Chuck Berry - Guitar, vocals Keith Richards - Guitar Eric Clapton - Guitar Johnnie Johnson - Piano Chuck Leavell - Organ Steve Jordan - Drums Joey Spampinato - Bass
Johnny Johnson is Chuck's original pianist, he played on all the original Chess stuff, he was great, he was half that sound. Willie Dixon played a lot of the original upright bass parts that Joey Spampinato is a master of recreating on his Danelectro bass and SVT. Fred Below played a lot of the Chess drum parts for Chuck, Steve Jordan is perfect for this. Keith got all the best players to play Chuck's music, the ones who understood it and could play it.
@@G8GT364CI Yup, Keith pulled Johnon out of retirement (he was driving a bus if I remember). Barry thought anyone could play to him becuase HE was the act.
It's great to see Chuck in a happy mood with his mates and disciples. He had many disappointments in life. He wasn't and angel , but he brought joy to millions.
I feel so sorry...embarrassing...how you can tell all these positive commenti? There are a bilion guitarist better than this.!it is only scene of rock n roll...rip chuck....check it out clap your hand and keet on turn ;))))
@@simonemoscardo779 Chuck originated this style, there would be no rock & roll guitar like this if Chuck hadn't have originated it. You may want to study up a little on the origins of this music before you embarrass yourself like this again.
0:50 jam session begins 1:25 Clapton solo 2:05 Richards solo 2:45 Berry solo 4:15 Leavell solo 4:30 Johnson solo 6:00 Ričards still doesn't give a crap about the audience 6:10 Berry calls Clapton to get out of his room and say hi to the guests 7:30 Berry asks Richards if he has a hot aunt for him 9:50 Clapton's existential angst intensifies 10:25 second Berry's solo 11:05 Clapton smiles for the first time 11:20 repeat!
Thank you Chuck Berry for giving us the greatest genre in the history of this world!! You are the real " king ' of rock & roll; "If you were to give rock & roll a different name, you might call it Chuck Berry" ------John Lennon
Yeah, hes more intouch with the rock n roll roots of that era. That's why I commented... I guess George Harrison was busy 😉. This sounds like Apple jam on Georges All things must pass album
This is really a fascinating dynamic. You can tell by the looks on the faces of Clapton & Richards that although they might be happy to be there, they are both trying their best to not piss of Chuck Berry, because know how volatile a person he is. It's almost like they are literally walking on eggshells, they just want to make their hero happy.
@@pjrdj Piano player Johnny B Johnson made Chuck sound better. I guess he wouldn't want to play with him after his lawsuits about Chuck stealing all his music from him. Eric's a far better guitarist anyway.
All I see is a bunch of people who love music to death having a lot of fun. I don't see any forced chemistry or bullying. Chuck looks like he's having a lot of fun and is in a different place mentally - as in, playing with people with a good energy takes him to another place, like something hiding in him suddenly opens up and brightens up the whole room. Now he may have been a hardass, but he was just trying to get the best out of everyone.
Something this special belongs in a national library or something. This clip cannot be lost, and I don't me just a few internet strangers saving hard copies, this must be properly preserved.
I hope there will be people among future generations who will appreciate pure bliss of rock'n'roll jam sessions like this. Studio versions are never that energetic 🎸🔥
I don't know if he was aware of this but chuck berry moving around made the camera man moving too and honor all the musicians and not only them three. Nice.
The TONE is because of the GIBSON, those guitars all have it...just got to know how to get it out of them...Berry knew how too ! Never saw Chuck Berry play anything but a Gibson ES model, 335's, 350T's and the one here, a real beauty... ES-355. Those pearl in-lays are the TITS !
@@bluzzedude2677 True. I've seen him walk off stage in the middle of shows and leave because he didn't like the way someone was playing. That's because he wouldn't tour with or pay for a backing band but expected one to show up to back him at shows. He didn't give a shit about fans or other musicians. He respected no one and it's well known he stole his style from T-Bone Walker and most of his riffs and song ideas from his piano player Johnni Johnson ( Johnny B Goode ) and who later sued him for song credits and royalties. Berry was good for his 15 minutes. Keith Richards and others kept his music alive for decades when it would have been long gone. Not to mention he was an arrogant, abusive S.O.B.
@@paulcolbourne9112 Berry said on many occasions that big band orchestras led by whites such as the more famous like Benny Goodman & Glen Miller were a huge influence on both he & Johnson. Those guys would get arrested in the towns they played in back in the day. They were the outlaws of their time.
I know a promoter who booked Chuck Berry for a show. While Chuck Berry really did innovate rock and roll and should be given an immense amount of credit, he was a rotten bastard to ANYONE he talked too. He would book gigs with an insane contract rider that included nothing but him showing up with his guitar on X date and X time, to play this show. His contract was written almost that it couldn't be met and it would be defacto breach of contract and he would be paid a larger sum of money. Long story short: he showed, complained, wanted nothing but boutique gear to be waiting for him, wanted a backing band to be waiting for him, and will not play with a setlist. *Everyone has to be ready for Chuck. Period.*
Come on, Chuck Berry wasn't exactly the, most innocent of people either, was he ? Keep politics and music separate If you like it, great if you don't, don't listen. Simple as that.
Good thing I was not the cameraman for this event...I would probably have kept fainting in the presence of such legends and not have any video footage!!
I like that Keith was adamant that the original piano player, Jimmy Johnson, was invited to play in the jam session along with Eric Clapton.....It's hard to imagine that Chuck was born in the same year as my 94 year old mom, who was in her 80s when this was recorded.
That's JOHNNY Johnson, and he was the piano player on ALL of Chuck Berry's big recordings back in the day. He continued to play with Chuck off and on until he passed away in 2005. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Johnson_(musician)
what a blast... Chuck fanning the Keith flame is a priceless moment. Gotta love that Steve Jordan taking his jacket off while kicking the ending. That jacket could not have waited one more second. What a band. Who ever picked Joey was inspired. Joey Spampinato and Bill WYman are the swingest bass players ever.
Chuck certainly looks like he's enjoying himself! I wish I was there to see Chuck, Eric and Keef jamming.. pretty damn cool!!!! Chuck certainly influenced alot of great guitar players!!! He was a original!
You can tell they are in awe of Chuck Berry! As they should be! they know he is there elder statesman. They totally admired him and that so cool to see!
This is rehearsals leading up to Chuck's 60th birthday concert. The clip is from the documenttary "Hail! Hail! Rock & Roll". Great performances by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon amongst other greats. A must have DVD for all lovers of music.
I remember seeing this many years ago. Looking back it’s like, “did this really happen”!? Almost unreal, and I still remember the excited when my buddy told me he had the VHS of Berry getting all over the other guitar greats. Lol.
