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Thin story with freed trying to establish a rock n roll star jimmy clanton in a competition. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Showing these pop stars performing in their primes like jackie wilson,the cadillacs,chuck berry. Typical alan freed movie, full of rocknroll music as you would expect. Mar 11, 2010 alan freed was a radio personality and creator of the term rock and roll. It isnt a classic, by any means, but it is a worthwhile middleweight entry in the field of jukebox movies. Eddie cochran performing teenage heaven in the movie go, johnny go. He was born near johnstown, pennsylvania, on december 15, 1921. May 11, 2017 prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. For a sloppily made, dramatically inept, cinematically crude film, go, johnny go. Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist dewey finn finagles his way into a job as a fourthgrade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock n roll. The film has also been released as johnny melody, the swinging story and the swinging story of johnny melody. It features a ludicrous story of an orphan named johnny who becomes a great rocknroll singer, despite the.

Go, johnny, go has more plot than some of the other teen rock films, but the acting is thin. Raucous records is the longest established 1950s rock n roll, rockabilly and psychobilly cd, dvd and vinyl specialist on the internet. The hardships, ironies and humour en route to the big time are supposed to provide the basis for the story, but the music is the only thing thats worthwhile. Go johnny go 1959 is a good movie needs to releases in bluray and dvd soon. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. Actress barbara wooddells surname is misspelled woodell in the cast credits. Go johnny go surely shows the atmosphere of rock n roll in the late 1950s.

Though the film was released in mid 1959, the artists who appear perform their songs from early 1958 and not the hit tunes advertised, in promotional material, as being in the film. Rocknroll promoter alan freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star, then must find the elusive, mystery contestant jimmy clanton who doesnt know he has won. Fantastic alan freed movie with a galaxy of 1950s rock and roll stars. Yes, the story is trite, the acting is wooden and its lowbudget, setbound look is uninteresting, but none of that is important when you consider the musical. And i been looking 4 this movie 4 years dvd and cant find. Ritchie valens sits on bed in a scene from the film go, johnny, go. Eyes for you became their biggest hit,though in this film their versatility is evident as. Rocknroll promoter alan freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star to be called johnny melody, then must find the elusive. Another 1959 alan freed rock n roll exploitation film, this time costarring chuck berry. Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating. This is arguably the best of the 1950s rock films, with chuck berry, jimmy clanton, alan. And i been looking 4 this movie 4 years dvd and cant find it on dvd.

A world of rockabilly, psychobilly, surf, swing and 1950s rock n roll delivered to your door. The film has also been released as johnny melody, the swinging story and the swinging story of john. Go, johnny, go 1959 jimmy clanton stars as johnny melody, a poor orphan boy who makes it big through a talent search held by alan freed. Trailer for the 1959 rock n roll movie go johnny go. Rocknroll promoter alan freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star to be called johnny mel. Jimmy clanton stars as johnnie melody, an unwanted teenager from an orphanage who sends a. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. This chock full of musical stars film is presented by alan freed. Jun 05, 2017 go, johnny, go has more plot than some of the other teen rock films, but the acting is thin. Costarring in the film were chuck berry, eddie cochran, jimmy clanton. Donna 195859 by ritchie valens, lonely teardrops 195859 by jackie wilson. Dec 22, 2009 trailer for the 1959 rock n roll movie go johnny go.

Starring alan freed and chuck berry as themselves, go, johnny, go. Ritchie valens sits on bed in a scene from the film go. At the end of another successful rocknroll concert at loews state theater, groundbreaking disc jockey alan freed alan freed announces a talent search. Johnny bravo s02e11 buffoon lagoon johnny goes to camp a league of his own. Go johnny go was the only film performance of ritchie valens, who died in the fateful plane crash along with buddy holly and the big bopper shortly after filming. Though the film was released in mid 1959, the artists who appear perform their songs from early 1958 and not the hit tunes advertised, in promotional material, as being in the film, as was often the case in alan freed films. He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track oh, the engineer would see him sittin in the shade strummin with the rhythm that the drivers made the people passing by, they would stop and say oh my, but that little country boy could. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. While these musicals may seem like fluff now, the were important for shaping the image of rock n roll to teenage movie fans, according to american film cycles by amanda ann klein. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. The film s working titles were johnny melody, the swinging story of johnny melody and the swinging story. Jan 23, 2016 johnny bravo s02e11 buffoon lagoon johnny goes to camp a league of his own. Alan freed was a radio personality and creator of the term rock and roll. Hung on the loose storyline of king of rocknroll alan freeds search for the next big star are wayout performances by alltime greats chuck.