
The Rockabilly Legends: A Tribute to My Friends
This feature documentary is the story of how Rockabilly was born and its lasting impact. It features never before seen performance footage, photographs, and exclusive interviews with the founding fathers of Rockabilly music - Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, and many others. The documentary includes commentary from producers, band members, studio musicians, family members, friends, and music historians who knew and worked with these legends of Rockabilly. Jerry Naylor, former lead singer of the Crickets after the death of Buddy Holly, is the producer and host of this tribute to his friends, the legends of Rockabilly. "They called it Rockabilly before they called it Rock n Roll," - Carl Perkins.
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Released
- 2007
Details
Release year: 2007
Storyline
This feature documentary is the story of how Rockabilly was born and its lasting impact. It features never before seen performance footage, photographs, and exclusive interviews with the founding fathers of Rockabilly music - Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, and many others. The documentary includes commentary from producers, band members, studio musicians, family members, friends, and music historians who knew and worked with these legends of Rockabilly. Jerry Naylor, former lead singer of the Crickets after the death of Buddy Holly, is the producer and host of this tribute to his friends, the legends of Rockabilly. "They called it Rockabilly before they called it Rock n Roll," - Carl Perkins.
Top credits
- Jerry Naylor — Self - Host
- Red Robinson — Self