Chuck Berry & Julian Lennon - Johnny B Goode (1986)

Keith Richards invited a roster of great musicians to honor Chuck Berry for an evening of music to commemorate Berry's 60th birthday. Taken from the Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll movie.

[@enricosanchez894]

Julian looking like a member of the Quarrymen.

[@beachcomber4141]

Amazing!!!!

[@zizaijunior5826]

Yeahh

[@georgeharrison243]

Absolutey!! Looks just like John in the quarrymen days!!👍😀😁💖

[@susannec659]

Enrico Sanchez OMG !

[@jesuschrist4321]

**Teddy Boy

[@nicholas5505]

Can really feel Chuck's affection for Julian here, at least one famous musician cared about him!

[@nicholas5505]

@@funnyapple8389 hey juuuude

[@jackdawson5490]

@Eleanor Lonely Im not gonna be a mindless supporter of Paul or anything, but im sure theres more to that story.

[@nintony2994]

@Eleanor Lonely I'm sorry but your name 😅 Also yes

[@nintony2994]

@Eleanor Lonely well your opinion lol

[@nusratfattah1000]

@@jackdawson5490 Which one? The 3 rd one? Yoko and Sean wasn't there. Tv reporters were laughing on this fact.

[@naenaemd4010]

I almost cried at the end when Chuck said to Julian "I'm proud and I'll tell him when I see him." Talking about when he sees John in heaven.

[@SadChimchar]

goddamn ninjas cutting onions around here

[@smallie210]

I don't think he said that. He said "tell mama hello" then Julian said "I will" then Chuck said "I'll tell you..(not sure what he says afterwards).."

[@vincent2053]

@@smallie210 No he doesn’t.. he says “tell papa hello. i’ll tell you what he says when I see him”

[@potato22258]

@@vincent2053 Yep, not sure how people can't hear this. It's clear as day

[@TerpyTee504]

@@vincent2053 chuck said tell mama hello then something else i couldn’t make out.

[@scottrap]

Julian is the only child of a celebrity that most fans seemed to accept as a musician in their own right. He looked and sounded similar to his dad. There were also some good songs on Valotte. Even so, he was smart enough to realize he should pursue a different career ultimately. There’s no competing with a celebrity parent, especially a Beatle. Julian is now a successful photographer and occasionally records music. I really respect the guy

[@69Mucci]

His new album is quite good.

[@notbraindead7298]

I've always respected Julian. He stood on his own feet right from the beginning. His version of "Stand By Me" is far better than John's.

[@jonelson1983]

'Help Yourself' album is also good. He's a class act, with real talent. Unlike Sean, who tries so hard to be his Dad, and fails big time.

[@69Mucci]

@@jonelson1983 I think you're wrong about Sean. He has made some really interesting music and is also talented.

[@FireRushAwesome]

I agree but also Jeff Buckley is another who is the son of a star but is respected on his own merit.

[@monzo9999]

Holy shit the video quality tho.... i could mistake this for a movie scene

[@acerjuglans383]

It's from a movie.

[@kenm6669]

Acer Juglans what movie?

[@tinaortiz5089]

Me2

[@tinaortiz5089]

@@acerjuglans383 it is?

[@skylerb97]

It is from a movie

[@SadChimchar]

He has that sharp edge in his voice just like John Lennon did, that rasp. Amazing

[@zebop]

Yes......

[@jazzram_]

yes

[@mrkooky9098]

Yes

[@dirtylad3323]

yes

[@mtnmotoadv]

yes

[@gillianbrookwell1678]

Julian looks like his dad did in the late 50's when they first started out as The Quarymen.

[@andrewwhite1585]

he really does

[@1invag]

Looked, lol somehow I don't imagine he looks much like this 35 years later

[@YouGetThePicture_08]

I know right. Like a clone!

[@YungCarl10]

Wow, I wonder why 🤔

[@kevd008]

It's the same as I think Even his tone of voice is similar

[@gmansgnarlyscienceshow2820]

Julian’s grit in his voice is amazing.

[@crystalregan2481]

I'm glad you mentioned that I couldn't tell in this particular song when he let go how much he truly sounded like John WOW! He sounded like a freaking Beatle!!! 😳

[@kathyb.9834]

"Look at him! Ain't he like his Pa??" 🤩

[@colico14]

He looks and sounds so much like John, it's incredible!

[@miarigney4099]

He’s so much better of a singer than his dad

[@miarigney4099]

@@kathyb.9834 he don’t look like him

[@t.j.corcoran]

Chuck berry, Keith Richards, and the son of John Lennon? What a show

[@rooseveltdumornay4954]

Oh my gosh. I was amazed to see Keith Richards on guitar. This was crazy 😎

[@Luke-1296]

And Eric Clapton was on guitar too

[@xero_theory7056]

U couldn't even mention his name? Julian?

[@zaymclovin4178]

xero_ theory is that a problem?

[@natethebluesman]

what is this? a crossover episode?

[@kindacute7772]

Too sad why John did not give a love to julian like he did on sean. Julian has the perfect resemblance of his father Rip Chuck and John

[@elizabethdelvalle6645]

But, there was his mother and uncle Paul he really loved this kid. Julian did smiled when he was with him.

