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Rock'n'Roll 1959 Film
Australia
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 14 ม.ค. 2015
The channel for the 1959 film Rock'nRoll - the only live Rock'n'Roll feature film from the 1950s.
It features never released recordings of Johnny O'Keefe, Col Joye, Johnny Devlin, Johnny Rebb, Lonnie Lee, The Graduates, The Crescents, The Delltones and The Rebels. All performed at The Stadium in October 1959 for Lee Gordon’s film.
It features never released recordings of Johnny O'Keefe, Col Joye, Johnny Devlin, Johnny Rebb, Lonnie Lee, The Graduates, The Crescents, The Delltones and The Rebels. All performed at The Stadium in October 1959 for Lee Gordon’s film.
'Hippy Hippy Shake' (Chan Romero) Performed by Johnny Devlin in the film 'Rock'n'Roll (1959)
In honouring the recent passing of Chan Romero, whose song 'Hippy Hippy Shake' took the world by storm in the late 50s and never looked back, we present our 3rd colourization clip from the film 'Rock'n'Roll' (1959).
The song is performed by Johnny Devlin, a New Zealand born talent who, like Lonnie Lee, was heavily influenced by Elvis in his teen years. By the time he'd reached Australia to further his career, Devlin was a household name back home.
While Lee Gordon got so close but ultimately failed to bring Elvis to our shores after touring the USA juggernaut in Hawaii, it was Johnny Devlin who would fill that vacant space left in the hearts and minds of Australian teens.
Devlin's performance in the film meets him at the top of his game, with a courageous performance that saw him grasp the moment in front of the cameras. I use the word 'courageous' not only for the fact that his stage acrobatics bely the risks taken by a circus performer in balancing on a rickety piano (weighing only a little more than himself by the looks of it), but also in his defiance of the '20 years and above' starchy section of the crowd, so clearly captured by the camera as it cuts to his piano moment that he'd been perfecting in other Gordon shows up until that point.
Without the sterilization of mainstream TV production, Rock'n'Roll, and particularly these crucial few minutes of the film, captures a flashpoint in which the latter generations drew a line in the sand and declared "you can either come with us or we'll leave you for dust". A line so stark in the camera angles it almost burns itself into the screen.
Devlin's performance was so discordant in a cultural way, it was unmistakably a declaration of war on the high brow oxygen thieves. The facial expressions and the reluctance to even blink as Devlin hoisted himself on the piano in his tailored gold Lame' suit, describes so aptly what the younger generations were up against. We are so lucky to peer into this watershed moment in the comfort of our sofas 65 years later.
We hope you enjoy this 3rd colourization. If you like it, please don't forget to like and subscribe to support the channel. It is greatly appreciated.
The song is performed by Johnny Devlin, a New Zealand born talent who, like Lonnie Lee, was heavily influenced by Elvis in his teen years. By the time he'd reached Australia to further his career, Devlin was a household name back home.
While Lee Gordon got so close but ultimately failed to bring Elvis to our shores after touring the USA juggernaut in Hawaii, it was Johnny Devlin who would fill that vacant space left in the hearts and minds of Australian teens.
Devlin's performance in the film meets him at the top of his game, with a courageous performance that saw him grasp the moment in front of the cameras. I use the word 'courageous' not only for the fact that his stage acrobatics bely the risks taken by a circus performer in balancing on a rickety piano (weighing only a little more than himself by the looks of it), but also in his defiance of the '20 years and above' starchy section of the crowd, so clearly captured by the camera as it cuts to his piano moment that he'd been perfecting in other Gordon shows up until that point.
Without the sterilization of mainstream TV production, Rock'n'Roll, and particularly these crucial few minutes of the film, captures a flashpoint in which the latter generations drew a line in the sand and declared "you can either come with us or we'll leave you for dust". A line so stark in the camera angles it almost burns itself into the screen.
Devlin's performance was so discordant in a cultural way, it was unmistakably a declaration of war on the high brow oxygen thieves. The facial expressions and the reluctance to even blink as Devlin hoisted himself on the piano in his tailored gold Lame' suit, describes so aptly what the younger generations were up against. We are so lucky to peer into this watershed moment in the comfort of our sofas 65 years later.
