The rock music scene of the early 1970s--the Rolling Stones, the Stampeders, Whiskey Howl, Alice Cooper--they're all here! Along with classic footage from concerts and recording sessions, Rock-A-Bye looks behind the scenes at record companies and radio studios. The stars also have their say. Ronnie Hawkins chats from the back seat of a Rolls, and Zal Yanovsky of The Lovin' Spoonful tells hilarious anecdotes of his rise to fame, which lasted only 18 months. The camera also goes into a small New York club where Muddy Waters sings and plays guitar, the bluesman who inspired so many great rock musicians. The film ends with Alice Cooper, the first shock rocker, singing "Dead Babies" with a doll and a hatchet. This classic, entertaining rockumentary captures an era!
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Cast
15 people
Mick Jagger
Self
Known for
Freejack
Performance.
Muddy Waters
Self
Also in
Muddy Waters - Journeyman Blues - Live
Muddy Waters Rhythm & Blues Band Festival Concert Dortmund
Colin Low
Douglas Rain
Narrator
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
Sleeper
George Pearson
Jacques Bensimon
Alice Cooper
Self
Known for
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Suck
Kim Berly
Kim Berly
Ronnie Hawkins
Self
Known for
Heaven's Gate
Snake Eater
Michael Pickett
Michael Pickett
Duke Roberts
DJ
The Rolling Stones
Themselves
Jacques Bensimon Director
First release January 1, 1973 · Produced in Canada
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · January 1, 1973
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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