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| The History of Rock 'n' Roll | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music, Documentary |
| Created by | Andrew Solt, Quincy Jones |
| Narrated by | Gary Busey |
| Ending theme | "Rock and Roll Music" |
| Composer | Chuck Berry |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Andrew Solt Productions Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment Telepictures Productions Time-Life Video & Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Prime Time Entertainment Network |
| Release | March 6, 1995[1] |
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll is a ten episode television documentary mini-series produced by Time-Life. It originally aired on the Prime Time Entertainment Network from March to May in 1995. All parts were later released on VHS, DVD, and reran on TLC and VH1, the latter which showed all ten parts in the last 10 weeks of the year 1999 on Friday night as part of a countdown to the year 2000. The series covers Rock Music from the 1950s to the 1990s and features over 200 exclusive interviews with many well-known artists and other music industry figures.[2]
Coincidentally in the same year as "The History of Rock 'n' Roll" first screened another 10-part documentary series, "Rock & Roll" (aka "Dancing in the Street" in the UK), was co-produced for PBS and the BBC, and which also covered the background of rock music.
- ^ Russell, Deborah (1995-01-21). "Warner Bows Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
- ^ "Time-Life History of Rock 'n' Roll Interviews - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum | Library and Archives | Catalog".
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