How They Got Over

How They Got Over celebrates the gospel performers who helped usher in the rock 'n' roll revolution. Beginning in the 1920s, Black singers across the country took to the road as the new technology of radio and records made it possible to reach wide audiences. Intense competition brought new ways to entertain: with guitars, then full bands, then with theatrics that would inspire a new generation.

IMDb 8.31 h 26 min2018

X-Ray16+

Music Videos and Concerts·Documentary·Faith and Spirituality·Arts, Entertainment, and Culture

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Audio languages: English

Subtitles: English [CC]

Directors: Robert Clem

Producers: Robert Clem J.R. DiAndrea Ed Hardin Opal Louis Nations Thomas Negovan Barbara Piper Mike Tannen Jim Lenard Thompson Tommy Wier Eugene Woods

Starring: Sister Rosetta Tharpe Blind Boys of Mississippi Dixie Hummingbirds

Studio: First Run Features

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