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How They Got Over

  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • 1h 27m
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8.3/10
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How They Got Over (2018)
How African Americans created the upbeat musical form that started out as gospel quartet music and became rock and roll.
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How African Americans created the upbeat musical form that started out as gospel quartet music and became rock and roll.How African Americans created the upbeat musical form that started out as gospel quartet music and became rock and roll.How African Americans created the upbeat musical form that started out as gospel quartet music and became rock and roll.

  • Director
    • Robert Clem
  • Writer
    • Robert Clem
  • Stars
    • J.W. Alexander
    • Ira Tucker
    • Issac Freeman
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
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    • Director
      • Robert Clem
    • Writer
      • Robert Clem
    • Stars
      • J.W. Alexander
      • Ira Tucker
      • Issac Freeman
    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    J.W. Alexander
    • Self - The Pilgrim Travelers, Specialty Records
    • (voice)
    Ira Tucker
    • Self - Dixie Hummingbirds
    • (archive footage)
    Issac Freeman
    • Self - Fairfield Four
    • (archive footage)
    • …
    Iola Pugh
    • Self - The Consolers
    • (archive footage)
    Sullivan Pugh
    • Self - The Consolers
    • (archive footage)
    Jerry Zolten
    Jerry Zolten
    • Self - Producer…
    Joyce Jackson
    • Self - Gospel Quartet Historian
    Opal Louis Nations
    • Self - Writer
    • (as Opal Nations)
    • …
    Bob Marovich
    • Self - Broadcaster
    Bob Beatty
    • Self - Heavenly Gospel Singers
    Otis Clay
    • Self - Gospel
    • (archive footage)
    • …
    Clarence Fountain
    Clarence Fountain
    • Self - Blind Boys of Alabama
    Linwood Heath
    • Self - Disc Jockey
    Dennis Edwards
    Dennis Edwards
    • Self - Temptations
    Spencer Taylor
    • Self - Highway QC's
    Willie Rogers
    • Self - Soul Stirrers
    JoJo Wallace
    • Self - Sensational Nightingales
    Thomas Spann
    • Self - Brooklyn All Stars
    • Director
      • Robert Clem
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      • Robert Clem
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    • Trivia
      Earl Lewis and channels made their way back to the church in the Bronx at Fordham Manor Church and sang " In the Midnight Hour"
    • Quotes

      Clarence Fountain: It was a chorus dat we came out of at school. We picked the best voices we thought dat could sing. We put 'em together and made a quartet. 1944. We said we were gonna hit de road. And you comin' up, you don't know what's ahead of you. All you know is what's behind you. We hit de road and didn't look back.

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    10/10
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    The roots of a world wide phenomenon in music for the past 50+ years now know as rock, pop, r&b, etc. Was birthed in southern U. S. gospel. Great research, interviews, & most importantly quality film footage from 60 to 90 years ago. A common lyrical message: Jesus will be waiting on the other side of the river.
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    • Release date
      • January 28, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock n' Roll
    • Production companies
      • Foundation for New Media
      • Tannen Media Ventures
      • One State Films
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      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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