St Louis Johnnie Johnson and Robert Cray form a pickup band to celebrate Chuck Berry's 60th birthday. Berry plays his great rock tunes with Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, and Julian Lennon. Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springstein, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, and others discuss his abilities as a composer, lyricist, singer, guitarist, and entertainer. A rehearsal, a rarity for Berry. A duet with John Lennon and early 1950s video complete this classic portrait.