Jamboree!

Overview

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 agent Grace Shaw. Hoping to land pop singer Pete Porter, Grace connives to break up Pete's romance with female vocalist Honey Wynn. 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.

Directed by Roy Lockwood

Top cast

Kay Medford

Grace Show

Paul Carr

Peter Porter

F

Freda Holloway

Honey Wynn

R

Robert Pastene

Lew Arthur

Frankie Avalon

Frankie Avalon

Fats Domino

Fats Domino

Dick Clark

Himself

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis

Carl Perkins

Himself

Cauby Peixoto

Disc Jockey Ron Coby

Connie Francis

Connie Francis

J

Jimmy Bowen

Jimmy Bowen

B

Buddy Knox

Buddy Knox

Count Basie

Count Basie

C

Charlie Gracie

Charlie Gracie

Joe Williams

Joe Williams

J

Jodie Sands

Jodie Sands

S

Slim Whitman

Slim Whitman

Z

Zenas Sears

Zenas Sears (Radio Host)

D

Dick Whittinghill

Dick Whittinghill (Radio Host)

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