CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details
see the bibliography section of this site.CBID is never complete as new records and CDs appear and some old rarities are discovered. This section presents interesting additions and corrections to CBID.
Today: Chapter 7 in Volume 2 is about "Chuck Berry in the movies". This includes both those movies Berry is shown on screen and those having soundtrack albums featuring one or more Berry recordings. Here's a new one of the latter type:
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD
Millennium Media (Colour, 118 min.) • USA, 2017
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson • Directed by Patrick Hughes
An action comedy featuring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Gary Oldman. Other artists on the soundtrack include Lloyd Price, Memphis Slim, Lionel Richie, Bobby Bland, Foreigner, King Harvest, Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, Atli Ă–rvasson, the latter wrote the music score.
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD
Millenium 88235 02533-9 - 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray (2 discs) Colour 118 min.• USA, 2017
Also available as DVD.
Berry’s
Little Queenie is heard in the movie and was also included on the soundtrack album (CD and LP). The album has 15 tracks but there are 24 songs featured in the movie.
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD
Milan Records N2 36887 • 2017
Little Queenie