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JERRY LEE LEWIS – THE STORY OF ROCK AND ROLL
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Director: Chris Hegedus, D.A. PennebakerFormat: NTSC
Language: English
Region: 4
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Number of Discs: 1
Rating: G
DVD Release Date: 29/03/2008
Run Time: 52MIN
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Synopsis
This captivating insight at one of rock's seminal figures includes essential live footage of the rock n roll legend filmed by D.A. Pennebaker, also responsible for Bob Dylan's Don't Look Back. Balancing this 1969 concert footage (when Lewis appeared at a rock revival show in Toronto) with clips from his breakthrough '50s years and a compelling account of his tumultuous life, this is a fascinating insight into a brilliant and controversial music icon.
The '69 show sees Lewis performing both his own tunes ("Great Balls of Fire", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On") and several songs more closely associated with Elvis Presley ("Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock"), and confirms the unbridled energy of both Lewis and his audience.
The '69 show sees Lewis performing both his own tunes ("Great Balls of Fire", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On") and several songs more closely associated with Elvis Presley ("Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock"), and confirms the unbridled energy of both Lewis and his audience.
