| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast as an episode of the American masters television program. |
| Contents |
Musical performances: That's all right / Paul McCartney -- Honey don't / Ben Folds Five -- Rock n' roll Ruby / Mark Knopfler -- I walk the line / Live -- My bucket's got a hole in it / Robert Plant & Jimmy Page -- Blue suede shoes / Johnny Hallyday -- Who will the next fool be / Zucchero -- Cry, cry, cry / Third Eye Blind -- Drinkin' wine spo-dee-o-dee / Malcolm Yelvington and Kid Rock -- Lonely weekend / Matchbox Twenty. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Bob Richman ; editor, David Zieff. |
| Summary |
A look at Sun Records, the Memphis record company that defined American music. Includes interviews with the company's founder, Sam Phillips, rare footage of original Sun artists Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Sunny Burgess, Billy Lee Riley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Rich, and performances of classic Sun hits by contemporary artists. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby digital, 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo., Region 1 encoding. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Sun Records.
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Music trade -- United States -- History.
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Sound recording executives and producers -- United States.
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Popular music -- United States -- 1951-1960 -- History and criticism.
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Popular music -- 2001-2010.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Documentary films
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| Added Author |
Rosser, Brandon. Producer.
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Sinofsky, Bruce. Producer. Director.
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Phillips, Sam, 1923-2003- Interviewee.
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McCartney, Paul. Performer.
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Knopfler, Mark. Performer.
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Plant, Robert. Performer.
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Page, Jimmy. Performer.
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Hallyday, Johnny, 1943- Performer.
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Fornaciari, Zucchero Sugar. Performer.
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Yelvington, Malcolm. Performer.
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Kid Rock (Rapper) Performer.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Producer.
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Middle Fork Productions. Producer.
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SLM Productions. Producer.
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Image Entertainment (Firm) Publisher.
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Ben Folds Five. Performer.
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Live (Musical group) Performer.
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Third Eye Blind (Musical group) Performer.
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Matchbox Twenty (Musical group) Performer.
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| Added Title |
Legacy of Sun Records |
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Good rocking tonight |
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American masters (Television program)
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| Standard No. |
014381170122 |
| Music No. |
ID1701MFDVD Image Entertainment |
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