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.
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!
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
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.
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!
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...
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 .
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.
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
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.
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.
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...)
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.
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.
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!
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 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!!
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.
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
THE MAN THE MUSIC THE ROLLING LYRICS THE DRIVING RHYTHMS I STARTED PLAYING IN 1960 ON THE GUITAR AND BASS WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD MUDDY WATERS JIMMY REED & THE GREAT CHUCK BERRY WERE MY FIRST INFLUENCES THANK YOU MR. BERRY !! THE MAESTRO CHUCK BERRY PASSED ON MY BIRTHDAY... HAIL HAIL ROCK AND ROLL CARLOS GUITARLOS USA HIGHLAND PARK L.A. 90042
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'!!!!!
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!!!
Never seen a more humble lot, each one a master in their own right, but the Master of em all kneels before them with excitement and enthusiasm - No-one showng any one up!!!
@@buckwild6759 It's kinda disappointing...I don't claim to be a great guitarist but I have to been playing Johnny B Goode since 1976, based on the original recording...got to be a bit boring so I have gradually embellished it. I have only just recently looked at Berry's live stuff and....WTF! I would be too ashamed to play if I was that bad. He always seems to have another guitarist playing the "signature" licks and relies on the pianist a lot. Clapton and Richards have to be thinking "this guy sucks but he's a legend so it'll be cool to be seen with him"
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.
You'd be nervous too! We might look to Eric, Keith, etc as Rock Legends, but they were just as enamored with Chuck Berry; he was the father of their craft....much respect
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.
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.
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!!!
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
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
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.
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!
Where does that leave Carl Perkins? He wrote and released Blue Suede Shoes (1955); obviously before Elvis and the same year Berry released Maybelline. Berry's next hit was Roll Over Beethoven in '56 and he didn't release "Rock and Roll Music" till '57. Anybody before Carl? Anybody? ......... Bueller, Bueller... Smoot-Hawley! Signed the Gregarious Recluse K_R-Z_A!
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.
This brings back memories from a teenager seeing Chuck Berry playing the Orange County Fair. I’m guessing it was around 1972 ? The tickets were a buck if I remember correctly, but the amazing thing was that all these country kids were to busy playing Carnival games. And he was a Legend playing a full two hours, doing all the hits, in front of approximately 100 people. I think it was 1975 when the Rolling Stones played Madison Square Garden for six nights, and it was with the Lotus Stage. I was able to get tickets for all six performances. It was the first time the Stones did Sympathy for the Devil since the whole thing at Altamont Speedway. I forget the order but Eric Clapton played lead for either the first or last night. Carlos Santana also played lead for either the first or last show. Billy Preston had a big hit at the time and performed it at each night. Thanks for a great jam !!!
Great memories that mark your time and place. My teenage years were the 60’s and I lived near Hollywood along with my two Brothers. We saw almost everyone from the Animals to the Zombies. Great memories.
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.
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!
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...
Cant be more jealous!
+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.
So touching !
Jeremy Bowman you are one lucky person
Johnnie Johnson never got enough love. It's awesome how he could always play all over Chuck's lines and yet never get in the way.
Wasn't there a story years back that he was the true writer of the material credited to Chuck Berry.
@@lsmith992 No, he was the co-writer. Johnnie and Chuck were partners but Chuck didn’t give him his credit.
@@RapRants realy? That’s awfull.
Clapton, a confidant master of his craft, no fuss no muss just pure professionalism.
Got it in one... No BS just complete control !!!!!!!!!!!
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.
I noticed it straight off!
Keith looks older than Chuck lol
Thank you good sir for this epic discovery. Always love finding new music/musicians.
Yup exactly. I heard him hitting the keys and I said where is the camera man?
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.
Eric from accounting on the guitar.
Perfect lol
I am revisiting this video to re-read this quote. Brilliant!
Keith from the pharmacy on rhythm.
No that's Fernwell from account temps
@@alanmurtagh6675 Keith is closer with the rythmic way of Chuck than Clapton.
I love how Chuck let all the other guys shine on this epic tune...the real King of Rock & Roll was playing cheer leader for his disciples.
