Watch American Masters Season 16 Episode 5: Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records

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An acclaimed series of biographies of artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians and Hollywood stars. Profiles of Alexander Calder, Paul Simon, Charlie Chaplin and music producer John Hammond won Peabody Awards, while films about Edward R. Murrow, Lucille Ball, Buster Keaton, Lillian Gish and Leonard Bernstein (among others) won Emmys, and a study of the Algonquin...

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

First Aired: November 28, 2001

A celebration of the legacy of Sun Records, the tiny Memphis independent label that launched the careers of Elvis Presley, B.B. King and many others. Included: recollections by Sun's major players and interpretations of its hits by current artists, including Paul McCartney, Matchbox Twenty, Live, Ben Folds and Third Eye Blind.

Guest Cast

Jerry Lee Lewis

Live

Paul McCartney

The Howling Diablos

Third Eye Blind

Mark Knopfler

Ben Folds

Kid Rock

Johnny Hallyday

Jimmy Page

Matchbox Twenty

Robert Plant

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Rating: TV-PG
Premise: An acclaimed series of biographies of artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians and Hollywood stars. Profiles of Alexander Calder, Paul Simon, Charlie Chaplin and music producer John Hammond won Peabody Awards, while films about Edward R. Murrow, Lucille Bal… (more)

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