Rock Music on Film (Concerts and Docs)
Viewer's Guide 1955-86 by Linda Sandahl (Concerts and Documentaries)
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- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsAnni-Frid LyngstadBenny AnderssonBjörn UlvaeusAn incompetent radio DJ tries to get an interview with the Swedish pop group during their famous week-long 1977 tour of Australia.
- DirectorRichard Gilbert AbramsonMichael VarholStarsEarl ScruggsJoan BaezThe ByrdsConcert tribute to famed country music man Earl Scruggs, featuring bluegrass and country music, including performances by the Byrds and Joan Baez.
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsJoan BaezGene ClarkMike ClarkeLive performances by some of the top rock-and-roll acts of the mid 60s. Includes Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Ike and Tina Turner, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, and several more.
- DirectorTony PalmerStarsLeonard CohenDonna WashburnRon CorneliusThe gravel-voiced songsmith moodily strolls through the byways of various European venues and is seen in concert performing.
- DirectorCurtis ClarkStarsBill HaleyRay CampiMatchboxThis documentary shows the revival of British rock n' roll as it follows a weekend pilgrimage of Teddy Boys, Rockabilly Rebels and Rockers. Bands performing include Bill Haley and the Comets, Crazy Cavan & the Rhythm Rockers, Matchbox, Flying Saucers, Freddie Fingers Lee, Ray Campi and his Rockabilly Rebels.
- DirectorKeefStarsBob MarleyBob Marley and the Wailers perform a live concert at the Rainbow (London, England) June 1977.
- DirectorRingo StarrStarsMarc BolanRingo StarrMickey FinnDocumentary about T. Rex includes concert footage and staged sequences. Sir Ringo Starr's directorial work is mindful of touches used on Magical Mystery Tour (1967).
- DirectorBaird BryantJohanna DemetrakasStarsJoan BaezCarol Ann CisnerosDavid CrosbyA film of the 1969 music festival held in Big Sur, California, with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, John Sebastian and others.
- DirectorScott SternbergStarsChuck BerryTina TurnerIngrid Berry
- DirectorSaul SwimmerStarsGeorge HarrisonBob DylanRavi ShankarThe first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise humanitarian relief funds for the refugees of Bangladesh of 1971 war.
- DirectorLech KowalskiStarsStiv BatorsTerry ChimesThe ClashDocumentary chronicaling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Also concert and news footage.
- DirectorJoe MassotStarsThe BeatThe BodysnatchersThe SelecterDocumentary on Britain's 2 Tone Ska Era from the late seventies to the early eighties.
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDavid BowieCarlos AlomarSteve ElsonDavid Bowie performs his 'Serious Moonlight Tour' in Vancouver, 12th August 1983.
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsBette MidlerJocelyn BrownUla HedwigMovie comedy queen Bette Midler reigns supreme in this rocking, rolling concert movie bash. The Divine Miss M at her trashiest, flashiest, heavenly best!
- DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsBob DylanAlbert GrossmanBob NeuwirthDocumentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsPhilip BaileyJohnny GrahamRalph JohnsonA live concert, recorded at the end of 1981 during their world tour promoting the album Raise! Band members on stage are: Maurice White (vocals, percussion, kalimba), Verdine White (bass, background vocals), Philip Bailey (vocals, percussion), Larry Dunn (keyboards, vocoder, assisting special stage effects), Fred White (drums), Ralph Johnson (background vocals, percussion), Johnny Graham (guitar), Andrew Woolfolk (saxophone, tenor saxophone), Roland Bautista (guitar), Beloyd Taylor (background vocals, percussion), Louis Satterfield (trombone), Don Myrick (saxophone), Michael Harris (trumpet). During this show, a selection of some of the band's important songs are featured (In The Stone, Shining Star, Fantasy, That's The Way Of The World etc) along with an elaborate stage show including laser effects.
- DirectorRobert AbelPierre AdidgeStarsElvis PresleyBill BaizeEstell BrownConcert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.
- DirectorDenis SandersStarsElvis PresleyJames BurtonGlen D. HardinAfter years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970. Now, see the backstage footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of the most intimate looks at Elvis captured on film.
