Go, Johnny, Go!

Go, Johnny, Go!

1959 | 1h 14m | Musical, Performance | TV-G

Brief Synopsis

Rock-n-roll promoter Alan Freed searches for a talent contest's mysterious winner.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Paul Landres

CAST

Jimmy Clanton

Sandy Stewart

Ritchie Valens

Alan Freed

Chuck Berry

PRODUCERS

Information not available.

WRITERS

Gary Alexander

Related Videos

Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Little Queenie
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Chuck Berry in his one straight-up performance in the film, his Little Queenie, with DJ buddy and the man behind the movie, Alan Freed, on drums, in Go, Johnny, Go!, 1959.
Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Jackie Wilson
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Julie (Sandy Stewart) and Johnny (Jimmy Clanton) are interrupted by Jackie Wilson, performing his hit You'd Better Know It, in DJ Alan Freed's rock'n'roll talent showcase Go, Johnny, Go!, 1959.
Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Eddie Cochran
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Alan Freed (the famous DJ, rock promoter and the man behind this movie) introduces Eddie Cochran, performing his own composition, the minor hit Teenage Heaven, in Go, Johnny, Go!, 1959.
Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Memphis, Tennessee
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Aspiring rocker Johnny (Jimmy Clanton) and girlfriend Julie (Sandy Stewart) watch Chuck Berry on TV performing his Memphis, Tennessee, in Alan Freed's Go, Johnny Go!, 1959.
Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Ritchie Valens
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Casually introduced by Chuck Berry and Alan Freed (playing themselves), young Ricardo Valenzuela (a.k.a. Ritchie Valens) performs his own Ooh My Head, in Go, Johnny, Go!, 1959.
Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Open, Title Song
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Chuck Berry in an everything-but-head shot, performing his hit song used as the movie title, in Alan Freed's rock'n'roll showcase Go, Johnny, Go!, 1959, featuring Eddie Cochran, Jackie Wilson and Ritchie Valens.

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