Johnny B. Bad Audiobook By Stephanie Bennett, Keith Richards - contributor, Helen Mirren - contributor, Robbie Robertson - contributor, Julian Lennon - contributor, Eric Clapton - contributor, Etta James - contributor cover art

Johnny B. Bad

Chuck Berry and the Making of Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll

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Johnny B. Bad

By: Stephanie Bennett, Keith Richards - contributor, Helen Mirren - contributor, Robbie Robertson - contributor, Julian Lennon - contributor, Eric Clapton - contributor, Etta James - contributor
Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
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Thirty years ago, Chuck Berry starred in the seminal music documentary Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll, which profiled the legend during a star-studded concert celebrating his 60th birthday. Now, on the heels of Berry's death, comes the complete story behind one of America's most enduring and embattled icons.

Compiled as an oral history by the film's producer, Stephanie Bennett, Johnny B. Bad combines interviews from the film's participants, including its music director - Keith Richards. These unique interviews and accounts paint a vivid and multifaceted picture of the artist.

Berry was at once a witty, articulate genius, now widely considered the godfather of rock and roll; a shrewd businessman who had no trouble endlessly renegotiating contracts and refusing to perform until additional cash was gathered up; and also a convicted criminal, who in addition to serving time in prison for transporting a minor across state lines for "immoral purposes" had also been accused of sexual assault and sued in civil court for installing cameras in the restroom of the Southern Air, a restaurant he owned in Wentzville, Missouri.

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I can understand why Chuck was difficult at times. They didn’t let him choose the band and made a white man tell him how to play his songs He lived his way and if try to challenge that he kicked back. That is as Rock n Roll as you can get.

The great Chuck Berry

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Chuck Berry had his faults but he was the Father of Rock and Roll!! This story is so interesting and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves Chuck and Rock and Roll!!

Tells the the real story of Chuck Berry

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This is the behind the scenes look at the making of the documentary "Hail, Hail Rock and Roll," a fascinating profile of Chuck Berry. Sad to say the narrator was so colossally wrong. Sounded like a fifty year old man delivering a book report to his feet. He was dry and dull.

Fascinating Story - Totally Wrong Narrator

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