简介：Rock&Roll-Publictelevision's1995epic10-partdocumentarymini-seriestracesthehistoryandevolutionofrockandrollmusic,fromitsrhythmandblues,country,gospelandjazzrootsintheearly1950s,throughtheadventoffolkrock,soul,psychedelia,heavymetal,glam,funk,punk,andreggae,totheemergenceofrapintheearly1990s. Episode1 RenegadestravelssouthernbackroadstoNewOrleans,MemphisandNashville,thennorthtoChicago,interviewingLittleRichard,BoDiddley,ChuckBerry,JerryLeeLewis,pioneerdiskjockeyHossAllenandproducersDaveBartholomew,SamPhillipsandPhilandMarshallChessalongtheway.Theserenegadesofthe'50srevealhowtheyborrowedfromrhythmandblues,country,gospel,andjazztocreateawholenewsound--rockandroll.ListenforLittleRichard's"Tutti-Frutti,"and"GoodGollyMissMolly,"Elvis'"BlueSuedeShoes,""BoDiddley,"byBoDiddley,ChuckBerry's"Maybellene,"and"JohnnyB.Goode,"andJerryLeeLewis'"WholeLottaShakin'Goin'On." Episode2 IntheGroovereportsontheyearsbetweenElvisandTheBeatles,whenthehitsinglebecameanintricatelycraftedworkofartandproducers,songwritersandmusicianscreatedstudiomagic.IninterviewswithJerryLieberandMikeStoller,BenE.King,BrianWilson,CaroleKing,SonnyBonoand"kingofthesurfguitar"DickDaleamongothers,thisvideorecountstheeraofsweetsoulandgirlgroupswhenanewrockgeniusreigned--theproducer.GreatsongsincludeElvis'"JailhouseRock,"BenE.King's"StandByMe,"and"SpanishHarlem,"TheDrifters'"ThereGoesMyBaby,"TheShirelles'"WillYouLoveMeTomorrow,"TheRonnettes'"BeMyBaby,"andTheBeachBoys'"SurferGirl." Episode3 ShakespearesintheAlleylooksatthetoweringinfluencesofBobDylanandTheBeatlesonrockandrollandatthebriefbutinfluentialfloweringof"folkrock"inspiredbytheDylan/Beatlesaxisinthemid`60s.Inthisvideo:footageofDylanandtheFabFourandinterviewswithBeatlesproducerGeorgeMartin,keyDylansessionmusicianAlKooper,PeterYarrowofPeter,PaulandMary,RogerMcQuinnandDavidCrosbyofTheByrdsandpoetAllenGinsberg.GreatsongsincludeTheBeatles'"SheLovesYou,"and"EleanorRigby,"BobDylan's"SubterraneanHomesickBlues"andboththeDylanandByrdsversionsof"Mr.TambourineMan,"Dylan's"LikeaRollingStone,"SimonandGarfunkel's"SoundsofSilence,"SonnyandCher's"IGotYouBabe." Episode4 RespectchroniclesthetransformationofblackgospelmusicintoadefiningsoundforallAmericans.Also,soulmusic'sroleinthesimultaneousquestforAfricanAmericanequalityinthe`60s.Onhandtotellthetale:BerryGordyJr.,RayCharles,MarthaReeves,MaryWilson,BookerT.andtheMG's,WilsonPickett,MaxinePowelloftheMotown"CharmSchool",MotownchoreographerChollyAtkins,andmanymore.TheprogramjourneysfromDetroit'sMotownRecordstoStaxRecordsinMemphis.Laststop:theFAMEstudioinMuscleShoals,AlabamawhereArethaFranklin,aDetroitpreacher'sdaughter,mademusicalmagic.ListenforMarthaandTheVandellas'"DancingintheStreet,"TheTemptationssinging"TheWayYouDotheThingsYouDo,"TheSupremes'"WhereDidOurLoveGo?"andWilsonPickett's"IntheMidnightHour,"and"MustangSally,"ArethaFranklin's"RESPECT." Episode5 Crossroadstracestheblues--anotherAfricanAmericantraditionthatchangedthesoundofrockandroll--fromMississippiDeltatoChicagototheUK,wherethisearthyrichsoundinspiredahostofyoungClapton,JohnMayall,KeithRichardsandBillWymanofTheRollingStonesandJeffBecktellhowtheirhitsintroducedAmericanrockfanstotheirownindigenousbluesmasters,likeHowlin'WolfandJohnLeeHooker.AlsointhisvideoLedZeppelin'sRobertPlantandJimmyPageonJimiHendrix,thedawningoftheguitarheroandthebirthofheavymetal.MemorablemusicincludesTheRollingStones'("ICan'tGetNo)Satisfaction,"TheAnimals'"HouseoftheRisingSun,"EricClaptonandCream'sversionof"CrossroadsBlues,"JimiHendrix's"WildThing,"andLedZeppelin's"WholeLottaLove." Episode6 