[@chantelleadlington]

John realised towards the end of his life he had been a terrible father to Julian and was really trying to bond with his son. He began phoning him more often (he actually played the whole Double Fantasy album to Julian down the phone before it was released and wanted Julian's opinion and thoughts on it), for his 17th birthday he wanted to give the gift of a painting of the two of them. Near his death he told Julian to look out for a white feather whenever he would pass away and Julian would know his dad is fine and he's looking out for him. Julian was presented with a white feather by a tribe and he believes it really was a sign from his father like John said all those years ago, so Julian created a charity and called it the white feather foundation. Also, John was writing diaries in the mid 70s onwards and he told his personal assistant Fred Seaman in Bermuda 1980 that if anything was to happen to himself in the near future then he'd want Julian to have his diaries as he felt they could help Julian get to know his father better and John felt Julian deserved to know more about him. When John did die, Fred tried taking the diaries back to England to give them to Julian as John wanted but Yoko got him arrested for stealing property and Yoko got them back. Julian has never seen those diaries, even though it was what John wanted. A quote from John in 1980 is: "I hadn't seen my first son grow up and now here's a 17 year old man on thd phone talking about motorbikes. I was not there for his childhood at all. I was on tour, I don't know how the game works, but there's a price to pay for innattention to childen. And if I don't give him attention from zero to five, then i'm damn well gonna have to give it to him from sixteen to twenty, because it's owed. It's like the law of the universe." Also, Julian said in 1988 in an interview for a documentary called Imagine about John he said "There was no wall facing us anymore, but it had been knocked down and we could actually (pretends to be on the phone) 'hi dad I'd like to come and see you is that okay?' 'Yeah'. It's hard to explain emotions in dealing with that situation especially when we were getting so close."

[@rooseveltdumornay4954]

@@chantelleadlington Wow. I didn't know Yoko was such an evil person. How could she be so cruel. You definitely shed light on a lot of things I didn't know about him

[@chantelleadlington]

@@rooseveltdumornay4954 oh I could go on and on about Yoko, she's done some awful things to John, his family and specially his son Julian like telling John to stay away from Julian and he stupidly agreed to it and didn't see Julian for 3 years. She wouldn't let Julian talk on the phone to his dad and when John died she sold off Julian's postcards from his dad and other memorabilia that Julian had to buy back with the money he inherited from his dad. By the way, he had to go to court for that money because Yoko wouldn't let him have it.

[@Patrick_B687-3]

@@chantelleadlington As if we needed another reason to despise Yoko. I didn’t know this but it’s hard for me to dislike her much more than I already do.

[@julianjohnstone4088]

That was no accident when chuck said John Julian Lennon, he thought for a split second he was singing with the Beatle himself, Julian looks and sounds exactly like his pa

[@hilnnerfarias913]

But his name is John Charles Julian Lenon

[@OrangeJuiceDripping]

That hug at the end pulled the few tears i thought i was gonn keep in lol.

[@TheJayson8899]

'Exactly' is a big exaggeration

[@wangxian32]

@@hilnnerfarias913 I think he just said his full name which is John Julian Lennon

[@dangelorussell9844]

Julian Johnstone that was his full name

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

Very, very moving! And Chuck Berry was as proud of Julian as if he was his own son.

[@rossscott9622]

You can say that again… They have a soulful voice! This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Chuck and Julian?

[@patrickconners]

Seriously.. seems like chuck is going out of his way to make him feel special and loved

[@ElGibby]

He looks and sounds like a proud uncle introducing his beloved nephew. ‘Ain’t he like his pa?’ melted my heart 🥰

[@foskco87]

He really does have that same raspyness to his voice that John had.

[@colton8331]

David His is softer, which is ok, but I prefer raspiness

[@selene13000]

listen to his other son Sean really identical to John's

[@johnbriancatedrilla4028]

@@selene13000 um Sean was like fuse vocals of yoko and and a little bit of john too bad he had that little tiny voice something like that but he's good

[@haifernandez7771]

Noticed that as well.

[@chipgaasche4933]

@@johnbriancatedrilla4028 Sean? Good? Lol

[@IyeViking]

Wow... and to think this masterpiece never would’ve been possible without Marty McFly and Doc Brown

[@strudelheiman3030]

They weren’t ready for it yet.... but their kids were..... 🎼 🎵 🎶

[@kinghuntrlive]

Lmao theres always marty mcfly in every johnny b goode video

[@venomjoe]

is not Marty... is Kalvin Clain

[@boppob1343]

"and then were going to insinuate that a white man wrote Johnny B. Goode so we're going to take that away from them too" "This is the best movie Idea Ive ever heard".

[@shable1436]

@@boppob1343 ffs ppl like you always trying to see more than whats really going on. Its like Forrest gump, been involved in every major social or world changing event. That was just for fun, not expecting dumb asses coming up thinking ppl trying to change the truth, how fucking stupid

[@zacharypyle7532]

The camera angles and quality is like 20 years ahead of its time lmao😂

[@acerjuglans383]

This is from a movie called Hail Hail Rock and Roll. It was released in theaters worldwide.

