Rappers, metal icons, bluesmen, rockabilly vets and grizzled jazz guitarists are among the artists who will help the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University pay homage to Chuck Berry at his American Music Masters tribute concert this fall.

The concert, set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre, is the capper for a weeklong Roll Over Beethoven: The Life and Music of Chuck Berry celebration honoring the 85-year-old who is the 17th recipient of the honor jointly awarded by the Rock Hall and the university's College of Arts and Sciences.

Scheduled to appear are Hall of Famers Ernie Isley (Isley Brothers) and Darryl McDaniels (Run-D.M.C.), Joe Bonamassa, Rosie Flores, John Fullbright, David Johansen (New York Dolls), JD McPherson, Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead), Bucky Pizzarelli, Chuck Prophet, Duke Robillard, Earl Slick and M. Ward. The Rock Hall said in a release that additional guests would be announced, but that a timetable was not in place.

By virtue of the alphabet, Berry was the first artist inducted into the Rock Hall, with the 1986 inaugural class. The St. Louis native, who still plays regular gigs at a hometown joint called Blueberry Hill, has been dubbed "the poet laureate of rock 'n' roll."

Berry's hits began with 1955's "Maybellene," and include such timeless classics as "Roll Over Beethoven" (hence the name of the week celebrating him), "School Day," "Rock & Roll Music" and, of course, "Johnny B. Goode."

The tribute concert lineup features artists who were carefully chosen, said Rock Hall Vice President of Education and Public Programs Lauren Onkey, who serves as the executive producer for the event.

"Every year when we do this program, we generate a list of performers who have been influenced by our honorees or worked with them," she said. "We try to cast that net widely. In the case of Chuck Berry, his influence spread far and wide, so especially in his case, we had a huge stable of artists."

The inclusion of Motorhead bassist and vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, who started his musical career as a rhythm guitarist, is a classic example of Berry's diverse appeal. It's not that you will hear "Roll Over Beethoven" in Motorhead's "Ace of Spades." More, it's guitar technique gleaned from Berry's sound that Kilmister incorporated into his bass-playing.

"It's a straight line, but it may not be easy to see it," agreed Terry Stewart the president and chief executive officer of he Rock Hall.

Stewart said being able to have Berry present is "a great victory" for the facility.

It wasn't until Jerry Lee Lewis' 2007 installment of the American Music Masters that the honoree was actually alive and able to attend. There has been a push to acknowledge the founders of the genre during their lifetime.

"We decided we would try to honor some of the real pioneers like Chuck and Jerry Lee Lewis and have them be with us," Stewart said. But even in their later years, it's not that easy, as most of the artists continue to work.

This will mark Stewart's final AMM as boss at the Rock Hall. He has said he is stepping down after next year's inductions. But there's no special sentiment behind this one, nor does he expect it to be his last.

"Gosh, I hope not," Stewart said. "I've been fortunate to experience so many of them, and even though I may not be in charge, I still hope to be there at the next ones."

Tickets to the show, $30 to $80, go on sale to Rock Hall members at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, only via playhousesquare.org. Public sales begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the same address, at the PlayhouseSquare box office and by phone at 216-241-6000. Rock Hall spokeswoman Margaret Thresher said a limited number of Friends of American Music Masters VIP packages beginning at $250 already are at the Rock Hall's development office at 216-515-1201, or online at development@rockhall.org.

The weeklong celebration will include panel discussions, films and programs at the Rock Hall and Case.