10/10
Let the Good Times Roll is the fourth film featuring the late Chuck Berry that I'm reviewing in his memory
21 March 2017
Having just reviewed The London Rock and Roll Show-a concert film featuring such great '50s musicians as Bill Haley and the Comets, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry-here they all are for an American version from about the same period, along with Danny and the Juniors, The Five Satins, Chubby Checker, The Shirelles, The Coasters, and Fats Domino who's from New Orleans in my home state of Louisiana. Little Richard is perhaps the most energetic of the performers. He certainly got a rise out of the crowd, some of whom had to be handled by the police in the audience. Chuck begins and ends the show with his highlight being his jamming duet with Diddley. Lots of split screen angles with photos and movie and TV images of the '50s period being spread throughout along with various adults of the time saying what a danger Rock 'n' Roll was with the only exception being that of Alan Freed at the beginning. So on that note, Let the Good Times Roll is highly recommended.
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