[@acerjuglans383]

@Thora Friganza ???

[@acerjuglans383]

@Thora Friganza ohh lol okay :)

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Film was very high quality and still is.

[@Cam12369]

People might thing it’s straight outta back to the future

[@petesampras9613]

Wow, Julian absolutely smashes this performance. His vocals are great, he didn't stumble on any of the lines and actually sang better than when John sang with Chuck!

[@leoarevalo6786]

No Yoko Ono

[@jeffwolinski2659]

He wasn't distracted by Yoko!

[@Yemeno45]

I agree. John didn't even try to mix well with Chuck.

[@okmot]

I think Julian stumbled the lyric at 2:19 at "strumming", because he loses the harmony and starts singing in unison, then they seem to do eye contact and Chuck is like "yeah go go" as in no worries encouragement for Julian to keep going and nail the chorus, which he does

[@kimmcintire4993]

True dat!💯

[@officialmaxrebo]

“John-Julian Lennon!” My heart just shattered into fucking pieces.

[@kristyaannpogii164]

his name is john charles julian but it can be

[@lesabeaty7415]

I know, right? My eyes are leaking.

[@soofitnsexy]

@@kristyaannpogii164 i didnt know this!!!

[@chorontexpliquepetitcon127]

@@kristyaannpogii164 Ok but Chuck présent " julian " and at the end he ask to applause john ... julian lennon ^^

[@AbbyNormal777]

Julian Lennon given name was John Julian Lennon but he dropped his first name John and officially changed his name to Julian Lennon.

[@iialleysparksii5297]

I don't get people saying he sounds like John, he doesn't, he doesn't sound bad but he sounds different then John. He's himself, unique in his own way.

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

Imo he has a better singing voice then his dad definitely more powerful then his dad's.

[@DougHinVA]

Julian has a lot of John's singing ability

[@jazzram_]

Yes

[@jazzram_]

@@AskhatZhaparkhanov >:O

[@Its303AcidBass]

Yes, but he has something John lacks which is integrity.

[@MeeMee-gz5vp]

@@Its303AcidBass what do you mean

[@scottrap]

Yep, the “Dizzy Miss Lizzie” Voice

[@TheLeevoy]

No race, no division, no hatred, and more importantly, no Yoko. Just great music and mutual love and respect.

[@briangriffin5701]

Is that Keith Richards?

[@ganzonomy]

Most importantly, no Yoko

[@andrekeulemans473]

I was asking the same question about Keith. It has to be, I recognise His ring. He was wearing that same ring when I saw The Stones 9 years later performing in South Africa

[@punkgrl7991]

Amen, no Yoko. Great comment 👍. Love this video. It made me happy that Julian Lennon was happy. It was nice seeing him smile after all he has been through.

[@Sch586]

@@briangriffin5701 yes that was Keith Richards. There is a story about him and Chuck Berry look up Keith Richard inducted Chuck Berry into the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame. Chuck Berry was Keith Richards’s idol and Keith Richard. Let everybody know that you also gotta look up Chuck Berry giving Keith Richard a black guy.😂😂

[@GenericUserName8119]

That is damn good video quality for 1986

[@raycaves3438]

The Golden God what were you expecting Grainy black and white footage?

[@GenericUserName8119]

Obviously not you twat. There aren't many live videos from the 80's that are this clear.

[@saflowrgrl8422]

Do you have to call her that. That's just juvenile . Shut your nasty mouth. You are right but really ?

[@JayCherriReactPODCAST]

Its filmed with panavision. same as a movie film

[@cuda426hemi]

Dude, it was large format movie FILM, not video. Learn.

[@derekstocker6661]

With Keith Richards on guitar and these two singing what more could we ask, magic!

[@sandrahawes1739]

Love this

[@sandrahawes1739]

Magic!

[@mapoleo]

If only John was there with them

[@thanhla7080]

There's something about Juilian that both John and Yoko never had. I don't know how Cynthia raised him, but she surely did it perfectly

[@haggler]

@John Helton that’ll do it to ya

[@angiethebeatlesgirl228]

You are wrong Cynthia didn’t teach Julian to respect his Dad Yoko showed Sean love and respect for John Although I cant see I can tell that Sean is a sweetheart like John Don’t get me wrong I’am not hating on Julian However I don’t like anybody bashing my John Lennon and that is what Julian does all the time Because he is a Lennon I do love him and I pray to God and to John so that he can repent for what he is doing and so that he starts loving Yoko and Sean I’am sure thats what my John Lennon, who is in Heaven would love to see and so would I

[@st3v3n41]

@@angiethebeatlesgirl228 he has the right to bash john considering he treated him like shit up until a little before his death.

[@angiethebeatlesgirl228]

@@st3v3n41 That isn’t true Julian is just bing a victim and that isn’t wright

[@angiethebeatlesgirl228]

@John Helton no I don’t have a bad Fother and Julian didn’t ither Zynthia was a bad Mother John Lennon was and will always be the best person in the world Cant say the same for Cynthia and Julian

[@neothechosenone1502]

man this is just beautiful. The genuine care and respect Chuck has for Lennon and his son. He looks so proud of Julian!