- DirectorRex PykeStarsEric ClaptonGeorge HarrisonElton JohnEric Clapton and his band toured Europe by train in 1978, and a documentary called "Eric Clapton and his Rolling Hotel" was filmed, but never released. Clapton put his band in a three-carriage train, originally at the disposal of Hermann Goering during the Nazi years in Germany, and traveled from town to town on the continent, from one concert to the next. It was an easy way to transport and house the band and equipment, and it offered ample opportunity for interviews, groups interactions, and filming. Clapton talks about his music and his works and peaks the viewers interest with stories about musicians like Hendrix and George Harrison. The interviews are supplemented with performances by Muddy waters, Elton John and George Harrison, as well as Clapton and his band. Tracks featured are Cocaine, Further On Up The Road, Lay Down Sally, Tulsa Time, Worried Life Blues, Early in the Morning, Badge, Wonderful Tonight, Key to the Highway, Double Trouble, Crossroads and Layla.
- DirectorMurray LernerStarsJoan BaezHorton BarkerFiddler BeersBlack and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan, who's acoustic and electric. Son House and Mike Bloomfield talk about the blues; John Hurt, Howlin' Wolf, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee show their range. The Osborne Brothers perform bluegrass. Donovan, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Mimi and Richard Fariña, and others less well-known also perform. Several talk musical philosophy, and there's a running commentary about the nature and appeal of folk music.
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsBill GrahamMarty BalinElvin BishopA dozen rock groups are shown playing in the final five nights of shows leading up the closing of Fillmore West on July 4, 1971.
- DirectorAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesCharlotte ZwerinStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick TaylorWhen three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
- DirectorPeter NealNicolas RoegStarsArthur BrownBill HarkinTerry ReidThe atmosphere and events of the second Glastonbury Festival, held in 1971.
- DirectorJerry GarciaStarsJerry GarciaDonna GodchauxKeith GodchauxThe Grateful Dead performs live at Winterland in San Francisco in October 1974.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMalcolm McLarenSid ViciousSteve JonesFilmmaker Julien Temple chronicles the Sex Pistols' tumultuous rise to fame, as told by their manager, Malcolm McLaren.
- DirectorJames P. LewisStarsDennis BrownAlthea ForrestNatty GarfieldReggae documentary of the One Love Peace Concert held in Kingston, Jamaica in 1978. In addition to the music, this film features the return to Jamaica of Bob Marley after a 16-month hiatus following an attempt on his life.
- DirectorJohn LennonYoko OnoStarsFred AstaireJohn LennonYoko OnoA surreal, half-fiction, half real life footage of a day in the life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, composed to music from John's historic 'Imagine' album and Yoko's 'Fly'.
- DirectorMike GargiuloStarsThe Isley BrothersCold GritsPatti AustinHighlights of a concert filmed at Yankee Stadium in New York City on June 21, 1969.
- DirectorHoward AlkStarsJanis JoplinPeter AlbinSam AndrewThe life and music of Janis Joplin.
- DirectorJoe BoydJohn HeadGary WeisStarsArthur AllenAlbert AllenStella BenabonMade shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
- DirectorRobert ElfstromStarsJohnny CashJune Carter CashAnita CarterA fly on the wall account that follows the near legendary singer on tour in the US during the late sixties. Crammed with superb music footage the film also takes time out to relax with the man behind the most famous voice in Country music.
- DirectorNeil YoungStarsBuffalo SpringfieldDavid CrosbyCyril DelevantiDon't look for a narrative, it's an Art Film. A series of vignettes referencing the South and a commentary on religion as opiate. See it for the live footage of Buffalo Springfield and CSNY.
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsRoger DaltreyPete TownshendKeith MoonInterviews, TV clips and concert footage make up this comprehensive profile of The Who, Britain's premiere rock band.
- DirectorRollin BinzerStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick TaylorA concert film taken from two Rolling Stones concerts during their 1972 North American tour.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobbie RobertsonMuddy WatersNeil YoungA film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
- DirectorMichael Lindsay-HoggStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonThe filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.
- DirectorRobert AbelSidney LevinStarsChuck BerryLittle RichardFats DominoThis lively documentary celebrates 1950s rock 'n' roll, both through archival clips of the era and concert footage filmed during the '70s. Although the musicians have aged, the performances are remarkably vibrant, with many acts in fine form. Among the many artists featured are Bill Haley and the Comets, Fats Domino, the Shirelles, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. In one of the film's highlights, Diddley and Berry take the stage together to the applause of a rapt audience.
