Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song

The Road to Rock 'n' Roll (1x3)

: 31, 2001

For many, rock 'n' roll was born in 1956 - the year Elvis Presley made his debut. In fact, its evolution began in America's Deep South more than 50 years earlier. Unique archive film of legendary performers traces the development and cross-fertilisation of the four musical forms that produced rock 'n' roll - blues, country, gospel and jazz.