[@TheRiboka]

Holy shit that's John's voice... Major chills down my spine

[@sratus]

It's not. Not even close.

[@anakinvader9120]

@@sratus You should listen to Julian's song "I dont wanna know." He sounds JUST like John.

[@May04bwu]

@@sratus It is very close in this song but later on Julian started using his voice in a diffrent way.

[@nothinbutpeanut]

If Lennon had a good voice than you might be deaf.

[@yoda5436]

You can definitely hear John in there but it’s not really exact by any means.

[@zolemica]

Julian does both his daddy and Chuck more than proud in this. RIP, Chuck and John...

[@kevincasson2289]

He was crap!! Like his dad, can't hold a tune! Messed up Chucks song!! Oh well😞

[@rosaniacavalcantecavalcant1122]

Mv @@kevincasson2289

[@rosaniacavalcantecavalcant1122]

@ ..

[@MrVali2003]

@@kevincasson2289 it's like the best live version

[@Lysergic_Fox]

@@kevincasson2289 When you release your version, we'll all be waiting, sweetheart

[@Benzithered]

Rest in peace dear legend. At least now he and John can finally sing together without Yoko screaming in the backround

[@isabelgalvez2284]

Tal Benziman 👍

[@susycruz1985]

Lmfao

[@James-me6dw]

Prayn'John called on the Name of the Lord before he died. The only way to the Father is through His Son. Hallelujah.

[@elainebennes2106]

@@James-me6dw Shut up

[@James-me6dw]

@@elainebennes2106 Sometimes the Truth cuts to the marrow of ones soul. Fear God the Father, the only One that can destroy your soul. Repent and believe on the Son today. Soon it will be too late for God's Grace. Praise our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.

[@ianrastoski3346]

Chuck's just happy Julian didn't drag Yoko onto stage, too! 😂

[@marcellamartinez1399]

😂😂😂 Above all 😂😂😂😂that

[@robertosaavedra2984]

"John... Julian Lennon." I love this man!

[@elias9746]

"This one's an oldie..."

[@1woozy]

"Well it's an oldie where *I* come from"

[@codythedoggo7671]

*alright guys blues riff in b watch me for the changes and try and keep up*

[@yeahyeahyeah-7674]

CodyTheDoggo ITS YOUR COUSIN MARVIN BERRY

[@Howard007]

Welll... it’s an oldie where I come from

[@Anna-im4lv]

Whoah this is heavy

[@ramblingprose6603]

Keith at a sprightly 382 yrs old

[@nadyarossi5102]

Rambling Prose Ahahahaha!

[@GingerTaylorMusic]

Oh my god this killed me

[@nickklok4955]

Haha poor Keith never becomes as old as he looks.

[@nickklok4955]

@@foobarmaximus3506 hahaha Lmao

[@pajamas_the_emo]

HAHAHA

[@victoriayamen8923]

Julian was/is such a great performer. The audience loved him. Chuck Berry...no words as to how supportive and encouraging he was to Julian here. Love that young man. He's such a good soul. His mom must have been exceptional. 💖

[@markclifford1857]

Hello 👋 Victoria. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Mark Clifford and am from Denver Colorado, where are you from? You seem like a real country girl

[@hull_k0gan641]

@@markclifford1857that’s a weird thing to say. Weird as hell. Probably why you didn’t get a reply.

[@redmoon9650]

I love how Chuck Berry seems so proud and excited to have Julian there with him

[@pachma405]

So sad to hear that Chuck Berry passed away. He was the true King of Rock & Roll.

[@riyanadkarni1076]

pachma surely missed and cherished. his music keeps his soul alive.

[@mar-ew8fi]

Don't forget about Elvis

[@elias9746]

More like the forefather

[@utub1473]

Julian Lennon and Dhani Harrison both look and sound like their father... Edit (Again): Wow now we're in the thousands of likes. Many more thank you's!

[@Ryan23H]

And James couldn't be more different than Paul

[@carlosmatos9848]

James actually looks pretty similar to paul imo

[@rafaels.7821]

They could make the one and only ultimate Beatles coverband

[@PC4USE1]

@@Ryan23H James looks like a mixture of his mom and dad,unfortunately not the best physical characteristics of either.Not his fault,though.

[@PC4USE1]

Julian looks like John because Cynthia kind of looked like John,too(especially in earlier pictures).

[@rheailiarome2287]

I'm so happy to see this. Magical. Like seeing John and I'm sure Chuck was so relieved not having yoko wailling at the back like when he sang with John.

[@rachelmclachlan7776]

Chuck had WAYYYY more patience and compassion than I would have if I heard that garbage coming out of her mouth😅😅😅 Mad respect for CB!!

[@michellespencer4072]

My settlement xcacly

[@michellespencer4072]

Count me in as that

[@annieanonymous611]

Love is blind, and deaf apparently

[@trinidadmontoya6155]

This made my heart melt. The way Chuck Berry looks at Julian...so much love ❤️

[@onetrueslave]

Totally heartwarming were my thoughts as well.