- DirectorHal AshbyStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsCharlie WattsThe Rolling Stones' shows in Tempe, Arizona and East Rutherford, New Jersey during their 1981 US tour.
- DirectorPeter CliftonStarsMick JaggerChuck BerryLittle RichardFilmed record of a major rock and roll festival held at Wembley Stadium, London, in August 1972.
- DirectorPierre AdidgeStarsJoe CockerLeon RussellChris StaintonJoe Cocker and Leon Russell perform live at the Fillmore East and Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
- DirectorFrançois ReichenbachStarsTim BarnesJohn BlakeleyBonnie BramlettDocumentary of a 154-person bus and truck tour that set out to spread the gospel of flower power to the hinterlands of the U.S.
- DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsOtis ReddingJimi HendrixRavi ShankarA film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.
- DirectorClark SanteeStarsLou ReedRobert QuineFernando SaundersA Lou Reed concert at the Bottom Line in New York City, 1983. Tracklist: Sweet Jane, I'm Waiting For The Man, Martial Law, Don't Talk To Me About Work, Women, Waves of Fear, Walk on the Wild Side, Turn Out the Lights, New Age, Kill Your Sons, Satellite of Love, White Light / White Heat, Rock And Roll.
- DirectorDanny GoldbergAnthony PotenzaJulian SchlossbergStarsAvis Davis BandJackson BrowneRosemary ButlerA live concert film documenting the September 1979 "No Nukes" concert at Madison Square Garden. Includes performances by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers and Bruce Springsteen.
- DirectorNicholas FergusonStarsKeith EmersonGreg LakeCarl PalmerEmerson, Lake & Palmer perform 'Pictures At An Exhibition' live at London's Lyceum in December 1970.
- DirectorAdrian MabenStarsDavid GilmourRoger WatersRichard WrightLive versions of the songs, filmed in an old Pompeii amphitheater. Songs included are Echoes (split into 2 parts), Careful with that axe, Eugene, A saucerful of secrets, One of those days, Set the controls for the heart of the sun, Mademoiselle nobbs (Seamus, but with Rick's dog on vocals). "Careful" and "Set the controls" are shot at night with minimal lighting, setting a beautiful mood. And the live Saucerful just has to be seen, with Waters jumping around in the sunlight banging the huge gong. The 80-minute version features studio footage from the recordings of Dark side of the Moon, with alternate versions of Us and them, On the run and Brain Damage, as well as interviews with the band.
- DirectorFrederic GoodeStarsMatt MonroJimmy SavileSusan MaughanNo plot here, just a collection of lip-synched videos from some of the bands that were part of the "British Invasion" in 1964: The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Peter and Gordon, and the Spencer Davis Group (with Steve Winwood). The film also features bookend live performances by The Beatles.
- DirectorPeter CliftonStarsThe AnimalsThe Bee GeesEric BurdonOver two dozen top-name acts make this 'audio/visual rock thing' come to life in a rock and roll journey that moves all over, from Katmandu to London's Royal Albert Hall; an in-depth, backstage interview with The Rolling Stones' leader Mick Jagger, Plus Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Joe Cocker and many others, along with other features including a Twiggy fashion show.
- DirectorChuck WeinStarsJimi HendrixBob AmackerBaron BingenA documentary about various singers, musicians, artists, astrologers, etc., who attended a "New Age" gathering in Maui, Hawaii.
- DirectorHorace OvéDocumentary focusing on a Reggae festival/concert held at Wembley Stadium in 1970 featuring the Pyramids, Pioneers, Black Faith, Millie, Maytals, Desmond Dekker. Includes interviews with disk jockey Mike Raven and producer Graham Goodall who review the history and development of reggae. The documentary is a mixture of concert footage and film of black youths as they walk on there way to the concert, several of them are interviewed on there views of Reggae. One of the first ever documentaries about Reggae music.
- DirectorStefan PaulStarsJimmy CliffInner CircleBob Marley
- DirectorJack O'ConnellStarsToday MaloneHerb CaenR.G. DavisA documentary that explores the counterculture of San Francisco in the mid-1960's. In HD.
