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Playlist: CHUCK

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Chuck Berry: Hail Hail the King of Rock 'n' Roll

From Tres Hombres Productions | 01:01:35

One-hour music-intensive radio special celebrates the unforgettable music of Chuck Berry.

Default-piece-image-0 One-hour music-intensive radio special celebrates the unforgettable music of Chuck Berry. Berry plays his biggest hits backed by Keith Richards, an all-star backup band, and guests Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Linda Rondstadt, Etta James and Julian Lennon. Interview subjects include John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, and Chuck Berry, himself. This once-in-a-lifetime gathering of rock greats honored Berry on his 60th birthday at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis in 1986, and was captured by director Taylor Hackford for his film, Chuck Berry: Hail, Hail Rock 'n' Roll. Hackford hosts this hour of live music, rehearsal sessions, and insider interviews from both the original film and the bonus materials unearthed for the multi-disc DVD reissue, in stores on June 26, 2006. Tres Hombres Productions - Paul Rappaport, Jym Fahey, Mitch Maketansky. * Broadcast Window: Begins June 23, 2006 * Contact: Andy Cahn, cahnmedia@comcast.net * Length: One hour with three breaks for local spots. * Terms: Available for all USA broadcasters to air at no cost * Spots: No barter spots are built into the show.