[@MarvelDcImage]

Chick was transported back in time - he called Julian John. You can see in Julian's face he felt emotional right then.

[@clancykobane9102]

you can tell by the way he talks that chuck really thought the world of john.

[@alicecroll9195]

And of the young Julian, even before Julian's breaking through.

[@beachcomber4141]

Man, he did!!!

[@doc2746]

Absolutely wonderful when the crowd went wild @2:58. Rest In Peace Chuck 😢

[@chin0fran_]

I didn't know Julian can sing that good! He's awesome!

[@sallymascorro7313]

Francisco Julian Lennon rocks

[@sallymascorro7313]

Julian Lennon is the greatest bestest Rockstar

[@justgivemethetruth]

Julian had a couple of albums out with a couple of pretty popular songs ... he is a good musician and has a great voice.

[@beachcomber4141]

He killed it!!! Awesome

[@cade9173]

He’s ass wym

[@MattySawcheck]

This just makes me smile ear to ear.

[@MattySawcheck]

I have to admit that I was expecting for Julian to pick up a guitar as well.

[@simonpoon3785]

Johnny is good

[@Lisa-wn2no]

Julian reminds me so much of his Dad. They sound so much alike. Cynthia Lennon must have been so proud of her son. RIP Chuck Berry one of the great pioneers of Rock and roll.

[@applescruffs2894]

1:15 "LOOK AT HIM... AIN'T HE LIKE HIS PA, YEAH!!!"

[@kaiw.k6094]

It`s a great great shame nobody "looked" after Julian Lennon in this period! Julian was a great talent. Hey. When a "dude"/legend like Chuck Berry recognised Julians talent, there must been something to it. Julian really was great a talent. With better friends etc he would have made it!!

[@alicecroll9195]

Check out julianlennon.com to checkout what Julian is up to Now.

[@beachcomber4141]

Don't worry, he made it

[@joinfranknow]

he did make it

[@Mario_11]

Chuck berry “Tell Papa hello” Julian “I will” Chuck berry “ I’ll tell you what he says..” then I think he says Ima see him before you

[@osamabinladen824]

Mario 11 You just made me cry.

[@jazzram_]

😭

[@papawanker1554]

What is that mean?

[@iatesoap2292]

@@papawanker1554 this is 6 years after John’s assassination and chuck is implying that he’s old and will see John in the after life before Julian

[@goldenslumbers1120]

This made me cry

[@blondego56]

omG.... he's got a bit of that Lennon scream 😨 i started tearing up at first... my sons also lost their Dad at a young age, the pain is horrendous... im so glad Mr. Berry did this with julian, its fantastic

[@mackiedaz9121]

How did YOUR sons lose their dad if you're still here?

[@blondego56]

Mackie Daz hello,,, Greg was killed in a vehicle crash, he had been drinking a bit, was Driving over the speed limit on a two -lane road, doing 70 mph in a 55 zone.. Rear-ended a 24 ft. boat-trailer,,, the boat became airborne and he was crushed in the metal wreckage 😢 Two of the most agonizing phone calls ever,,,

[@Chinachik]

Mackie Daz Someone has to actually give birth to sons, too, y know?

[@MountSellout77]

Mackie Daz Stepfather

[@MountSellout77]

ROAD To The Top Oh yeah, my bad

[@rebeccawagner4167]

1iconic legend playing on stage with an iconic legend's son. They are sounding damn good..Chuck you and Julian are simply having fun and enjoying what you do. Ty,for the priceless experience.

[@julianlennon...]

Hello Rebecca, Thank you for your love and support also for being an amazing fan 🌹.

[@jadoo868]

This was so beautiful. Chuck really cared about this young man. RIP Mr. Berry.

[@richardrattos8511]

THE GOD FATHER OF ROCK & ROLL CHUCK BERRY

[@YangZander]

to think this kid literally has one of the best songs of all time written for him its hey jude btw

[@boddah]

Mario Mestre No that was for sean.

[@paytonputteet4446]

johns fantastical music and remixes no Paul has even said before that it was for Julian

[@lunardream6021]

Payton Putteet he’s talking about Beautiful Boy

[@paytonputteet4446]

Moon Dreams oh my bad

[@suchi0up]

Lucy too

[@none4530]

I love how happy Chuck seems! He's in awe of everyone on stage as well as being as one of the best there

[@genepittman600]

Chuck Berry, along with Little Richard are indeed the architects of Rock n Roll!!! I'm taking a risk by saying this,but Elvis is not the king of anything!!! I mean, how arrogant is it that a white guy is declared the "King" of black music???!! No disrespect to Elvis,though. He didn't declare himself the king! White racists dreamed that up!!! We are the experts in Afro American music!!!! No one else!!! Let's stop this shit!!! Chuck Berry,and Little Richard are the KING and Queen of Rock n Roll!!! Let's not allow the world to forget this!!!! Respect, the truth!!! Thanks! Birdlegg,the Hardest Working Man in the Blues! Austin,Texas, USA!

