Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock

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Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock (2019)

Directed by George Scott

Documentary · 1h 00m

In January 1956, a new pop phenomenon appeared in the UK charts: a British artist playing a guitar. His name was Lonnie Donegan and the song he sang was Rock Island Line. Donegan’s rough-and-ready style was at odds with the polished crooners who dominated the charts. He played the guitar in a way that sounded like anyone could do it. Rock Island Line sounded like nothing else on the radio and it inspired a generation of British youths to pick up guitars and begin a journey that would take them to the top of the American charts.

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Cast

Billy Bragg Himself
P
Peggy Seeger Herself
S
Shirley Collins Herself
C
Chris Barber Himself
H
Hylda Sims Herself
R
Ron Gould Himself
P
Peter Donegan Himself
C
Chas McDevitt Himself
B
Bob Watson Himself
R
Rod Davis Himself
L
Len Garry Himself
S
Stephen Winick Himself

Crew

Director
George Scott
Editor
Phil McDonald
Producer
Celia Moore, Nick De Grunwald

Details

Release date
2019-04-12
Runtime
1h 00m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
1515 Productions