American Masters Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records (Season 16, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Masters

Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records (Season 16, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The film was to pays tribute to the musicians who formed the foundation of Sun Records and rock and roll. They may not have been famous, but they supported stars like Elvis and Johnny Cash.

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49 cast members

Name	Known for
Elvis Presley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
Carl Perkins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Battleship (2012)
Johnny Cash Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
Jerry Lee Lewis Self Self See fewer	Grease (1978)
Sam Phillips Self - Founder, Sun Records Self - Founder, Sun Records See fewer	Boss Level (2020)
Jack Clement Self - Sun Engineer / Songwriter Self - Sun Engineer / Songwriter See fewer	Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Scotty Moore Self - Elvis Presley's Guitarist Self - Elvis Presley's Guitarist See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Billy Lee Riley Self - Sun Artist Self - Sun Artist See fewer	Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Sonny Burgess Self - Sun Artist Self - Sun Artist See fewer	A Dirty Shame (2004)
Ahmet Ertegun Self - Founder, Atlantic Records Self - Founder, Atlantic Records See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Howlin' Wolf Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Rufus Thomas Self - Sun Artist Self - Sun Artist See fewer	War Dogs (2016)
Paul McCartney Self Self See fewer	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
D.J. Fontana Self - Elvis Presley's Drummer Self - Elvis Presley's Drummer See fewer	From Nashville with Music (1969)
Ben Folds Self Self See fewer	Godzilla (I) (1998)
Robert Sledge Self Self See fewer	Godzilla (I) (1998)
Ben Folds Five Themselves Themselves See fewer	Godzilla (I) (1998)
Mark Knopfler Self - Dire Straits Self - Dire Straits See fewer	Local Hero (1983)
Bryan Ferry Self Self See fewer	Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Jools Holland Self - Squeeze Self - Squeeze See fewer	Spice World (1997)
W.S. Holland Self - Perkins / Cash Drummer Self - Perkins / Cash Drummer See fewer	Blue Line Station (2016)
J.M. Van Eaton Self - Jerry Lee Lewis' Drummer Self - Jerry Lee Lewis' Drummer See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Ray Harris Self - Sun Artist Self - Sun Artist See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Malcolm Yelvington Self - Sun Artist Self - Sun Artist See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Ace Cannon Self - Saxophone Self - Saxophone See fewer	Ace Cannon's Bi-Centennial Salute (1976)
Live Themselves Themselves See fewer	Virtuosity (1995)
Edward Kowalczyk Self (as Eddie Kowalczyk) Self (as Eddie Kowalczyk) See fewer	Fight Club (1999)
Jimmy Page Self Self See fewer	The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Robert Plant Self Self See fewer	The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Jerry Smith Self - Piano (as Jerry 'Smoochie' Smith) Self - Piano (as Jerry 'Smoochie' Smith) See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Johnny Hallyday Self - French Recording Star Self - French Recording Star See fewer	Man on the Train (2002)
Robin Le Mesurier Self (as Robin Lemesurier) Self (as Robin Lemesurier) See fewer	Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns (2011)
Chris Spedding Self Self See fewer	Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
Zucchero Self - Italian Recording Star Self - Italian Recording Star See fewer	French Kiss (1995)
Third Eye Blind Themselves Themselves See fewer	Game Night (I) (2018)
Bradley Hargreaves Self (as Brad Hargreaves) Self (as Brad Hargreaves) See fewer	Intoxicated Demons (2005)
Stephan Jenkins Self Self See fewer	Game Night (I) (2018)
Howling Diablos Themselves Themselves See fewer	Supernatural (2005)
Kid Rock Self Self See fewer	Joe Dirt (2001)
Tino Self Self See fewer	Infamy (2005)
Johnny Evans Self Self See fewer	Hell Bent for Leather (2007)
Jerome Day Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Barbara Pittman Self - Sun Artist Self - Sun Artist See fewer	Cowboys (II) (2020)
Rob Thomas Self - Matchbox Twenty Self - Matchbox Twenty See fewer	Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Matchbox Twenty Themselves Themselves See fewer	When in Rome (2010)
Rayburn Anthony Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Johnny Bragg Self - The Prisonaires Self - The Prisonaires See fewer	The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
Narvel Felts Self Self See fewer	The Porter Wagoner Show (1961)
Kern Kennedy Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)