Reference Number
ARC-0269
Level of description
collection
Title
Go, Johnny, Go! Production Records (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Collection)
Date
1959-1963
Size
0.07 (Linear feet)
Scope and Contents
Go, Johnny, Go! Production Records is a collection of documents relating to the making of the film Go, Johnny, Go! produced by Hal Roach Studios. Included in the Records is invoices, scripts, correspondence, and account statements. The collection provides documentation of the making of the film, as well as an inside look at production companies in the late-1950s to early 1960s.
Biography / Administrative History
Go, Johnny, Go! was a 1959 rock and roll film starring Alan Freed as a talent scout, searching for a future rock and roll star. The film also stars Jimmy Clanton and Sandy Stewart and features cameos by Chuck Berry, the Cadillacs, Jimmy Cavallo, Eddie Cochran, Flamingos, Harvey Fuqua, Ritchie Valens, and Jackie Wilson.
Notes
Processing Information: Processed by Rachel Somerville, Project Archivist. Completed January 9, 2012. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.
Language Note: English
Citation: [Identification of Item], Go, Johnny, Go! Production Records (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Collection), Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Acquisition Note: Go, Johnny, Go! Production Records was purchased by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on April 7, 2011.
Access
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Use
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
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