Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song The Road to Rock 'n' Roll (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, Music

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Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song

The Road to Rock 'n' Roll (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary, Music

For many, rock 'n' roll was born in 1956 - the year Elvis Presley made his debut. In fact, its evolution began in America's Deep South more than 50 years earlier. Unique archive film of legendary performers traces the development and ...See moreFor many, rock 'n' roll was born in 1956 - the year Elvis Presley made his debut. In fact, its evolution began in America's Deep South more than 50 years earlier. Unique archive film of legendary performers traces the development and cross-fertilization of the four musical forms that produced rock 'n' roll - blues, country, gospel and jazz. See less

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Roy Acuff Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Pat Boone Self Self See fewer	Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Ray Charles Self Self See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Samuel Charters Self Self See fewer	White Lie (1991)
David Evans Self Self See fewer	Gravel Springs Fife and Drum (1971)
Peter Guralnick Self Self See fewer	Untitled Sam Phillips Project
Bill Haley Self Self See fewer	Rock Around the Clock (1956)
Don Helms Self Self See fewer	The Queens of Country (2009)
Son House Self (archive footage) (as Eddie 'Son' House) Self (archive footage) (as Eddie 'Son' House) See fewer	Hard Target (1993)
Louis Jordan Themselves (archive footage) (as Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five) Themselves (archive footage) (as Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
B.B. King Self Self See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Leadbelly Self (archive footage) (as Harry 'Leadbelly' Leadbetter) Self (archive footage) (as Harry 'Leadbelly' Leadbetter) See fewer	The Losers (I) (2010)
Loretta Lynn Self Self See fewer	The New Mutants (2020)
Scotty Moore Self Self See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Van Morrison Self Self See fewer	Belfast (2021)
Larry Nager Self Self See fewer	Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (1993)
Willie Nelson Self Self See fewer	The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Nolan Porterfield Self Self See fewer	Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001)
Elvis Presley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
Keith Richards Self Self See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
David Sanjek Self Self See fewer	Mama Mae: The Life and Music of Mae Boren Axton (2015)
Rufus Thomas Self Self See fewer	War Dogs (2016)
Big Joe Turner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Rainmaker (1997)
Muddy Waters Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Jerry Wexler Self Self See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Hank Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Charles Wolfe Self Self See fewer	American Roots Music (2001)