We hope you enjoy this 3rd colourization. If you like it, please don't forget to like and subscribe to support the channel. It is greatly appreciated.
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'Lets Have a Party' (Jesse Mae Robinson) performed by Lonnie Lee in the film 'Rock'n'Roll' (1959)
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Rocky Road Blues (Bill Monroe) Performed by Col Joye & the Joy Boys in the film Rock'n'Roll (1959)
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Rock'n'Roll (1959) - Produced by Lee Gordon & Directed by Lee Robinson
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Featuring the cream of Australian music in the 1950s, Rock'n'Roll was the first live Rock'n'Roll feature film ever made and the only feature length film of its kind made in the 1950s. It is also widely regarded as the only film of its kind from the 1950s still in existence. It was the brainchild of American Lee Gordon, a bullish and tireless promoter from Detroit, whose mind never shifted from ...
Rock'n'Roll (1959) - Film Trailer
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We've been busy restoring this wonderful piece of music history over the last 6 months and its finally ready for the big wide world. Get along to a screening and get those toes atappin' and those knees aknockin' ! Visit www.rocknroll1959.com to find screening dates/locations and buy tickets. Its our aim to screen Rock'n'Roll in all major cities. First stop is Sydney at the Dendy Newtown Cinemas...
'Shout' performed by Johnny O’Keefe and the Dee Jays, backed by The Delltones.
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We've been busy restoring the film 'Rock'n'Roll' over the last 6 months and its finally ready for the big wide world. We hope you enjoy this clip taken from the film, sung by the king of Australian rock'n'roll, Johnny O'Keefe. Get along to a screening and get those toes atappin' and those knees aknockin' ! Visit www.rocknroll1959.com to find screening dates/locations and buy tickets. Its our ai...
Swanee River performed by Johnny O'Keefe/Delltones from the film 'Rock'n'Roll' (1959) in COLOUR!
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The complete soundtrack is out now rocknroll1959.com/buy-the-soundtrack. Here's an interesting view of the film using A.I to colourize it. It certainly gives the feel of the film a new dimension. As A.I technology is improving rapidly, we expect it to reach the level in the next couple of years whereby we can release a very realistic version of Rock'n'Roll in lifelike colour. An exciting thing ...
Rock’n’Roll 1959 Film Soundtrack
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Finally the soundtrack to the 1959 film 'Rock'n'Roll' goes on sale for the first time. Visit rocknroll1959.com/buy-the-soundtrack. It features never released recordings of Johnny O'Keefe, Col Joye, Johnny Devlin, Johnny Rebb, Lonnie Lee, The Graduates, The Crescents, The Delltones and The Rebels. All performed at The Stadium in October 1959 for Lee Gordon’s film. The only feature film of a 50s ...
Swanee River performed by Johnny O'Keefe/Delltones from the lost film 'Rock'n'Roll' (1959)
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This is our first clip uploaded to TH-cam on January 26, 2021. The film has since been restored and will screen throughout Australia in 2023. Visit rocknroll1959.com for screening dates and locations.The complete soundtrack is also available on our website. Taken from the lost (now found!) 1959 documentary feature film entitled 'Rock'n'Roll', this is Johnny O'Keefe performing 'Swanee River'. It...
You outdid yourself, Mark Laria. I am a 77-year-old Rock and Roll enthusiast and I don't mind tellin you that this is, by far, the best I've seen yet. I have introduced my 12-year-old great-granddaughter and her 7-year-old brother to 50's and 60's music and they love it. I would like to thank you profusely for adding this vintage outstanding music for everyone to enjoy. God's blessings to you and your loved ones. 🙏💖🕺
Punk before Iggy Pop
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Repeat to fade . . . .
Greatest ever, wish l was old enough to of seen Him live
I wonder about the guitarist standing on the far left with Johnny Rebb and the Rebels - he bears quite a resemblance to him, except that his hair is lighter. Is he related to him?
Over dubbed screaming spoiled it!!!
who was the backing band?
El viejo Rock n roll nunca ha de morir.
Fantastic Colourisation. Brings it so alive. Thanks.
Love the drum work
Wonderful footage!
