Blue Suede Shoes (film)
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| Directed by | Curtis Clark |
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| Distributed by | Kendon Films Ltd. |
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Running time | 97 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Blue Suede Shoes is a 1980 music documentary film by Curtis Clark that combines archival film of early American rock 'n' roll pioneers of the 1950s (with footage of Bill Haley's 1957 British tour, a Eddie Cochran TV appearance and late 1960s concert footage of Gene Vincent) and British singers Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele with material recorded at a 1979 rock 'n' roll revival weekender featuring bands and people following the scene (including Teddy Boys, motorcycle greasers and rockabilly adherents.[1]
Synopsis
The documentary includes archive material from the 1950s plus later concert footage from Gene Vincent (1970) and Bill Haley (1978 London concert). The film includes footage from a revival weekend at a holiday camp in Great Yarmouth, England. The weekend footage includes footage of shows by various bands of the period and after.
Featured musicians
- Bill Haley
- Ray Campi
- Freddie 'Fingers' Lee
- Kevin Carey
- Eddie Cochran
- Cliff Richard
- Tommy Steele
- Gene Vincent