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The Rock V Roll Years

BBC One
on BBC One London

1960
The series which revisits the years when rock 'n' roll began, connecting the events with the music via newsreels, headlines, movies, broadcasts and rock performance footage.
The news - trouble flares up in Algeria, the massacre in Sharpeville, the Russians shoot down two US spy planes, stiletto heels make an appearance and Kennedy is elected President.
The music ADAM FAITH,
DUANE EDDY AND THE REBELS,
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE
SHADOWS, the EVERLY
BROTHERS and ROY ORBISON. Videotape editor DAVE RIXON Research SUE GAGAN
Producer SUE MALUNSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Duane Eddy
Unknown:
Roy Orbison.
Source: Radio Times

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