Camel Rock & Roll Dance Party

About this film

These broadcasts are among the last regularly-scheduled live performances of popular music on radio. Featuring Count Basie & his orchestra in the earlier broadcasts. Later broadcasts featured Sam "The Man" Taylor & his orchestra with Big Al Sears. Sponsored by Camel cigarettes. April 7, 1956 - Was the first ever regularly scheduled network rock 'n' roll broadcast - Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party - with Alan Freed premiered on CBS Radio.

Directors & creators

dont1961

Subjects

Alan Freed;Count Basie;Joe Williams;Sunny Gale;The Rover Boys;The Chordettes;Tony Bennett;Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers;LaVerne Baker;Faye Adams;The Robins;The Jacks;The Nilsson Twins;The Flairs;The Treniers;Al Sears;Dorrie Ann Grey;The Penguins;Etta James;The Clovers;The Cadillacs;Clyde McPhatter;Della Reese;Sugar & Spice;The Platters;The Drifters;The Moonglows;The Valentines;Chuck Willis;Ivory Joe Hunter;The Five Keys;Gloria Mann;The Three Chuckles;Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps;Johnny Burnette Trio;Otis Williams & The Charms;The Cleftones;The Four Fellows;Chuck Berry;Flamingos;Big Maybelle;Jimmy Cavallo & The House Rockers;Bill Haley & His Comets;Mabel King

View on archive.org ↗