rest both their souls.
Funny thing though all due respect to Chuck Berry, whenever he was jamming like in this session he would always add extra notes to his guitar licks. and add other embellishments to his music. not that anything is wrong with that a lot of musicians do that. it just made him a little unpredictable to work with. Keith Richards even mentioned it in an interview. he said that he was almost as hard to work with as Mick Jagger. but he still liked him a lot. that's part of what made Chuck Berry so incredible was that he was always trying to improve himself.
This s very cool ....Chuck Berry is the true King of Rock and Roll. Elvis would have never done this!! They need to make a movie about Chuck Berry so the kids will not forget him!!!
Chuck will always be the true King and Founder of Rock n Roll in my book.So sad to see him gone now.His music lives forever along with his legacy. We miss you Chuck!!
Wow ! I just watched this for the first time and am in groovy heaven ! Chuck B. Is one of my idols and I have always considered Clapton the greatest of all guitar players.
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I love how Eric Clapton can simplify his otherwise awesome guitar playing as to not outshine anyone else on stage, especially Chuck Berry, a true humble master of the guitar.
I've had a drink or two with Eric and Keith together. Good friendly and amusing company.Has anyone had a drink with Chuck, Eric and Keith the Holy Trinity of rock and roll? It must have been unbelievable to witness this session and I bet they socialised with the lucky audience afterwards.
Three greats with good drummer , bass and key boards enjoying themselves . Just doing their own thing within the track , flowing naturally like water ..........Awesome Rock ''N' Roll
This was shot in St. Louis as part of the rehearsals for the concert movie "Hail Hail Rock & Roll". There were some tunes shot at the Cosmo Club in East St. Louis ( reopened just for the film ) that didn't make it into the movie. Hope that some day the outtakes will be released. One of them had Chuck doing a pantomime while the band vamped. It was great ... he was a total entertainer. Sure he could be irrassable at times, but he could also be gracious and understanding. It's not widely known, but for many years Chuck would travel to Jefferson City, Missouri, and play for the inmates at the Algoa medium security prison where he had done a stretch as a teenager. Long may Chuck Berry Rock, and long may Johnny Johnson Roll!
Chuck was Outstanding! His rocking guitar skill sending vibrations to your soul sensors...and while doing so, he is also delivering the vocals and snazzy and dazzling footwork. Truly A Genius! Thank you.
Chuck Berry one of the greats rock & roll players of all time.He always seem to put all his heart and soul in his music even in his later years he will be missed by all that knew his music in his younger years. R.I.P.
Steve Jordan,he's now the drummer of the last tour of The Rolling Stones.A real good drummer,he's also playing the cover of Jumping Jack Flash n'y Aretha Franklin.With Keith Richards.
A whole lot of talent there on that stage but Chuck Berry will always be the greatest doing what he loved best....Rock and Roll! Often imitated but never equaled!
This is so cool. I actually got super lucky and saw Chuck Berry in Hawaii on New Year’s Eve 95-96. What fun it was. This reminds me so much of that night. Like they say every dog has his day.
The Father of Rock and Roll, The Human Riff and Slow Hand. Go three legends of rock history having a good time. The sufficiency and superiority of Clapton at the time of playing the guitar is great, very cool. I love it!
Chuck Berry was jammin like he was in front of 10,000 fans and Clapton and Richards were laid-back and strumming along like they were in a recording studio studio. I have to say Chuck Berry ran circles around both of them.
It’s a jam between friends,they were on a break just having fun,Chuck isn’t running circles round anyone,it’s music and just a friendly jam at that NOT a competition
The real outcome of what happens when people of different talents and humbleness work together. Thanks for making people smile, dance, sing, play music and just have plain simple fun listening to you play.
@@marktrepka4805 these guys are all great in their own way, but Keith and Chuck wrote songs that will be playing until infinity, Clapton can't say that.
Johnnie Johnson flipping phenom I so love his sound. Last time I saw him was at Mississippi nights on the river in across from East Saint Louis. Crazy long history after playing and writing for chuck he ended up driving a school bus for years until the special for Chuck then he joined Rat Dog with Bob Weir and played Dead songs with his style having JC on stage at the same time playing b3 was sweet. Drink of Tanquray and of course a traditional encore for Bob Jhonny b Good he passed away shortly after. About a year or so after I traveled back to Saint Louis to the river and Bob Weir conjured the spirit of Johnnie Johnson It was as though you could feel his presence in a New Orleans type of send off. Johnnie Johnson playing with Clapton, Richards and Berry must have been a spectacular minute. Oh yea Chuck and Johnnie remained friends after Johnnie's care takers (years of blues had taken a tole on his body and mind) convinced him to sue Chuck for the song rights to the songs he wrote. Both of them were indifferent and didn't let the case destroy their relationship.