[@none4530]

Gene Pittman I agree completely! But I may be a bit biased since I wasn't alive to see Elvis' rise.

[@Atomicflash500]

Rock and Roll was a combination of R and B with Country music elements. Elvis started Rockabilly by mixing the two ..Chuck Berry was influenced by white music especially country and so was Fats Domino who was into Country and Western ...you can hear it in their music...so your statement about who the architects is to one sided ..without Elvis rock and roll would not have had the mainstream impact that it did.

[@enoccatalan1839]

Atomicflash500 then The Beatles come around

[@JesseWright68]

Well at least you're not bitter.

[@Y-two-K]

Anyone else find it hilarious how Julian's voice meshes so so much better with Chuck's than John's ever did (at least in the performance we saw between the two)?

[@explosiveboi6692]

Yeah Julian and chuck berry sound great together

[@samp.8099]

Probably because unlike the John and Chuck performance they actually rehearsed for this one

[@davidburns8662]

It is so cool, that a man who Invented Rock-N-Roll, could be so generous, to so many young performers. Chuck Berry is not only the King of Rock-N-Roll, but one more great Human Being. It's hard to comprehend that he is almost 90 years old! Long live Chuck Berry and long live Rock-N-Roll!

[@luciverdad4834]

david burns well technically Ike Turner wrote the first Rock and Roll song, "Rocket 88". But Chuck Berry was definitely one of the forefathers and mastered the art.

[@littledrewboo]

But he liked to watch women maka toilet.

[@nico-ke1nn]

dead now

[@jnixa1010]

He is a literal twin of his father. I really wish the remaining Beatles would get Julian and Dhani to do a tribute show!

[@tonyt5919]

jnixa1010 now wouldn't that be a show in a half, Julian and Dhani are the spit of their dad's, and sound just as good,!

[@riyanadkarni1076]

jnixa1010 thatd be such a dream! with zak starkey on drums!

[@JommlyYT]

"Ain't he like his Pa???" Edit: Rest In Peace Chuck.

[@katelynpresley1663]

yeah his dad died people say he did from the illuminati

[@ziovas]

+Christine Alvarez david mark chapman wasnt from the illuminati

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

Mark Chapman was a low IQ prick who was chosen for MK Ultra mind-programming to perform a duty for the States. John had recently defeated repeated attempts by the US to prevent him living there or obtaining a Green Card. John's people won and you must know that the good ole U S A can't be seen to lose........fuck them

[@Crisstti]

Damn right he is Chuck

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

+Stewart Nicol as BILLY CONNOLLY Not even worth mentioning his name.

[@lynnebrowning4502]

Julian Lennon is a remarkably talented in his own right. He may be John Lennon's son but does not live in his father's shadow. I was delighted to see him perform with the legendary Chuck Berry and singing Johnny B Goode. That performance gave me goosebumps and made me happy. You go Julian 💞💞💞💞. Bravo buddy.....

[@ErickDelMal]

Damn! Julian Lennon, Chuck Berry and Keith Richards together playing and singing an hymn of rock & roll, they're awesome! 🤘

[@bluesmaster9896]

Bloody hell he's got his Da's voice as well as his looks .

[@realdiamondshow]

Julian sang this with Chuck far better than John did.

[@p123-i9s]

John Hylton I agree!

[@Merseyrock]

Julian ought to have covered "Leave My Kitten Alone" around that same time....

[@veIvette]

truth.

[@qweb7236]

Nah

[@redmoon9650]

I agree, I thought John was actually cringey to hear singing with Chuck Berry in this

[@unwritten_zephyr]

This is the first time I’ve heard Julian’s singing, and I was absolutely mesmerized.

[@davidc9724]

Thank you Chuck Berry for this beautiful tribute to John Lennon with his son Julian ☺️

[@debradunn3146]

Julian is so cute and can sing right along with Chuck Berry holding his own. He's so amazing and I love him

[@nuwavedave]

Chuck Berry was the "Mark Twain of Rock 'n' Roll". Julian's daddy would've been so proud to see this great performance. He's not resting on John's accomplishments. Julian is really singing with heart & soul!

[@ruthvaught4647]

Wrong! Chuck Berry was the king of rock and roll. That Mark Twain thing maybe was Elvis. LOL

[@aarongoldstein7614]

It’s been over 30 years since I heard this performance. Now as then I am struck by the intensity of Julian’s vocals & the affection between Julian & Chuck Berry.

[@Eshayzbra96]

I love how humble John is to his own personal musical heroes. A lot of famous people can become arrogant and simply consider themselves better than those who influenced them, but every single Beatle were fans of somebody and when they got to meet them in the flesh they fanboyed just as we would fanboy if we had the chance to meet the beatles. Best part is, they always sent their idols praise in the public eye and to me, that's great.

[@rooseveltdumornay4954]

It's almost the complete opposite if today's climate

[@marymichael1211]

And Keith Richards certainly has too about Chuck Berry.

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

By The Way - Julian's vocal chords are an exact DNA match to John's. I love Julian!

