Download PDF Johnny B Bad Chuck Berry and the Making of Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll Audible Audio Edition Stephanie Bennett Keith Richards contributor Helen Mirren contributor Robbie Robertson contributor Julian Lennon contributor Eric Clapton contributor Etta James contributor Bill Andrew Quinn HighBridge Company Books

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Johnny B Bad Chuck Berry and the Making of Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll Audible Audio Edition Stephanie Bennett Keith Richards contributor Helen Mirren contributor Robbie Robertson contributor Julian Lennon contributor Eric Clapton contributor Etta James contributor Bill Andrew Quinn HighBridge Company Books Reviews

• For starters, and I guess this kind of standard doesn't matter much anymore in today's Trumpian-emojil-laden illiteracy, but it does to me this is one of the worst manuscripts I have ever seen, and that includes that god-awful Cass Elliot biography that quoted someone talking about the "conquered bridge" when he said "Concord bridge." How this was ever published outside of an internet vanity press is beyond me. Was there an editor within spitting distance of this, a copyeditor, even a proofreader? "Baited" breath, a color "palate," Keith's guitar tech Alan Rogan becomes Alan Rogen maybe five or six lines later, The Chess brothers are named as Marshall and Leonard, instead of Phil and Leonard (Marshall is a past president of Rolling Stones Records and Leonard Chess' SON.) On and on; the punctuation is off, the grammar like a fifth grade class assignment where the teacher has written SEE ME!! across the top. There are paragraphs of repetition throughout, not just by topic but verbatim.. The interviews with Bo, Richard and Chuck are a slightly-extended transcript of what they had to say in the film, nothing new of value, same with Bruce. Keith too,, he wasn't inteviewed for this.
  
  And this lack of editing becomes even more crucial when you have a book that claims it's an "oral history." I have my doubts about the accuracy of the interview transcription, but what I know for sure is that this reads like a raw transcript dump. It is an account of what an absolute SOB Chuck Berry was, which was the world's worst kept secret, but still, the depths of his depravity are limitless, not the least of which is arranging the sexual assault of both his daughter and two other women on the production team on a prison visit, because the guys need a release. And the men in the book sort of shrug it off as an unfortunate incident, one explaining that the guys weren't really VIOLENT, one says he's made movies in prisons before, he knows all about men turning violent and it wasn't like THAT. Inmates ripping Berry's daughter's panties off, almost pulling the producer apart, to the point where they had to be clubbed off the women by guards, but it was just an unfortunate situation. Somewhere, Al Franken's pancreas just blew through the top of his head.
  
  I would suggest that anyone who is unfamiliar with Chuck Berry or any of the brilliant musicians in this film skip this thing, BIG TIME, and put the money to better use. Buy the movie, you'll watch it at regular intervals until you die, buy his MUSIC, more proof that it's a great feeling when all artists are as wonderful people as the works they create, but it's not necessary or even required, buy the music of the musicians involved in the concert, which gets short shrift in this thing, just another endless account of Chuck's maniacal behavior and endless extortion of the producers. Which is not, shall we say, uncommon in the glamorous world of filmmaking.
  
  I read the edition, and I wish I had that money back, I could have made much better use of it, like flushing it down the can.
• This behind the scenes portrait of filmmaking transcends that category, revealing the complexities and contradictions of its main character, Chuck Berry, from the perspectives of film producer Stephanie Bennett, Director Taylor Hackford and the musicians who paid tribute to him with their performances and recollections in the film “Hail Hail Rock n Roll”.
• Filled with interesting interviews and stories that expose the man behind the iconic image, Bennett goes deep to reveal his true personality and eccentricities. She is a great storyteller and an innovative movie producer who shares with the reader her struggles working through a myriad of obstacles to make a great film.
• This is a great, easy read which recounts events in the tumultuous production of the Chuck Berry documentary in a conversational way, from the points of view of various producers, music supervisors and crew. Second, it really shows the perseverance and grit of the movie's producer, the book's author, Stephanie Bennett, who, being female, was constantly provoked, deceived by, and hit on by the music legend. The film, itself, is a real piece of historic art and a wonderful tribute to the late Mr. Berry, but this book reveals behind-the-scenes troubles, like Chuck Berry renegotiating his contract literally every day of production, flying off on a whim to perform another concert out of state, and/or not showing up at all to filming, keeping filmmaker Taylor Hackford and his expensive Hollywood film crew waiting for hours. In the end, Bennett and Hackford pulled off an incredible and successful film, but the emotional costs were something never revealed until the publication of this book. For anyone interested in music, Rock n Roll, Chuck Berry, documentaries, filmmaking or women's right - it's an important read. Ms. Bennett displays a professional grit that is to be admired, especially 30+ years before the Me2 movement recognized and stood behind women who are taunted and humiliated in the show business workplace.
• Stephanie Bennet had tremendous strength and conviction to stay the course while making the documentary ... dealing with a character like Chuck Berry required a thick skin and lots of tenacity.....Her book gives us an insight into the complex and difficult character that everyone had to deal with when making the film....Chuck Berry would have been too much to deal with for most people..... It is amazing that everyone who was a part of this endeavor had the ability to stick it out till completion! Hail to all!!!!
• What an amazing behind the scenes look at what it takes to make a movie. You really can’t believe that a star as talented as Chuck Berry would behave this way. Actually, it’s hard to believe anyone would act this way. I laughed, got angry and mostly said ‘wow’ as I read through this excellent book.
• This is a conversational, informal, delightful book about a founding father of rock and roll. It provides a telling close-up portrait of Chuck Berry--both the amazing music and the hard-to-understand behavior are rendered in vivid detail. Chuck Berry was a complicated bunch of people, and Stephanie Bennett's Johnny B. Bad gives us the tools to better understand who he was.
• A fascinating insight into an avowedly private icon of rock; written as an oral history, it allows one to understand the forces that determined his personality and with keen insight brings together the social issues that dominate our headlines racism and the me-too movement. A must read for any lover of r/roll.