Chuck Berry Performs "You Can't Catch Me"

Vanguard Productions1956

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland, United States

Chuck Berry Performs "You Can't Catch Me" in Rock, Rock, Rock!, a 1956 black-and-white film starring Cleveland disc jockey and "the King of Rock 'n' Roll" Alan Freed as himself, tells the story of a teenage girl trying to gather the money she needs to buy a gown for an upcoming dance. A number of performances -- including those by Hall of Fame inductees Chuck Berry, LaVern Baker, the Flamingos, Frankie Lymon and the Teengers and the Moonglows -- move the picture along and provide its rock and roll soundtrack.

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  • Title: Chuck Berry Performs "You Can't Catch Me"
  • Creator: Vanguard Productions
  • Date Created: 1956
  • Subject Keywords: African American musicians, Rhythm and blues music, Rock music, Musical films--Excerpts
  • External Link: Chuck Berry Inductee Profile
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