Jamboree (1957)

David King-Wood, Jean Martin, Tony Travis, Aaron Schroeder, Frankie Avalon ... see more  , Paul Carr , Dick Clark , Connie Francis , Chris Howland , Buddy Knox , Kay Medford , Joe Smith , Dick Whittinghill , Joe Williams , Count Basie , Fats Domino , Carl Perkins , Freda Halloway , Jerry Lee Lewis , Robert Pastine , Zenas Sears , Ray Perkins , Jack Jackson , Howard Miller

Jamboree adheres to the usual formula of late-1950s rock&roll films: A plethora of musical numbers linked together by the wispiest of plotlines. Kay Medford heads the cast as manipulative showbiz agen... read more t Grace Shaw. Hoping to land pop singer Pete Porter (Paul Carr), Grace connives to break up Pete's romance with female vocalist Honey Wynn (Freda Holloway). But who cares? The audience came to see such musical faves as Fats Domino, Count Basie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jodie Sands, Ron Coby, Slim Whitman, Carl Perkins, Frankie Avalon, Charlie Gracie and the Four Coins. As a promotional tie-in, Jamboree also features appearances by 21 of North America's top rock-and-roll deejays. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005

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