Rock & Roll (TV series)
| Rock & Roll | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Liev Schreiber |
| Opening theme | "Purple Haze" performed by Jimi Hendrix |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Elizabeth Deane |
| Producer | Hugh Thomson |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | US$8 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | September 24 – September 28, 1995 |
| Rock & Roll | |
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| File:Dancing in the Street title card.jpg | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Sean Barrett |
| Opening theme | "Dancing in the Street" performed by Martha and the Vandellas |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Elizabeth Deane |
| Producer | Hugh Thomson |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | US$8 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | June 15 – August 17, 1996 |
Rock & Roll (U.S. title)/Dancing in the Street: a Rock and Roll History (U.K. title) is a 1995 American-British documentary miniseries about the history of rock and roll music produced by the BBC and WGBH.
Music critic Robert Palmer served as chief consultant on the series.[2]
The series received a Peabody Award.[3]
See also
- The History of Rock 'n' Roll, 1995 miniseries
References
- ^ a b McCrummen, Stephanie (May 29, 1995). "Rock 'n roll pilgrimage: PBS's big fall series looks at the music from artists' perspective". Current.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (September 25, 1995). "Television Review; Once More, Remembering When Rock Was Young". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Rock & Roll". Peabody Awards.
External links
- Rock & Roll at IMDb
- Dancing in the Street at IMDb
- PBS Rock & Roll' site (archived)
- WGBH Special Collections