The great J.O.K. Incomparable! What a great history lesson of Australian rock and roll.Even my dad back then wouldn't miss 6 o'clock rock with Johnny O'Keefe.Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting this, amazing footage
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing to see the old Sydney Stadium so clearly. What an amazing piece of Australian music history!
Yes it must be pretty special for people who were around to experience it.
Been looking for this forever. Thank you so much for putting it online
Wow it is great quality aside from screaming ladies lol
Yes perhaps a little too much screaming - we’ve toned this down a bit more in our coloured versions.
I just sleep with him
Oh this is fantastic I have the best memories of seeing Johnny singing Shout at Festival Hall in Melbourne, and other venues, and screaming myself hoarse. He was nothing to look at, and didn't really have a good voice, but OMG could he get the audience worked up..
Thank you so much for upload this, we have very little visual material of our Kiwi acts (the NZBC never really kept much) so to see such great footage of Devlin is amazing (apart from the already brilliant but lower quality 16mm t/r of Bandstand). Of course it's great to see JOK in HD (sorry fellow Kiwi's, I think JOK's better than Devlin!) along with Col and Lonnie etc.. And is that Jimmie Sloggett I recognise on Sax with the Rebels? He was a key session musician in NZ and had a big hit in 63 with 'Yakety Sax' which of course was later used to close every Benny Hill Show.
Great to hear these sorts of well wishes from New Zealand. The film was a hit over there and Johnny Devlin really shone. Yes it is Jimmie Sloggett. He came along to the premiere in Melbourne.
WOW! Hows the revolving stage and where's the foldback? That's a hard gig man. You just keep getting better Lonnie! Amazing. Great to see this moment in time captured. So great.
I was 10 in 1959.My youngest Grandie is now this age.
Excellent footage ! Great to see Lonnie still out there , doing it today!
I can remember Johnny O'Keefe in Six O'Clock Rock in the 1960's on the old B&W TV.
Well done
It is stunning to consider all of Lee Gordon’s achievements and now this film adds yet another dimension to his endeavours. I love that he even sung on his Leedon label. She’s the Ginchiest is the funniest song in its hip cool way. Very creative.
Saw J.O'K & the Dellies in 1961 Adelaide. The night I got booked for consuming alcohol within 300 yards of a dance. My poor old mum was mortified. SO good to see this tape & the old Holdens in 1959 Sydney. This brought back SO many great memories for this 80 year old. Thank you SO much!!!🤩👍
Any chance for a complete list of the performers and the songs they sang?
Hi there Head to the website and you’ll get all info you need plus photos. The CD purchase page will give you all running times and sequential order of the songs
Fabulous! Thank you.
Wow !!!!!!!!
The beginning soundtrack sounds a lot like Sandy Nelson's "Teen Beat ". The picture of Lee Gordon at the beginning of the film was shot in Australia since the telephone device on the desk is a European style telephone. The overall is very interesting.
Yes it was shot at his office in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
Thanks! I was trying to remember what it was. I should have known, I've got five Sandy Nelson LPs and still play them occasionally
@@Patracat I remember an interview I read with Nelson around 1962 or 63 where he said that the next step for him was to have a big orchestra and conduct it. Then suddenly the Beatles arrived and goodbye to the “big orchestra”, everything changed. He did some good R&B like "Alligator Boogaloo" or "Casbah" or "Hey Joe" (65 or 66). Before the Beatles no one knew what direction to take, whether musical or otherwise. Everything was too conservative, it never seemed to change.
What about this famous R & R movie from the Moukmouk island ? Are you Australian ?!
Hi , with your permission I could give you sight a plug tonight on a rock n roll program . ( A community radio station in Melb ) Sorry it's not a lot of notice . Keep up the great work !
No worries at all and thank you for spreading the word 😊
@@rocknroll1959film Ah , I missed your reply by about 5 minuets by the look of it ! :( Anyhow , I did tell quite a few people about it, at a party I went to after the radio show . ( I'll definitely give it a big mention next time I'm on air )
@@sundowner62james69 Great thank you
Dave Bridge on guitar
@@rocknroll1959film I finally got around to plugging your site the last 2 times I was on air!
Was that Sqiggy?
I love that music but I wasn't born then I was born 1962
great stuff !!
No Fabian no loss..Good stuff.Well filmed history. Thanks RocknRabbit Farmer.
