Rock & Roll: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This 10-part documentary mini-series traces the history and evolution of rock and roll music, from its rhythm and blues, country, gospel and jazz roots in the early 1950s, through the advent of folk rock, soul, psychadelia, heavy metal, glam, funk, punk, and reggae, to the emergence of rap in the early 1990s.

Series details

• Title: Rock & Roll
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Music, History
• Premiere date: 1995-09-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-09-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25945
• IMDb ID: tt0291656
• TVDB ID: 251045

Cast and credited roles

• Liev Schreiber — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-09-24; final listed air date 1995-09-24; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rock & Roll on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.