1950’s Hollywood Movie Memories – New Competition And New Markets
youth-oriented market by providing them with both stories and stars they could relate to.
Motion pictures were specifically produced to include the popularity of Rock and Roll music in their story lines and literally on the screen. Many of the most popular singers and singing groups of this time would appear in these films much to the delight of the younger fan. An example being Rock Around the Clock, featuring disc jockey Allan Freed, Bill Haley and His Comets (performing the title song), The Platters, and more. Don’t Knock the Rock, a response to the older generations lack of acceptance of rock and roll music. There were biographical films like The Buddy Holly Story, and La Bamba which told the story of the careers of both Buddy Holly and Richie Valens as well as their tragic ending along with fellow star The Big Bopper in a 1959 plane crash.
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