The History of Rock 'n' Roll

The '70s: Have a Nice Decade (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History, Music

This episode reviews the development of Rock 'n' Roll music of the 1970s.

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Apr 24, 1995 (United States)

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45 cast members

Name	Known for
Duane Allman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Untitled Allman Brothers/Nick Cassavetes Project
Gregg Allman Self Self See fewer	Jack Reacher (2012)
Jeffrey Baxter Self (as Jeff Baxter) Self (as Jeff Baxter) See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Dickey Betts Self Self See fewer	Big Fish (2003)
Bono Self Self See fewer	Across the Universe (2007)
David Bowie Self Self See fewer	Labyrinth (1986)
Jackson Browne Self Self See fewer	Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Lindsey Buckingham Self Self See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Gary Busey Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Ray Charles Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Dick Clark Self Self See fewer	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
George Clinton Self Self See fewer	Cloverfield (2008)
Alice Cooper Self Self See fewer	Wayne's World (1992)
Brian Eno Self Self See fewer	The Lovely Bones (2009)
Mick Fleetwood Self Self See fewer	The Running Man (1987)
Peter Frampton Self Self See fewer	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Gloria Gaynor Self Self See fewer	The Martian (2015)
David Gilmour Self Self See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Chrissie Hynde Self Self See fewer	Happy Feet (2006)
Tony Iommi Self Self See fewer	Iron Man (2008)
Elton John Self Self See fewer	Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Quincy Jones Self Self See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Gladys Knight Self Self See fewer	Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Jeff Lynne Self Self See fewer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Bob Marley Self Self See fewer	I Am Legend (2007)
Brian May Self Self See fewer	Flash Gordon (1980)
Ozzy Osbourne Self Self See fewer	Little Nicky (2000)
Jimmy Page Self Self See fewer	The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Joe Perry Self Self See fewer	Armageddon (1998)
Tom Petty Self Self See fewer	The Postman (1997)
Robert Plant Self Self See fewer	The Song Remains the Same (1976)
David Lee Roth Self Self See fewer	David Lee Roth: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (1984)
Todd Rundgren Self Self See fewer	Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Gene Simmons Self Self See fewer	Extract (2009)
Slash Self Self See fewer	Barbie (I) (2023)
Bruce Springsteen Self Self See fewer	Blinded by the Light (2019)
Paul Stanley Self Self See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Rod Stewart Self Self See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
Pete Townshend Self Self See fewer	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Butch Trucks Self Self See fewer	The Allman Brothers Band: 40th Anniversary Live at the Beacon Theatre (2014)
Steven Tyler Self Self See fewer	Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Edward Van Halen Self Self See fewer	Twister (I) (1996)
Roger Waters Self Self See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Maurice White Self Self See fewer	The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Stevie Wonder Self Self See fewer	Wild Wild West (1999)