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Rock 'n' Roll America

Season 1

3 episodes · Jul 3, 2015

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  • S1E1

    Sweet Little Sixteen

    Jul 3, 201559m

    In mid-1950s America, out of the Deep South came a rhythm-driven fusion of blues, boogie woogie and vocal harmony played by young black pioneers.

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  • S1E2

    Whole Lotta Shakin'

    Jul 10, 201559m

    Rock 'n' roll took off in 1955, and the likes of Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis scandalised America with their gyrations, leading to Pat Boone's cleaned-up version.

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  • S1E3

    Be My Baby

    Jul 17, 201559m

    In the years bookended by Buddy Holly's death in 1959 and The Beatles landing at JFK in 1964, rock 'n' roll calmed down, went uptown and got spun into teen pop.

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