Alan Freed's Rock Rock Rock
by Alan Freed
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Actor: Alan FreedDirector: Alan Freed
Brand: WEA DES Moines Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-13
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Cleopatra
DVD Reviews of Alan Freed's Rock Rock Rock
DVD Review: 'Moondog' Alan Freed
Summary: 3 Stars
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK (1956) has a simple plot: 13-year-old Tuesday Weld tries earning enough to buy a dress for the high school dance. Her innocent puppy love tale is punctuated with a couple of tunes. Tuesday supposedly performs "I Never Had A Sweetheart" and "Little Blue Wren," but the singer is actually a pre-fame Connie Francis.
Weld's movie boyfriend, Paul Carr provides his own vocals on "If Not For You," and Tuesday/Connie duets with him for "Who Are We To Say."
All of the above is just an excuse to showcase performances by 50s greats and now-forgottens. Songs heard include:
Ever Since I Can Remember - Cirino & the Bowties
Tra La La - La Vern Baker & The Gliders
You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry
I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent/Baby, Baby - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Big Beat/Rock, Rock, Rock - Jimmy Cavallo & the House Rockers
I Knew From The Start/Over and Over Again - The Moonglows
Lonesome Train - Johnny Burnette Trio
Would I Be Crying? - The Flamingos
Right Now - Alan Freed & his R&R Band w/Big Al Sears
The terminally geeky "Moondog" DJ, Alan Freed was an early champion of rock and roll who worked for desegregation by presenting black artists to white audiences. A 1959 "payola" conviction derailed Freed's career and he died penniless in 1965 at age 42.
Related item:
For a 1956 'Moondog' double-feature, check out: DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK / ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK. Performers that Freed presents include Bill Haley's Comets, Little Richard, the Platters, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Clyde McPhatter, Chuck Berry, Brook Benton, and more!
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Description of Alan Freed's Rock Rock Rock
DVD: Alan Freed s Rock, Rock, Rock!I Never Had A Sweeetheart - Connie Francis The Things Your Heart Needs - Teddy Randazzo Rock, Pretty Baby - Ivy Schulman (with Cirino and The Bowties) Rock N Roll Boogie - Alan Freed s Rock N Roll Band I Knew From The Start - The Moonglows You Can t Catch Me - Chuck Berry Would I Be Crying? - The Flamingos The Big Beat - Jimmy Cavallo and his House Rockers Thanks To You - Bobby Rodgers We re Gonna Rock Tonight - The Three Chuckles Little Blue Wren - Connie Francis Rock, Rock, Rock! - Jimmy Cavallo and his House Rockers Lonesome Train - Johnny Burnette Trio Over And Over Again - The Moonglows Tra La La - La Vern Baker Ever Since I Can Remember - Cirino & The Bowties Baby, Baby - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers I m Not A Juvenile Delinquent - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Won t You Give Me A Chance - The Three Chuckles Right Now, Right Now - Big Al Spears Slideshow (Swing Cats Stomp - The Swing Cats)
CD: Rock N Roll & Rock-A-Billy Inferno
Intro (Alan Freed-Hosting The Moondog Show) The Nighthawks featuring Buddy Holly - When Sin Stops Tommy La Beff - Tore Up Elvis Presley - Maybellene (Live) Billy And Mickey - Rock And Roll Baby Little Richard - Lucille Nuclear Survival Course Ray Ellsworth - Rock And Roll Show Gene Vincent - Say Mama Don Duncan - Something Special Bill Haley & The Comets - Shake, Rattle & Roll Satellite Explorer 1 Launch Warner Mack - Roc-A-Chica Jimmy Apostle - I Love Ya Honey Freddie Motell - Stop And Rock Tommy Palm - Black Knee Socks Johnnie Fuller - No More, No More Kenny & The Be-Bops - Linda Lou Carl Perkins - Dixie Fried Lloyd Arnold Katche - Hang Out Debate over the meaning of Rock N Roll Mel McGonnigi - Rattle Shakin Mama Bobby Martin - Dood It Discussions on the Beat Generation with Allen Ginsberg & Margaret Mead Conway Twitty - Mona Lisa The Darts - Square Town Lee Mitchell And The Combo - Rootie Tootie Baby La Fayette Yarborough - Cool Cool Baby Terry Daly And The Nu-Tones - You Don t Bug Me
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