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.
@@grimmertwin2148yeah, he was blacked out..🙄
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!
never knew who this Cat was. wicked Bass playing
They all were magnificent and Johnnie Johnson was superb.
How much energy does the drummer has. 10 straight minutes like that...
Yeah indeed, the drummer is amazing!
And he looks like he's having the time of his life doing it.
steve jordan the best
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
love it , and wearing that Leather
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.
I wonder if the audience appreciated their luck.
I know Keith Richards idolized him...
Seems Chuck is saying 'c'mon guys have some fun' !
Do you like to have people speaking to you conversationally when you are soloing?
@@claudettepreisinger have you seen this movie?
the piano is out of this world
Look at the smiles all around - especially the drummer. "I'm a part of history and NOTHING can top this!" I'm surprised the drum set hasn't collapsed!
U talk 2 much prove
Nada
Thank you Chuck, for what you have given us, over the course of half a century.
Half a century ? Chuck was born in 1926, I think it would a bit more than half a century !
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
He definitely got some stuff from T-Bone Walker. Don't know about Hooker or McDowell.
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!
Sara Siliquiny: They were blues men; Chuck turned the blues into R & R.
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...
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 .
Johnnie Johnson just tears it up on that piano. Wish this showed more of him.
Indeed he did...another part of the glue + inspire :)
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...
Joy Wild
Joy Wilder the photographer doesn’t focus on him much.
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.
3 of the greatest guitarists in the world! I can't imagine being in that room!
Yeah Eric ain't to bad either
@@stevenshepherd8833 ?
Double kudos for this posting. Nay, triple kudos.
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
Lol Clapton during this era was probably like let's get this over with there is some lines needing my attention
Awesome seeing all these guys together jamming and having a great time.
Three of the greatest guitar players to ever live
Get something right
Unbelievable chuck the father of rock n roll playing with his students.. who cool is that .
Very
Johnny Johnson on piano...man that rocks just so fine.
Oh well oh well I feel so good today, in 2021. Rock and Roll will NOT fade away.
All it does is evolve
NOT FADE AWAY....didn't someone named Mick, sing that song......???>?
@@petersack5074 ; Buddy Holly wrote Not Fade Away. Stones and many others covered it.
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.
Chuck Berry had an inflated ego . . .R I P . . .
@@gerardpardon4280 nonsense!!
The two unsung heroes here -- drummer Steve Jordan and NRBQ's bassist Joey Spampinato. They make it so phat and round! Go, man, go!
George harrison
Love Joey. Rumor was going around for a time in 90's that he was going to replace Bill Wyman
He Might of But Mick Jagger, Insisted That the Musicians That Replace Any of the Rolling Stones Be English. As They Are an English Blues Band.
Daryl Jones, who they got to replace Wyman, is American though
+ORANGE KN
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What a moment to be in if you were lucky enough to be in that audience... Chuck was one of the ultimate showmen... great video.. thank you
These are Three Guitar Masters I had the pleasure of hearing Chuck Berry in person they are all Guitar Greats I enjoy hearing all three !
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.
Tom Goldschmidt I do agree
I agree wholeheartedly
Right on !
+Tom Goldschmidt so dose anyone give 2 shits about the drummer because i sure don't
+Tom Goldschmidt So true!
When three of greatest guitarists performed together
Chuck shows such joy in playing.
Johnnie Johnson, master of the rock piano backup! Underappreciated, but solid Jackson!
Solidly stepping all over the guitar solos in the beginning
Obviously, you are unaware just how sloppy Chuck actually played!
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...)
One of the reasons why life is worth living.
3 Legends & a Great band, Looks like Chuck was a perfectionist, R.I.P. CHUCK.
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.
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.
You forgot Keith. He ist one of the greatest tpo
Chuck Berry is so enjoying himself! I loe the respect that he shows the other performers. He's a big man.
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!
This is awesome the entire rock and roll history on one stage priceless.
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 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!!
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You are so right !!!!
This is one of the greatest jams I've seen in my life, those people are blessed to have seen this
I love watching Chuck perform!! I smiled the whole time watching him.
