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Good Rockin' Tonight - The Legacy of Sun Records (2001)

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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: The legacy of Memphis, Tennessee recording company, Sun Records, is recounted here in this comprehensive, historical documentary. Created by Sam Phillips, Sun Records is where artists such as Elvis... The legacy of Memphis, Tennessee recording company, Sun Records, is recounted here in this comprehensive, historical documentary. Created by Sam Phillips, Sun Records is where artists such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis got their start, thus considered a key element in the birth of rock n' roll. Presented by American Masters, GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT features reprisals of some original Sun Records' hits by Paul McCartney, Jerry Lee Lewis (with Matchbox Twenty), Live, and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. [More]

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  • Historians may never agree about where and when rock 'n' roll was born, but they do agree that an entrepreneur in the world of music named Sam Phillips began a revolution and spawned a legacy when he created Sun Records. This Memphis-based success story defined some of the most appealing roots of American popular culture with such seminal artists as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many others, all reprised in this two-hour American Masters film with such performers as Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and Live, many accompanied by Elvis' original sidemen, Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana. Highlights include a moving rendition of "Lonely Weekends" with Jerry Lee Lewis and Matchbox Twenty, and an emotional reunion of old Mississippi Delta musicians. Songs: That's All Right (Paul McCartney), Honey Don't (Ben Folds Five), Rock n' Roll Ruby (Mark Knopfler), I Walk the Line (Live), My Bucket's Got a Hole in It (Robert Plant & Jimmy Page), Blue Suede Shoes (Johnny Hallyday), Who Will the Next Fool Be (Zucchero), Cry, Cry, Cry (Third Eye Blind), Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (Malcolm Yelvington and Kid Rock), Lonely Weekend (Matchbox Twenty).
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    Original Sun fans will probably have little use for the retoolings of the songs here and lovers of today's pop will probably roll their eyes at the lengthy interviews with the fogeys.

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