Alan Freed's Rock, Rock, Rock

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Don't Knock the Rock / Rock Around the Clock

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ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK. GREATEST true Rock N Roll Film Ever
Knocking 'The Rock"
don't knock the rock/ rock around the clock
dont knock the rock/rock around the clock
Terrible artwork and packaging ,Great music

Don't Knock the Rock / Rock Around the Clock
Starring: Alan Dale (II) , Patricia Hardy , Alan Freed , Fay Baker , and Jana Lund
Director: Fred F. Sears
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B000KF0GRW
Release Date: 2007-01-23

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Rock 'n roll movies have rarely been more true to the spirit of the music than these two from the mid-'50s. That's not to say that Don't Knock the Rock and Rock Around the Clock, both of which were directed (in black & white) by Fred Sears and released in 1956, are anyone's idea of classic cinema. On the contrary, this is assembly-line stuff: the stories are flimsy and predictable; the dialogue is often risible, and much of the acting is on a high school drama club level. But these movies are all about the music (featuring multiple performances by Bill Haley and the Comets, Little Richard, the Treniers, the Platters, and others), with a lesser but still heavy emphasis on dancing, and on those levels they are an unexpected but unqualified delight. In Rock Around the Clock, agent Steve Hollis (Johnny Johnston) and his bass playing pal Corny (Henry Slate) quit their big band gigs and hit the road, where they happen upon Haley and his band in a Podunk farming town. Although they don't quite know what to make of the Comets' music ("It isn't boogie, it isn't jive, it isn't swing… it's kinda all of 'em!"), they know a hot prospect when they find one and promise to secure them a legitimate shot at the big time (with the help of Alan Freed, the pioneering Ohio disc jockey, who plays himself, albeit in a different capacity). Complications ensue, including romantic ones, but, well, who really cares? Haley and his band are on fire; they're lip-syncing, but the recordings of "See You Later Alligator," the title tune (which had made its debut a year earlier in Blackboard Jungle), and others are filled with snap and crackle, the musicians are great (especially jazz-influenced guitarist Franny Beecher), the stage show is a riot, and the dancing siblings played by Lisa Gaye and Earl Barton are simply amazing.

It's more of the same in Don't Knock the Rock, in which reluctant star Arnie Haines (Alan Dale, a crooner who's not entirely convincing as a rocker), weary of life on the road, packs it in and heads home to sleepy Mellondale, wherever that is. The kids love him, but the adults, led by the odious old mayor, ban his "outrageous, depraved" music; Arnie then sets out to show them that "rock 'n' roll is a safe and sane dance for all young people." Once again, the plot is about as subtle as a Slayer concert, but Haley, Little Richard, and especially the hip and hilarious vocal trio the Treniers more than make up for that, as do several dynamic, beautifully choreographed dance numbers. The two-disc set includes no bonus features. --Sam Graham

Product Description

Don't Knock The Rock spotlights rock music in its infancy and features some of the genre's true originals. DJ Freed is credited with inventing the term, "rock n' roll," and Haley was a durable star for over a decade, selling 22 million copies of his hit, "Rock Around the Clock," and helping to establish rock music once and for all. Little Richard had his first bonafide hit, "Tutti Frutti," while making this film, and the film shows this self proclaimed architect of rock and roll at the beginning of his storied career. Rock Around The Clock, is a title based on Bill Haley & His Comets' enormous hit from 1954. In this film, also produced by Sam Katzman and directed by Fred Sears, Haley and friends get to demo their singing chops, singing a string of hits, including the title song.

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ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK. GREATEST true Rock N Roll Film Ever.......2007-05-13

Rock Around The Clock.
Started it all!!
Was still as great a movie as when I first saw it in 1956.
DVD is a crisp clean copy

Roy

Knocking 'The Rock".......2007-03-11

This film is about as weak as I remebered it to be when I first saw it 50 years ago. I only took it because it came as a package with Rock Around the Clock

don't knock the rock/ rock around the clock.......2007-03-10

excellent quality.
nice pictures.
fast delivery.

dont knock the rock/rock around the clock.......2007-03-09

both of these films ARE greAT TO WATCH thay are well worth the money.for a double bill feature,if you like these sort ofv films then your

Terrible artwork and packaging ,Great music.......2007-02-20

Whoever designed the cover artwork for this set must have not liked the look of Bill Haley.First ,as someone else has commented ,for the cover of "Rock around the clock" they have removed Bills head from his own body and put it on the body of a slim guitarist ,at worst its insulting to the memory of Bill and at best laughable.When it comes to "Dont knock the rock" they have gone the whole hog and completely removed any trace of Bill by putting a picture of Little Richard on the cover with a unknown sax player!There is not one photo of Bill Haley on the slip sleeve for this disc! These films starred Bill Haley! This set crys out for a sympathetic retro set of artwork,it makes one wonder if Bill is considered not marketable any more.
The films thereselves are thankfully great! The transfers are pretty good with sharp picture quality and sharp sound.Bill and the comets play some of there greatest stuff here and with other great bands like The Treniers ,Little Richard and The Platters with the incredibly beautiful voice of Tony Williams you get a nice cross mixture of the top bands of the time.
Its great to have these films on disc at last but for me the release is let down by the poor packaging .

