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Rock & Roll (miniseries)

Rock & Roll
Rock & Roll title card.jpg
Also known as 'Dancing in the Street: a Rock and Roll History (U.K. title)
Genre Documentary
Narrated by Liev Schreiber
Opening theme "Purple Haze" performed by Jimi Hendrix
Country of origin
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Executive producer(s) Elizabeth Deane
Producer(s) Hugh Thomson
Production company(s)
Budget US$8 million
Release
Original network PBS
Picture format [
Original release September 24 (1995-09-24) – September 28, 1995 (1995-09-28)
Dancing in the Street: a Rock and Roll History
Dancing in the Street title card.jpg
Also known as 'Rock & Roll (U.S. title)
Genre Documentary
Narrated by Sean Barrett
Opening theme "Dancing in the Street" performed by Martha and the Vandellas
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Executive producer(s) Elizabeth Deane
Producer(s) Hugh Thomson
Production company(s)
Budget US$8 million
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release June 15 (1996-06-15) – August 17, 1996 (1996-08-17)

Rock & Roll (U.S. title)/Dancing in the Street: a Rock and Roll History (U.K. title) is a 1995 American-British documentary miniseries about the history of rock and roll music produced by the BBC and WGBH.

Music critic Robert Palmer served as chief consultant on the series.

The series received a Peabody Award.


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