Blue Suede Shoes (1980)

Directed by

Curtis Clark

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary mixes archival footage of 1950s American rock 'n' roll stars with material from a 1979 revival weekend. It shows performers like Bill Haley and Eddie Cochran alongside British artists and the fans who kept the scene alive, including Teddy Boys and greasers.

energeticnostalgicupbeatlivelycelebratoryvintagefast-paced

What happens

Blue Suede Shoes is a 1980 music documentary film directed by Curtis Clark and produced by Don Boyd with Penny Clark that combines archival film of early American rock 'n' roll pioneers of the 1950s (with footage of Bill Haley's 1957 British tour, an Eddie Cochran television appearance and late 1960s concert footage of Gene Vincent) and British singers Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele with material recorded at a 1979 rock 'n' roll revival weekender featuring bands and people following the scene (including Teddy Boys, motorcycle greasers and rockabilly adherents). The film was part of a £3 million slate of five films produced by Don Boyd. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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