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Slow but great music
Stars are for the music........
A Slice of the History of Rock and Roll
A "no lose" situation.
rock ,rock, rock

Rock, Rock, Rock!
Starring: Alan Freed , Fran Manfred , Tuesday Weld , Teddy Randazzo , and Jacqueline Kerr
Director: Will Price
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ASIN: B00009MEGG
Release Date: 2003-06-24

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"Rock, Rock, Rock!" Made in 1956, this small-scale look at the then new phenomenon of Rock & Roll takes a page from the books of many of the big scale musicals made by Hollywood studios. Like them, the musical performances more than make up for the thin plot and occasional weak dialogue. The biggest bonus is that the last half of the film is all music, when Alan Freed brings his show to the hero's prom. Before the advent of music videos promoting record sales, this film is essentially a 76-minute commercial for the top Rock 'n' Roll and R & B artists of the time. Starring Alan Freed (at the peak of his power and influence as the man who actually coined the term "Rock 'n' Roll") it also marks the screen debut of Tuesday Weld - albeit that her singing was actually the angelic voice of Connie Francis. On Screen performances include those from Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, The Johnny Burnette Trio, LaVern Baker and The Freed Band.

Bonus Material: The Alan Freed Story The dean of rock music historians, Michael Ochs, describes the 'innocence' of the early Alan Freed concerts when 50% of the audience was black and 50% white. He chronicles the rise and fall of Freed as the voice of Rock 'n' Roll and the payola scandal the ended the DJ's career. Veteran musician Red Holloway speaks of America's narrow-mindedness when radio stations across the country decided to destroy records of this Rock and R&B music they considered to be damaging to the morals of American teenagers. Cornelius Grant, Motown's Music Director for Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells and The Temptations, credits Alan Freed with giving legitimacy to R&B by taking it to the mass music market and dubbing it Rock & Roll. Singer Bobby Vinton describes from his own experience how records were turned into hits in these early days of the Rock Era. In 1986 Alan freed was among the original Inductees to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and, in 1991, he received the ultimate accolade of a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

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Slow but great music.......2007-05-12

It was too boring and drawn out. Not a good story line, but awesome music.

Stars are for the music...............2007-04-27

Those were the days, so much talent out there trying to make it in the
music world, and we get to see some of them at their best. Instead of
a movie with continuous music acts, they made a movie out of this one with
a yound T.W. taking the part of a teenager who cant afford a new dress for
the prom and this promotes classic 50's situations...and in between we get
all the musical gold. Very enjoyable and can be watched several times due
to the music.

A Slice of the History of Rock and Roll.......2007-02-20

Rock, Rock, Rock offers a window into something that will only come along once.
The roots of rock come to life in this film. Frankie Lymon and The Teen-Agers
perform. This 13-year-old could sing. Unfortunately after puberty his career
collapsed; he never saw age 30. We also get a look at a young LaVern Baker and rockin' Chuck Berry.
The Alan Freed Story included on the DVD is quite interesting too. Don't be too critical of the
story, just lay back and enjoy the past.

A "no lose" situation........2006-09-28

If you're a fan of early Rock n' Roll /Rhythm & Blues, you should enjoy this. The performances are mimed to the original recordings but ,hey , how much surviving footage of these performers exist? Enjoy it as a pretty decent document of an era long gone. Enjoy it for the utterly awful story and for certain performances that haven't worn as well with age. Interesting footnote: Look for an impossibly young Valerie Harper as an extra during the dance at the end of the movie.

rock ,rock, rock.......2006-08-23

I loved this movie because I love Jimmy Cavallo & his House Rockers....used to see him when he played in Rochester, NY years ago.....He is still going strong evem after all these years!

Rock Rock Rock! (Includes Bonus 1955 Rhythm & Blues Review)

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Rock Rock Rock! (Includes Bonus 1955 Rhythm & Blues Review)
Starring: Bert Conway , Connie Francis , Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers , Alan Freed , and Valerie Harper
Director: Will Price
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Release Date: 2006-12-26

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""Mr. Rock n' Roll,"" Alan Freed, presents great Rock and R&B acts while two starry-eyed teenagers fall in love.

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Tuesday Weld Rules!!!