Thank you Chuck Berry for inspiring so many musos !! 🙏 you're an inspirational force that we need !! ...humans prefer to be happy !! 😁❤
You never ever see Clapton playing a rosewood neck strat. This is awesome. And thanks for posting !
Well spotted dude.
In my humble opinion, Chuck Berry, is the true King of Rock 'n' Roll!
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.
Chuck wrote the book. He wrote the book
No doubt. I respect Elvis and know he has probably sold more records, but Chuck really was Rock n Roll.
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
Chuck Berry is so fun to watch! He made those guys day!
THE MAN THE MUSIC
THE ROLLING LYRICS
THE DRIVING RHYTHMS
I STARTED PLAYING IN 1960 ON THE GUITAR AND BASS
WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD
MUDDY WATERS JIMMY REED & THE GREAT CHUCK BERRY WERE MY FIRST INFLUENCES
THANK YOU MR. BERRY !!
THE MAESTRO CHUCK BERRY PASSED ON MY BIRTHDAY...
HAIL HAIL ROCK AND ROLL
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CHUCK BERRY THE KING. DIED SATURDAY MARCH 18 ON MY BIRTHDAY
I GREW UP VERY CLOSE BY IN
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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......
Chuck! Chuck, it's Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Berry. You know that new sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this! xD
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'!!!!!
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!!!
Incredible. That's music from great artists they don't make it like that anymore
Chuck is THE star on this stage
With min 3 other mega mega stars
Never seen a more humble lot, each one a master in their own right, but the Master of em all kneels before them with excitement and enthusiasm - No-one showng any one up!!!
Rev Clive Pillay Very well put Rev. Pillay.
Horse crap...Berry doing what he always did...hiding behind those who can actually play.
@@AdaptivePhenixI agree Chuck Berry is overrated and the dude ain't humble
@@buckwild6759 It's kinda disappointing...I don't claim to be a great guitarist but I have to been playing Johnny B Goode since 1976, based on the original recording...got to be a bit boring so I have gradually embellished it. I have only just recently looked at Berry's live stuff and....WTF! I would be too ashamed to play if I was that bad. He always seems to have another guitarist playing the "signature" licks and relies on the pianist a lot.
Clapton and Richards have to be thinking "this guy sucks but he's a legend so it'll be cool to be seen with him"
I like the way Chuck puts the "spotlight" on all the band members.
Frankly he's seen it all, and some!
He's just being tolerant to the English boys. They ain't going to turn him on.
3 icons and great guitarist 🎸 jammin and making it sound simply amazing 🎉🎉. They are guitar royalty 👑
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.
Wowwww man I don't have words to explain how is to watch this guys together playing a Classic Rock. I feel so good to listen, it's incredible.
God Bless my man Chuck Berry, may he rest in peace!
Why does Chuck look like the only one having fun. Great showmanship.
Eric and Keith are probably coming down. Stick to the booze kids.
Chuck Berry was sucking the fun out of the room.
Chuck avait dû leur faire une mauvaise réflexion!
His happiness is infectious. It makes me smile like a goddamn idiot.
You'd be nervous too! We might look to Eric, Keith, etc as Rock Legends, but they were just as enamored with Chuck Berry; he was the father of their craft....much respect
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.
Too much talent for one room. The young dude playing drums looks like he's died and woke in heaven. What a jam!
Imagine If Jimi was up there.
That’s Steve Jordan! Who became the drummer and inspiration for the Expensive Winos and for Eric Clapton still today.
Steve Jordan belongs on that stage, 100%
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.
Steve Jordan was also in the John Mayer trio, with Pino Paladino. Fantastic drummer.
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!!!
This music makes me fell young lve got75
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
Just a bunch of legendary artists having a really good time doing what they love to do.
The great Chuck & Richards, they are wonderful. Its a piece of art in the rock´n roll music. Thanks for this legacy
This has got to be cool because it's giving me chills. What a blast.
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
Glad I saw Chuck at BB King's Club in 2002. Danced onstage with him and some chicks. Hands were the size of lobster-mitts!
