Update: Monday’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” featured a performance by Nathaniel Rateliff, Charles Berry Jr, and Charles Berry III.
The artists joined forces to perform “Big Boys.”
“Big Boys” appears on the posthumous Chuck Berry album “Chuck.” Berry Jr and Berry III are the iconic artist’s son and grandson, respectively.
A video of the “Big Boys” performance and photos from the taping follow:
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0690 — Pictured: (l-r) musicians Charles Berry III, Nathaniel Rateliff perform “Big Boys” on June 12, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0690 — Pictured: (l-r) musicians Charles Berry III, Nathaniel Rateliff, Charles Berry Jr. perform “Big Boys” with The Roots on June 12, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0690 — Pictured: (l-r) musicians Charles Berry III, Nathaniel Rateliff, Charles Berry Jr. perform “Big Boys” with The Roots on June 12, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0690 — Pictured: (l-r) Host Jimmy Fallon with Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham of “Buckingham McVie”, “The Roots”, and SeriousFun Children’s Network perform “Don’t Stop” with Classroom Instruments on June 12, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0690 — Pictured: (l-r) Actor Demetrius Shipp Jr., comedian Leslie Jones, host Jimmy Fallon, actor Demi Moore during “Charades” on June 12, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0690 — Pictured: (l-r) Comedian Leslie Jones, host Jimmy Fallon during “Charades” on June 12, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0690 — Pictured: (l-r) Actor Demetrius Shipp Jr. during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on June 12, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0690 — Pictured: (l-r) Actor Demi Moore during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on June 12, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0690 — Pictured: (l-r) Actor Demi Moore during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on June 12, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
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Nathaniel Rateliff, who has twice before played “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” returns Monday night.
He shares the stage with two special guests.
The musician performs alongside Charles Berry Jr and Charles Berry III, the son and grandson, respectively, of the late Chuck Berry.
They perform “Big Boys,” which appears on Chuck Berry’s posthumously released album “Chuck.”
Monday’s “Tonight Show” also features appearances by Demi Moore, Demetrius Shipp, Jr., Leslie Jones, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie. Moore and Shipp appear for interviews; they also appear in a Charades segment with Jones and Fallon.
Buckingham and McVie, who were traditional musical guests on last Thursday’s episode, appear for a “Classroom Instruments” performance Monday.
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