Rock, Rock, Rock!
Starring: Bert Conway , Connie Francis , Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers , Alan Freed , and Valerie Harper
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ASIN: B0006G5GTS
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Product Description

Tuesday Weld stars in her big-screen debut as Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, the Flamingos and many others sing their most memorable hits. Connie Francis lends her exquisite singing voice to the 13-year-old Weld. Also included is a bonus episode of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet guest-starring Weld. 1956/b&w/85 min/ NR.

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Tuesday Weld Rules!!!.......2005-04-04

Tuesday Weld rules in this teenage 50's rock n' roll classic with great musical scores.It's a must see!!!

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Why 5 Stars?

Alan Freed's Rock, Rock, Rock!
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ASIN: B0002B559S
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Customer Reviews:

Why 5 Stars?.......2004-08-22

There is a story line in this movie as thin as an atoms' skin, and Tuesday Weld sings with a dub by a young Connie Frances..doesn't match her face!........BUT, rare treats like Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers performing back to back hits "Baby Baby" and " I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquint" are priceless to say the least and special appearences by Chuck Berry, the Moonglows and the killer title track rocks rocks rocks!!!

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Very Nice!!

Rock 'n' Roll Invaders: AM Radio DJ's
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Release Date: 1999-05-01

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During the late 1940s and early '50s, the rise of television sent seismic shocks through American culture and business, threatening to eclipse its broadcast predecessor, radio. But even as RCA chief Robert Sarnoff declared the radio dead, a cultural cusp energized the airwaves. The post-war baby boom entered its adolescence, while rhythm & blues and country music were filtered into an emerging rock & roll sensibility. How radio's fortunes were reversed, then compromised, and the underlying social forces the music and its audience reflected provide the drama for this intelligently produced 1968 Canadian-American cable documentary.

Rock 'n' Roll Invaders reaches beyond the familiar radio stars of rock legend, like Alan "Moondog" Freed and eternal teen Dick Clark, to examine the more seminal contributions of pioneering Southern DJ's who exposed a racially mixed audience to black blues and R&B. The 97-minute profile shows radio's synergy with the nascent rock record business, the sexual and racial "threats" posed by the music and the medium, and how early DJ's were compromised by business interests, culminating in the payola scandals of the late '50s. In the process, the true freedom enjoyed by early rock evangelists like Freed was circumscribed by tighter programming controls--the advent of Top 40 radio, which gradually minimized regional and local differences, while giving rise to "personality" radio and raucous new permutations like Wolfman Jack. Some minor factual inaccuracies and visual anachronisms aside, the account is both absorbing and well researched. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Very Nice!!.......2001-07-02

This is a well produced DVD and Very good looking as well. It Does a good Job at the history of some of the beginning DJ's However, I would have liked to have seen some more of the later (60's and 70's) DJ's included Like The "Real" Don Steele and Robert W. Morgan. However you won't go wrong by getting this DVD!

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Fairly good

Alan Freed's Rock, Rock, Rock
Starring: Various Artists
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Fairly good.......2004-04-04

I have seen the original movie "Rock, Rock, Rock" (from 1956) many times and I have to say, it's the music, NOT the plot, that is appealing. So, fortunately, a record company had the good sense to finally issue the soundtrack album on CD. However, not all the music is good, but it's a good example of different styles of rock and roll during that time.

The two songs ("I Never Had a Sweetheart" and "Little Blue Wren") that Tuesday Weld "sings" in the movie (the vocal is actually by Connie Francis) are quite boring and don't really rock (even for 1956) at all. Then, Teddy Randazzo (a producer and also a singer with the Three Chuckles) tries to win his girl with a song called "The Things Your Heart Needs" and when he sings the line "...unless you've a heart full of LOOOVVVE!!" he almost hits a flat note on the word "love" and brings it back up just in time. Next is an embarrasing piece of "kiddie rock" called "Rock Pretty Baby" with a girl who went nowhere in the world of fame named Ivve Schulman singing lead, with Cirino and the Bowties backing. It sounds like she's singing, "I don't want a lollipop in my ... ...I just want to dance to a rockin' band."

Next up is probably the most embarrasing song in the movie, "Rock 'N' Roll Boogie." It is by the Alan Freed Orchestra, whose playing is very good, but Alan Freed is desperately trying to sing and keep a beat on this, saying things like, "Rock 'n' roll boogie...it's the blue star(?) boogie!" in an unemotional sort of way. I don't like the Flamingos or Moonglows doo-wop songs, but I do like Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me" and Jimmy Cavallo & the Houserockers' "The Big Beat" very much. Teddy Randazzo tortures us again and again, although his singing on "We're Gonna Rock Tonight" is good, and then Jimmy Cavallo comes back with yet another REAL '50s rocker which will blow you away called "Rock, Rock, Rock." This is followed by Johnny Burnette, the Moonglows, LaVern Baker, Cirino and the Bowties, more Teddy Randazzo and more Alan Freed Orchestra, which is pretty good.

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