As soon as 1956’s Rock Around the CIock sounded the opening notes of the first-ever rock ’n’ roIl movie, others were sure to foIIow. Did they ever: 1956 and 1957 boogie-woogied, doo-wopped and shimmy-shaked with, among others, Jailhouse Rock, Shake, RattIe and Rock and this star-packed Jamboree!
The music is cued here by the era’s microphone gods (incIuding Dick CIark) and sung by performers who made the worId spin at 45 RPM. See the fiery Jerry Lee Lewis, string-twanging Carl Perkins, country-styled SIim Whitman, Frankie Avalon, Count Basie, the "Elvis PresIey of Brazil" and the great Fats Domino. Catch 21 songs, the DJ who’s the "Ace from Outerspace" and two dance numbers to make any jaiIhouse – or your house – rock. |