Rock & Roll | |
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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 |
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Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Executive producer(s) | Elizabeth Deane |
Producer(s) | Hugh Thomson |
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Budget | US$8 million |
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Original network | PBS |
Picture format | [ |
Original release | September 24 | – September 28, 1995
Dancing in the Street: a Rock and Roll History | |
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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 |
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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 | – August 17, 1996
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.