[@kevincasson2289]

Chuck Berry king of rock n roll. You having a laugh😃😃. You mean Buddy Holly don't you?

[@sweetwriter392]

John would be proud of Julian. 😭

[@rooseveltdumornay4954]

You could also see the love Chuck felt with Julian being there

[@thekitowl]

Sweet Writer39 lots to be proud of.

[@alencia7203]

If John gave two fucks about julian he wouldn'tve left him

[@thewizard7396]

@@alencia7203 one reply in a comment thread explains how the bond was fixed

[@chrischan3066]

Yeah he would be so proud of the son he abused and abandoned

[@KOHNJOMO]

This was excellent. Chuck Berry and Julian Lennon together performing one of the great rock and roll songs. Chuck was definitely the leader of rock and roll and was the pathfinder for everyone who came after.

Wow, the cinematography is absolutely amazing, from time to time it looks like this is straight out of a feature film.

[@secretknowledge1223]

Yes, it was straight out of a feature film called "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll"!

[@forasec]

This made me feel so good! the accolades that Chuck showed Julian.Julian was definitely positive and happy in response. It was almost fatherly. Loved it.

[@olds8881]

King Leonard this isn't normal but on meth it is. Cool down and grab a beer...

[@NAHAJI133]

There is a bunch of love on that stage.

[@kristibaron4039]

An astounding performance by Julian Lennon- sounds just his dad but better! The resemblance is uncanny. And what Chuck says at the end of this remarkable performance is loving and heartbreaking.

[@GillsEllisyoungLifestyle]

Hello Kristi, How're you doing? Thank you for your love and support and also for being an amazing fan. It's nice meeting you here 🌹

[@kristibaron4039]

OMG!!! Julian?! Well, how the heck are you? Loved your cameo as the bartender in Leaving Las Vegas! When I first saw you in the 80's, I was speechless- no need to explain why. Much love always, Kristi

[@hull_k0gan641]

@@kristibaron4039that’s not him.

[@ct92404]

​@@kristibaron4039That's spam, it's obviously NOT Julian.

[@angela9418]

It was epic! We ll never forget U, Chuck! Julian is amazing like his father

[@aggzlez]

Ângela Balzan hi

[@angela9418]

Agustin Gonzalez hi baby! I love you S2

[@Juliusaraujo_]

mas tu ta aqui também...

[@rogerschardong9926]

O negócio eh inter e não grêmio

[@italo4938]

Ângela Balzan inter e melhor

[@walkingblueraven4088]

Chuck performed with the two greatest Lennons!

[@calzonetrash]

WalkingBlueRaven Cook sean lennon is pretty damn good

[@frankjosef3154]

Hello Walking, how are you doing?

[@S-A-CCL]

Chuck Berry looks godly on stage it's totally incredible

[@NoName-vq3zo]

That was so touching to hear the legendary Chuck Berry pay tribute to another fellow legend and to see the love and giving way he treated Julian! Those were the legends! Today--let's kill the other guy and the masses are enthralled by those behaviors! Blows one's mind!

[@doctorproctor370]

At least Yoko didn’t do her breeding call.

[@doyle5948]

LMAO

[@osamabinladen824]

No shit

[@11Kralle]

A heavily underrated comment...

[@jazzram_]

O NO

[@ctenbrinke]

Wish I could give you 10 likes. Most on point comment in the entire section.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

Julian sure does look and sound like his dad here. This was an awesome show.

[@End-Result]

The affection & chemistry here is amazing. What a big heart Chuck Berry had.

[@joanbucci9078]

That was awesome! What a thrill that must’ve been for Julian. He did a great job and even nailed Chuck’s trademark duck walk❤️🙏

[@markclifford1857]

Hello 👋 Joan. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Mark Clifford and am from Denver Colorado, where are you from? You seem like a real country girl

[@klingerkaine7419]

" Tell Papa i say hello " at the end is very sweet. Chuck Berry, Keith Richards & Julian Lennon. Good stuff. Chuck is the master of course.... Long live rock n roll.......

[@acerjuglans383]

A little awkward, since John was long dead.

[@iked2638]

You sure he didn’t say,” tell mama hello.” Or, was about to say pa and realized he meant ma 🤔

[@nateds7326]

being the son of the greatest musician who ever lived is hard to live up to, but I think he pulls it off.

[@grassc5257]

@Boston Rotten It is!

[@evangelicae_rationis]

He isn't David Bowie's son, wdym?

[@bloodaonadeline8346]

The greatest musician? come on dude the biggest pop star yes, greatest musician not even close.

[@jordandwiggins1026]

@@evangelicae_rationis XD No offense to David Bowie but no.

[@georgeharrison243]

When julian sings " go johnny go go", he sounds like john did in Hamburg!!👍👍💖💕💓😊😁

[@Elvispirit]

Oh yes ^^

[@pajamas_the_emo]

I love your name and pfp

[@georgeharrison243]

@@pajamas_the_emo, oi!! When did you take that pic of me in me garden?? ( Can't get no privacy these days!!!!😅😂👍👍👍👍)

[@pajamas_the_emo]

@@georgeharrison243 Never you mind, dear! I def didn't break into Crackerbox Palace, I swear!

