Johnny O'Neal played the legendary jazz pianist Art Tatum in the award-winning film "Ray". Director Taylor Hackford selected Johnny because he wanted an excellent pianist with chops as prodigious as Tatum's. Just view the trailer and see for yourself. O'Neal brings to this 2006 live Trio concert his tremendous talent and the experience gained during his years as leader and during stints as a member of the bands of Clark Terry, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, and many more. Included is interview footage with O'Neal and with pianist Mulgrew Miller, who explains why he considers O'Neal "one of the two greatest living jazz musicians of my generation." O'Neal's interview segments appear at relevant times between songs throughout the DVD. Johnny and bandmates perform a dynamic mix from The Great American Songbook, "new standards", an original, and a gospel favorite: Just You, Just Me; Next Spring; Dreamy; Tight; Saving My Love for You; Intellectual Grease; Overjoyed; I Concentrate on You; Honeysuckle Rose; Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum;

Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid and Timothy Hutton headline this moving slice of Americana that sizzles with sexy romance, sparkles with humor and thunders with the pad-to-pad crunch of hard-nosed football. Quaid plays a college gridiron star who struggles when events no longer fit within the playing field. Lange is his sweetheart, willingly led to life's sidelines as a player's wife, but eventually becoming a woman of strength. And Hutton is the friend who sees what living in a goldfish bowl does to supposedly charmed lives. Director Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman, Proof of Life) guides his stellar talents through a spellbinding 30-year saga of our lives without fumbling a single detail.

Johnny O'Neal played the legendary jazz pianist Art Tatum in the award-winning film "Ray". Director Taylor Hackford selected Johnny because he wanted an excellent pianist with chops as prodigious as Tatum's. Just view the trailer and see for yourself. O'Neal brings to this 2006 live Trio concert his tremendous talent and the experience gained during his years as leader and during stints as a member of the bands of Clark Terry, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, and many more. Included is interview footage with O'Neal and with pianist Mulgrew Miller, who explains why he considers O'Neal "one of the two greatest living jazz musicians of my generation." O'Neal's interview segments appear at relevant times between songs throughout the DVD. Johnny and bandmates perform a dynamic mix from The Great American Songbook, "new standards", an original, and a gospel favorite: Just You, Just Me; Next Spring; Dreamy; Tight; Saving My Love for You; Intellectual Grease; Overjoyed; I Concentrate on You; Honeysuckle Rose; Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum;

Taylor Hackford, director of the film, "Hail, Hail Rock 'n' Roll," explains how all the shakin', rattlin' and rollin' emerged alongside rock music.

Star Jamie Foxx and director Taylor Hackford talk about the film at the Los Angeles premiere.

Directed by Taylor Hackford, this biopic profiles the life of legendary musician Ray Charles. Despite humble beginnings and the loss of his eyesight due to glaucoma at the age of six, Charles, depicted by Jamie Foxx, would nonetheless become an icon in both the music industry and the civil rights era. While the film delves into his problems with drugs and women, the bulk of the story details his career; among the highlights of that career are 12 Grammy awards and 11 R&B chart-toppers, such as Unchain My Heart, Hit the Road, Jack, Georgia, Doin' the Mess Around, and Hallelujah I Just Love Her So. Also among the cast are Larenz Tate as Quincy Jones, as well as Regina King, Kerry Washington, and Clifton Powell. Charles' son, Ray Charles Jr. helped produce the film. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide.

Actor Jamie Foxx and Director Taylor Hackford describe their admiration for the legendary Ray Charles.

Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry's 60th birthday party (October 18, 1986) in his home town of St. Louis forms the nucleus of Taylor Hackford's lively musical documentary. In addition to Berry, we are treated to interviews with Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, and comparative youngsters Eric Clapton, Linda Ronstadt, Keith Richards, and Bruce Springsteen. Whenever he goes on the radio interview circuit, Berry insists upon answering pre-set questions. A few moments into this film, it's easy to see why: Berry suffers neither fools nor unpleasant surprises very well at all. Once all the words are spent, however, we are left with blue-ribbon concert footage lensed at St. Louis' Fox theatre, showing off Berry at his indefatigable best. Highlights include such Berry standards as Maybelline, Johnny B. Goode, Nadine, and Roll Over Beethoven, as well as the contributions of the above-mentioned guest stars. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.