It will be a rocking good time this Christmas as The
Sprocket Vault announced this week that director Paul Landres’ tribute to
legendary Rock ‘N Roll promoter Alan Freed, Go, Johnny, Go!, has been
remastered and restored and is now available on DVD.
Theatrical concert films in the 1950s were popular, but
American Bandstand and TV household penetration had finally reached critical
mass, so a new “hook” was needed … Go, Johnny, Go! uses a dramatic
story of a talent search to basically string a series of filmed concert
performances together and it worked.
Especially poignant is Ritchie Valens appearance, he had
died in the plane crash earlier in the year with Buddy Holly and The Big
Bopper.
As a bonus, a trio of film historians — Richard M. Roberts,
Randy Skretvedt and Brent Walker — provide commentary.
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