Y A LAS 1HORA Y 2 MININUTOS EL HOMBRE BAJO IMITANDO Y PARECER A ELVIS PRESLEY LO SIENTO HACE EL RIDICULO CON SUS MOVIMIENTOS POR QUE ELVIS PRESLEY MEDIA 6 PIES Y EL SE VE MUY CORTO , PERO CLARO TIENE DERECHO LO UNICO ESTE SERVIDOR COMPRA UN DISCO DE EL. PORQUE ELVIS PRESLEY ES EL REY Y LOS BEATLES LA MEJOR BANDA DE ROCK DE LA HISTORIA DE LA MUSICA.🙏🙏👑🎸⚡✌
1959 HABIA MIL VECES MEJORES EXPONENTES DEL ROCK"N ROLL, LO SIENTO.
And now we see those Pastors at churches were all right, knowing what we do of the music industry.
Absolutely fantastic! Big thank you for uploading this.
In 1959 I was two..
Did they add the constant screaming later? I didn't see any evidence of such in the audience.
Did you watch the whole film? From 48:00 the girls are absolutely ecstatic, jumping, screaming and trying to drag Col off stage. I’ve noticed a lot of people make comments like this but they either haven’t watched the whole film or aren’t aware that the new Rock’n’Roll craze was primarily taken on by young teens who sat in certain areas of the stadium. Even people in their twenties found it difficult to adjust to Rock’n’Roll . This is why certain sections of the audience look a little taken aback or not sure how to react. It’s actually a flashpoint in Australias cultural past. Even the start of the film is full of pandemonium when fans rushed the Sydney department store to see Fabian appear. It got so out of control that he was waived on by police, windows were smashed, a few ended up in hospital. There are many reports of the Sydney Stadium being absolutely deafening with screams in the 50s concerts, not just the Fabian ones.
@@rocknroll1959film Exactly. Thanks for explaining that. I'm a bit tired of seeing those comments from people who are obviously too young to have been there, as I was for several concerts at Festival Hall in Melbourne at that time. Sometimes you couldn't hear the singers over the screaming.
Excellent little film really enjoyed it. there's a distinct lack of original 1950s concert footage on the net, would love to see full concerts of Bill Haley, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly ,The Teenagers etc.
You won't find any concert footage of any of those rockers anywhere because it wasn't done. The only live footage in the 50s was of Elvis and that was because he was so controversial. But there is quite a lot of t v footage of the rockers, on Bandstand, Ed Sullivan and other American shows in the 50s and 60s.
i have lots of footage of the singers mentioned and as you mention there is a huge amount on the internet. During the 50s many companies filmed footage directly from the TV screen which is why much is of poor quality. I'm aware concert footage does exist but the companies that own it refuse to release it. and in some cases they sadly destroyed it.
That's great music in them day it would be cool living in The days of rock n roll Music Not like the shit music to day
Very good..film old time .....australian rock....saludos from chile..❤
excellent
Special regards to Pee Wee Wilson and the Deltones. So good!!!
My understanding is the audience screamed for the entire performances. It was a bit annoying for the performers as difficult to hear themselves over the screaming.
Yes the same type of screaming as seen on JOK’s album Shakin at the Stadium. Albeit a little more realistic than the screaming included on that album! It was in its early stages so I guess they just wanted to assure the teens that it was the hip new thing by making it prominent in the film.
@@rocknroll1959film Yeah, that Shakin' at the Stadium E.P. is sadly just studio recordings with Robert Iredale at Festival dubbing in unconvincing screaming. He did the same with Digby Richards and Ray Brown.
Is this Lee Robinson who later did “Skippy theBush Kangaroo”?
It certainly is :)
I was 15 years old in 1959 and crazy for rock&roll music, always as a hunter of any rock&rolling Radio waves over the World. Now 80 years old. Best regards from Canary Islands.
Desde principios de los 70 soy coleccionista de LP´s entre otros formatos . Sobre todo de Rock & Roll (la música más GRANDE que ha existido) ¿en que isla vives? EL Roque Nublo ya sabemos donde queda ;-)
@@orlymg1985 That big ol island down under, just head south and listen out for the laughing bird sounds :)