- DirectorPatrick MontgomeryPamela PageStarsElvis PresleyLittle RichardChuck BerryA History of Rock and Roll from its origins up to the early 1960's.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsHall & OatesDaryl HallJohn Oates
- DirectorJack PriestleyStarsPaul McCartneyLinda McCartneyDenny LaineIn 1975 and 1976 Paul McCartney and Wings undertook the epic Wings over the World tour, the largest scale tour they would ever undertake as a band. From this tour came both the legendary "Wings over America" triple live album and the concert film "Rockshow". Although filmed on this tour at the enormous Kingdome in Seattle, "Rockshow", originally a cut down version of the concert, was not premiered until November 1980 in New York and April 1981 in London. It was released on Betamax and later on laserdisc. Now for the first time the complete full length concert is being made available fully restored from the original 35mm film and with restored & remastered sound, including a 5.1 mix for the first time. This is Paul McCartney and Wings live on stage in a concert that is destined to live forever!
- DirectorJeremy MarreStarsThe AbyssiniansDennis BrownJimmy CliffRoots Rock Reggae depicts an unforgettable moment in Jamaica's history when music defined the island's struggles and immortalised its heroes.
- DirectorStanley DorfmanStarsJeff BeckKing Charles IIIEric Clapton
- DirectorNeil YoungStarsNeil YoungRalph MolinaFrank 'Pancho' SampedroDocumentary covering Neil Young's October 22, 1978 concert performance at the Cow Palace.
- DirectorStan LathanStarsCannonball AdderleyJerry ButlerSammy Davis Jr.Documentary about a concert held in Chicago in 1972.
- DirectorRoger GraefStarsPaul AbrahamsRowan AtkinsonChris BeetlesA series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of mostly British performers. Featuring several Monty Python members, Rowan Atkinson, and Peter Cook.
- DirectorDavid HoffmanHarry WilandStarsJoan BaezThomas BeitardTito ButlerB.B. King & Joan Baez and other great artists came to New York's Maximum Security Prison, Sing Sing, and gave one of the best shows of their lives. B.B. called it one of his greatest performances. New York's Daily News called it one of the greatest moments in live entertainment.
- DirectorPeter CliftonJoe MassotStarsRobert PlantJimmy PageJohn Paul JonesThe line forms here for the world's greatest and possibly most influential band--Led Zeppelin. This mesmerizing movie built around Zep's famed 1973 concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden is convincing proof why.
- DirectorDenis SandersStarsWillie BoboRoberta FlackEddie HarrisFootage of a concert held in Ghana to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the independence of that country.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDavid ByrneBernie WorrellAlex WeirConsidered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsSean LynchMick JaggerBrian JonesWhile The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, Godard reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
- DirectorDave RobinsonStarsSuggsMark BedfordLee ThompsonAutobiographical account of the cult 80's British pop group Madness, with members of the group playing themselves, charting their rise from humble beginnings as pub band The Invaders to chart success and their first overseas tour. The film follows the ups and downs of individual members of the group, and features all of their early hits including "The Prince", "One Step Beyond", "Baggy Trousers" and "Night Boat to Cairo".
- DirectorPeter WhiteheadStarsAlan AldridgeJulie ChristieDavid HockneyPeter Whitehead's disjointed Swinging London documentary, subtitled "A Pop Concerto," comprises a number of different "movements," each depicting a different theme underscored by music.
- DirectorMel StuartStarsThe DramaticsThe Staple SingersKim WestonDocumentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.
- DirectorMichael WadleighStarsJoan BaezRichie HavensRoger DaltreyOscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.
- DirectorPeter NealStarsSteve HoweJon AndersonAlan WhiteThe ultimate for fans of Progressive Rock legends - Yes - the feature film of their 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre.
- DirectorBarry FeinsteinStarsLuana AndersPaul ButterfieldDel CloseA montage of the weird, a freak-out film that appeared when the expression was in fashion and in flower, along with the flower people. The film was one of the first exponents of the mobile camera-rock track-optical effect school of filmmaking, and it is much a document as it is a documentary. A repellent and fascinating depiction of the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, along with Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco and the East Village in New York. Tiny Tim amounts to something resembling a recurring motif and narrator.