Sweet Toronto

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give peace a chance was the theme at the sweet toronto peace festival in 1969. this concert film features classic footage of john lennon and his newly formed plastic ono band with special guests including eric clapton and bo diddley. in addition chuck berry sings "johnny b. goode", jerry lee lewis sings "hound dog", and little richard sings "lucille".
special features: an interview with yoko ono conducted in london in 1988 at the opening of the john lennon exhibition. she talks about how they met, how they named the plastic ono band, and the period leading up to the sweet toronto concert.