BluesinTechnicolortakesviewersonatripintothepsychedelicrockworldofthelate`60sandearly`70s.UsinginterviewswithTheByrds,GratefulDead,JeffersonAirplaneandPinkFloyd,thisvideoshowshowabohemianfolkculturebasedinSanFranciscosetoffaninternationalexplosionofmusicalexperimentationandeclecticism--muchofitdrug-inspired.Listenfor"EightMilesHigh,"byTheByrds,JeffersonAirplane's"SomebodytoLove"and"WhiteRabbit,"TheBeatles'"AllYouNeedisLove"andPinkFloyd's"ArnoldLayne." Episode7 TheWildSidetoursthroughtherockandrolltheatricsofthe`70s,whenbandslikeTheVelvetUnderground,TheDoorsandDavidBowiebroughtthedecadentdramasoflifeintheundergroundintothelimelight.TakeawalkdownthedarkersideofthestreetinLosAngeles,NewYork,DetroitandBerlinwithTheDoors'RayManzarekandproducerPaulRothchild,LouReed,IggyPop,DavidBowie,AliceCooperandKiss'GeneSimmonsandPaulStanley.ListenforLouReed's"WalkontheWildSide,"TheVelvetUnderground's"I'mWaitingfortheMan,"TheDoors'"TheEnd"and"LightMyFire,"DavidBowie's"Oh,YouPrettyThings,"and"Heroes,"andAliceCooper's"Eighteen." Episode8 MakeitFunkySoulmusicstretchestocreatearockandrollrevolutioninrhythmandattitudeinthe'70s.InnovatorsJamesBrown,SlyandtheFamilyStone,GeorgeClintonandfamedbassplayersLarryGrahamandBootsyCollinstakeviewersonanhouroffunkasthemusicbecomesbolderandmoreexpressiveoftherealitiesofblacklife.FilmedinNewYork,SanFranciscoandPhiladelphia,theprogramalsoexamineshowfunkydancehitsblazedamusicaltrailtothedisco-crazeofthelate'70s.GreatsongsincludeJamesBrown's"IGotYou(IFeelGood)"and"ColdSweat,""DancetotheMusic"bySlyandtheFamilyStone,DonnaSummer's"HotStuff,"and"Flashlight"byGeorgeClinton. Episode9 Punkexplorestwolate'70smusicalinnovationsthatshapedrockandrollthroughthenextdecade:punkandreggae.InNewYork,membersofBlondie,TalkingHeads,TelevisionandTheRamonestellhowtheyinadvertentlycreatedthecynical,urban,stripped-downsoundthatbecamepunkrock.InLondon,punktakesoffwithTheSexPistols,andmembersofTheWailersandTheClashrecallhowJamaicanreggae,anothermusicalformofrebellion,crossedinternationalboundaries,deeplyinfluencingpunkandpoprock.ListenforTheRamones'"BlitzkriegBop,"PattiSmith's"Horses,"TalkingHeads'"Psychokiller,"and"TakeMeToTheRiver,"Blondie's"HeartofGlass,"TheSexPistols'"NoFun,"and"GodSavetheQueen,"TheClash's"LondonCalling,"andBobMarley's"ConcreteJungle." Episode10 ThePerfectBeatbeginsatatimewhenmegastarslikeBruceSpringsteen,U2andMetallicafilledarenasaroundtheworldandmovesontochronicletheriseofanewmusicalform:rap.FromtheBronxtoDetroit,fromChicagotoManchester,England,fromGrandmasterFlashtoRun-DMC,fromDeLaSoultoBritishinnovatorsNewOrdertoTheBeastieBoys,theprogramtracestheevolutionofthisnewsoundinthe'80sandearly'90s.ThevideoshowshowsuperstarslikeMadonnaandPrincefoldedrapanditsfunkyelectronicoffshoots,technoandhouse,intotheirmusic,andhowMTVultimatelyembracedit.Andthebeatgoeson.Soundtrackincludes"TheMessage,"byGrandmasterFlashandtheFuriousFive,"PlanetRock,"byAfrikaBambaata&SoulSonicForce,MichaelJackson's"BillieJean,""WalkThisWay"byRunDMCandAerosmith,TheBeastieBoys'"NoSleepTillBrooklyn,"PublicEnemy's"FightthePower,"andPrince's"SignO'TheTimes."…