Rolling Ormond I read that he plays some chords that other guitarists simply can’t because he’s got such massive hands and can reach across more frets
Keith playing a Strat? I'm in heaven!
Chuck,Eric,Keith..together playing the blues jam..great in blues..💯
Heres a band that loves its work now and later this is the greatest
this is what Bob Seger meant when he said, "All of Chuck's children are out there playin his licks"
One of the greatest lines in ANY song !!!!!!!!
Oh My God Real Music
Hard to find these days
Amen
Chuck was a born "Bandmaster" , he led and everyone else followed. 3 cheers for the smiling Drummer and piano man! Brilliant film
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.
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 was the true king of rock and roll.. hope you agree.
Definitely
absolutely !!!!!!!!!
yep Chuck Berry had his style of rock and roll. Yes i like his style of rock and roll
Where does that leave Carl Perkins? He wrote and released Blue Suede Shoes (1955); obviously before Elvis and the same year Berry released Maybelline. Berry's next hit was Roll Over Beethoven in '56 and he didn't release "Rock and Roll Music" till '57. Anybody before Carl? Anybody? ......... Bueller, Bueller... Smoot-Hawley!
Signed the Gregarious Recluse K_R-Z_A!
Chuck could not be the king because he was black sad but true
Chuck Berry so humble yet so talented, the true gent
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.
Totally amazing! Is only we could teleport back in time to this moment in time. RIP Chuck Berry.
-What did you do today ?
-Ho, not much, I just saw Clapton, Keith Richards and Chuck Berry jammin'.
This brings back memories from a teenager seeing Chuck Berry playing the Orange County Fair. I’m guessing it was around 1972 ?
The tickets were a buck if I remember correctly, but the amazing thing was that all these country kids were to busy playing Carnival games. And he was a Legend playing a full two hours, doing all the hits, in front of approximately 100 people.
I think it was 1975 when the Rolling Stones played Madison Square Garden for six nights, and it was with the Lotus Stage. I was able to get tickets for all six performances. It was the first time the Stones did Sympathy for the Devil since the whole thing at Altamont Speedway. I forget the order but Eric Clapton played lead for either the first or last night. Carlos Santana also played lead for either the first or last show.
Billy Preston had a big hit at the time and performed it at each night.
Thanks for a great jam !!!
Great memories that mark your time and place. My teenage years were the 60’s and I lived near Hollywood along with my two Brothers. We saw almost everyone from the Animals to the Zombies. Great memories.
Yeah ! Yeah ! What a terrific way to approach a weekend.....or anytime~~incredible A+
Music will never be like this again. This is awesome!
So talented and I could listen to them all day. Love rock and roll.
Thank goodness for these old clips of guitar legends
I shook hands with Chuck Berry, backstage before my band Hit The Roof! went on and opened with Johnny! Blessed
This was right about the point in his career that Keith went from looking 50 years old to 150 years old.
1AirStreamDriver1 it’s around the time he smoked his old man in a joint! (His ashes). So is that a surprise?
And Keith will outlive us all!
And Keith will outlive us all!
@franz stockmann yes a cockroach indeed!
good./ Brasil
What a class performance. I love watching these type of sessions when top class artists come together.
OMG. An awesome moment in musical history. Hands down. I really enjoyed hearing this. I’m dancing like no other. 😉😁😎💜💋☮️
All them together! Just WOW man!
been listening to bb king and clapton and now chuck berry and clapton. great way to spend sat nite
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.
Just sublime
Eric Clapton outshining Mr. Rock n'Roll himself? LOL
@@blackpilledchad1927 yeah he could easily outplay Chuck.
I love how he thinks he's American
Ohhh man! I wish I were there, music brings out the best in people. I LOVE these guys.
AWESOME !
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!
Which year was this?
CB has pretty hot on the piano as well.
Only got to see him once: Brisbane, Queensland, in the early-ish 1970's.
Still have the "programme" .
Chuck Berry, the father of Rock n Roll, shows how its done, with Clapton, Richards, Johnston in accompany. Great shape for his age, the rocker rolls
USA and UK rocking pure heaven.One things for sure rock n roll will never die.
If I only had half the energy of Chuck Berry. 💞