8/10
Mister Rock and Roll is the second film featuring the late Little Richard I just reviewed on this site
12 May 2020
Yesterday, I watched Don't Knock the Rock which featured the recently passed Little Richard singing "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally". Today, I just watched this which had him singing "Lucille". Even though that was his only song in this particular movie, he still stands out mainly because of his overall appearance among those of other musical performers like those of Brook Benton, Clyde McPhatter, La Vern Baker, Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers, and even Chuck Berry, the only other performer who only performs one set. One legendary musician who came before all of them, Lionel Hampton, seems to fit right in among them especially when he plays the vibraphone. All of them and more are introed by the legendary DJ Alan Freed who often plays himself in these movies and has introed many of them before and after in other films (Chuck Berry appears in many of them of which I previously reviewed on this site a few years ago when he passed). This one doesn't have too much of a plot-just a few scenes about how awful Rock 'n' Roll is among the older generation-as this is presented more in a revue-type format. For that reason, I definitely recommend Mister Rock and Roll!
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