[@georgeharrison243]

@@pajamas_the_emo Damn!! Must've left that bloody gate open again!!😅😂👍👍💗💓💖

[@robertleewhitt6241]

Chuck Barry is so authentic in welcoming Julian it had to be great for both of them … considering the history of Julian’s father and Chuck Berry singing together Chuck Berry was a real treasure …

[@jorkanmx]

OMG Julian Lennon = John Lennon in Quarrymens.

[@monicajuba8613]

GREAT performance!!!. Julian did it, EXCELLENT!!!. Julian looks a lot like John, and his voice is similar to his father. I LOVED IT!!!. RIP in Heaven, John Lennon and Chuck Berry. I miss you sooo much, my lovely John!. ❤

[@markclifford1857]

Hello 👋 Monica. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Mark Clifford and am from Denver Colorado, where are you from? You seem like a real country girl

[@ilikevines]

He really looks like his dad!

[@xbean_g0dx858]

Robert King He sounds even more like his dad!

[@Mike-0201]

Sounds like him too!

[@warrenginmartini]

Like Chuck Berry said in his song: "You never can tell". Ask Ronan Farrow!

[@mollkatless]

I've never seen Chuck Berry's dad, but I'll take your word for it!

[@warrenginmartini]

You missed the point. With 'Chuck Berry said in his song: "You never can tell"' I meant you never can tell who your real father is. Ask Ronan Farrow (Mia Farrow's and Woody Allen's son who is a Frank Sinatra lookalike!)

[@anonymous-ou7vl]

You can feel the pain in Julian's eyes when Chuck says "John... Julian LENON!!!" IDK, it was sad to see

[@tailsknuxfan101]

I mean, his full name is "John Charles Julian Lennon"

[@wwitchazel]

@@tailsknuxfan101 old chuck berry did not know that lol, i think he genuinely slipped up

[@rosemma34]

@@wwitchazel like Kepler

[@RSN953]

2:17. it was at this moment that he knew. he forgot the lyrics

[@sum1else2]

I feel really bad for Julian here. You can tell he feels trapped in his dads shadow

[@TheJayson8899]

How can you tell? Based on what?

[@sum1else2]

@@TheJayson8899 going off lots of interviews that he's been in

[@sum1else2]

@@TheJayson8899 also the fact that Chuck accidentally calls him John lmao

[@sum1else2]

@g milne ok

[@offschlabenheimcoskal3457]

@@sum1else2 John is his real name tho

[@whatachola]

This is what happens when you shoot on high quality film. The light gets preserved and travels between the grain better than any digital camera ever could.

[@BuzzsawMoviesLtd]

Double duck walk?! That was awesome!

[@officialmaxrebo]

Hey Jules, You don’t have to be good. You’re already the best.

[@ginamiller1660]

I think that Chuck Berry said John at the end because Chuck really like John and missed seeing him and when he son his son Julian he reminded Chuck of John. Great video :)

[@vrinda5303]

It could go both ways: Julian's full name is John Charles Julian Lennon.

[@jonkillings2747]

Gina Miller yea i thought he called him John by mistake but now I've watched it a few times I'm pretty sure he called him John as a kind of compliment to Julian.

[@eFrog27]

nah, his name is John Julian Lennon

[@saftladenbesitzer2345]

I think he said it because it's his fucking name.

[@darylesells19]

They also sang "Johhny" a lot which is why I think he slipped up.

[@charwest9449]

This performance is so filled with joy and exuberance and fun!! It's actually so different from that strained toneless performance from John when he had the chance to play with his idol but his significant other upstaged him (not in a good way). Julian is the man!

[@donnastitz1497]

Julian is sooo amazing ! & KEITH seems to ALWAYS be there when some amazing R&R is happening ;) LOVE THIS!

[@kaiw.k6094]

+donna stitz Agreed! So sad Julian was badly supported after this. In the midd 80`s. Listening to the words of the legend Mr Chuck Berry!! My(your) God!! So sad Julian was "outed" He was the greatest talent of the Beatles children. Rest is history

[@dylanowens4956]

The People who disliked this are not ready for it yet But their kids are gonna love it

[@derfisch6700]

Sadly most of todays kids dont like god musik they only listen to shit like lil waine lil pump and every other idiot who has s lil in his name

[@phoenixren9642]

Bro, as a 17 year old, I'm LOVIN this!!!

[@ivoscache-my7uv]

Btw, this is a Back to the Future reference

[@sebsenter6286]

i love that the audience is young kids to eldery people

[@Defrap22]

Less boomers would be better

[@jazzram_]

@@Defrap22 less Autotune would be better

[@zejdland]

@@Defrap22 i mean millenials are The reall problem here..

[@Defrap22]

@@zejdland why

[@paulgordon6949]

Man, that was one of the best videos I've ever seen. Couldn't stop smiling the whole time!

[@bokehintheussr5033]

This is pretty moving... chuck berry is a class act, even if he is into water sports.