Costarring in the film are jimmy clanton, sandy stewart, and chuck berry. Hung on the loose storyline of king of rocknroll alan freeds search for the next big star are wayout performances by alltime greats chuck. Rocknroll promoter alan freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star, then must find the elusive, mystery contestant jimmy clanton who doesnt know he has won. For a sloppily made, dramatically inept, cinematically crude film, go, johnny go. Rocknroll promoter alan freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star to be called johnny melody, then must find the elusive. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Little queenie is a song written and recorded by chuck berry. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing go, johnny, go. Go johnny go 1959 is a good movie needs to releases in bluray and dvd soon. Electrifying 1950s rock and roll movie produced by and starring the legendary alan freed.
This record was mastered on april 1, 1959, two months ahead of the. Stream tracks and playlists from go johnny go on your desktop or mobile device. Goode with the lyrics rewritten to be about other famous guys named john. Gojohnnygo has been selling music stuff via mail since 1982. Since his time with waters, johnny winter has recorded several grammynominated. Chuck berry performed this song in the rock and roll film. All the girls that come through johnny end up with pussies wider and more stretched out than they ever thought possible. Fantastic alan freed movie with a galaxy of 1950s rock and roll stars. The new teen idol, johnny melody jimmy clanton, is surrounded by rare performances by rocks founding fathers, including chuck berry, eddie cochran, ritchie valens his only screen appearance, jackie wilson, the cadillacs and many others. It was released in 1959 as a double aside single with almost grown and included on chuck berry is on top 1959, berrys first compilation album. He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track oh, the engineer would see him sittin in the shade strummin with the rhythm that the drivers made the people passing by, they would stop and say oh my, but that little country boy could. The legendary cock hiding in this dudes trousers are sure to satisfy more than just the average skank from the alley down the street, and hes up for every challenge in 1 2 3 go johnny go.
Go, johnny go, poster for the alan freed 1959 rock n roll movie featuring 10 stars including chuck berry bhtr48 from alamys. Go, johnny, go 1959 jimmy clanton stars as johnny melody, a poor orphan boy who makes it big through a talent search held by alan freed. Go, johnny go, poster for the alan freed 1959 rock n roll movie. Atown players mixzo featuring envyi player cant you see x 2 bw its about time x 2. Goode is een single uit 1958, gecomponeerd en gezongen door chuck berry. Watch the video for go johnny go from eruptions greatest hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. And i been looking 4 this movie 4 years dvd and cant find. Rocknroll promoter alan freed holds a talent search to develop a. The hardships, ironies and humour en route to the big time are supposed to provide the basis for the story, but the music is the only thing thats worthwhile.
The films working titles were johnny melody, the swinging story of johnny melody and the swinging story. Go johnny go 1959 hal roach film with jimmy clanton at left and. Gojohnnygo po box 10512 st paul, mn 55110 contact info. Along the way he meets a cool chick sandy stewart, falls in love, and gets. Best known for his late 1960s and 1970s highenergy blues rock albums and live performances, winter also produced three grammy awardwinning albums for blues legend muddy waters. A world of rockabilly, psychobilly, surf, swing and 1950s rock n roll delivered to your door. Actress barbara wooddells surname is misspelled woodell in the cast credits. Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating. Jimmy clanton stars as johnnie melody, an unwanted teenager from an orphanage who sends a demo record to disc jockey alan freed and rises to rock and roll fame. Some sources list the title as go johnny go, without punctuation.
Alan freed transforms a young musician into a teen idol named johnny melody. A rock music promoter freed himself, rock n rolls first impresario goes in search of a mystery contestant who won his starmaking talent contest. Goode he use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack or sit beneath the trees by the railroad track. At the end of another successful rocknroll concert at loews state theater, groundbreaking disc jockey alan freed alan freed announces a talent search.
Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade, strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made. Theres not a hole he hasnt pounded out and conquered, so see for yourself. Raucous records is the longest established 1950s rock n roll, rockabilly and psychobilly cd, dvd and vinyl specialist on the internet. John dawson johnny winter iii born february 23, 1944 died july 16, 2014 was an american blues guitarist, singer, and producer. It isnt a classic, by any means, but it is a worthwhile middleweight entry in the field of jukebox movies. Trailer for the 1959 rock n roll movie go johnny go. As peary points out, this rock musical has a paperthin story, static direction by lew landers, and an overly rude, chiponhisshoulder portrayal by clanton, which makes one think johnny doesnt deserve a. Fidel castro becomes the president of cuba alaska and hawaii become the 49th and 50th states of the united states february 3 american musicians, buddy holly, richie valens, and the big bopper are killed in a plane crash on their way to a concert march 9 the first barbie dolls are issued octoberthe 1959 mexico hurricane hits western mexico. Go johnny go 1959 hal roach film with jimmy clanton at left and ritchie valens b3kmj1 from alamys library of millions of high.
The film has also been released as johnny melody, the swinging story and the swinging story of johnny melody. Our oneman house band plays the chuck berry classic johnny b. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The title was inspired by jimmy clantons popular single go, jimmy, go as well as the refrain from chuck berrys hit song johnny b. A disc jockey alan freed creates teen idol johnny melody jimmy clanton.
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