1986, St. Louis Keith Richards assembles a pickup band for Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, consisting of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself, and Johnnie Johnson, the long-time Berry pianist. Berry plays his great rock tunes on stage with Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, and Julian Lennon. His abilities as a writer, lyricist, singer, guitarist, and entertainer are on display, as Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springstein, the Everly Brothers, and Roy Orbison among others discuss him in behind-the-scenes interviews. Berry even gets to participate in a rare occurrence—rehearsal. This portrayal of a master is rounded up by archival video from the early 1950s and a duet with John Lennon.