Let the Good Times Roll

I will keep it simple. Best parts: seeing Little Richard fighting for his piano to be closer to his audience(true showman right there), Chubby's face showing how intensely he was taking his moment of glory in, and the best: historical footage of two Big Icons together on the stage; Chuck and Bo, gives this movie an epic ending. Young people who will view this movie should know that many of these performers are still alive and some have left us (RIP Fred Parris and Bo). This movie shows us the originators in raw form, live, with no lip synch and with the audio equipment of the times and yet it still sounds like rock n roll heaven. I am not surprised that the big studios don't offer DVD's of movies like this: no money in it for them.

A group of about ten of us in our early 30s, who worked in the music business in the 60s and 70s: musicians, manager, publicist, tour manager... went to the premier of Let The Good Times Roll at the Dominion, Tottenham Court Road, London. The screen was full-size and we had great seats. The excitement of watching and listening to those legends is still with me and I especially remember the amazement that registered on Chubby Checker's face when he saw the enthusiastic response he was getting from the crowd so many years after his hit version of Hank Ballard's Twist. I had never seen the Five Satins and they remain in my memory as great performers that I'd enjoy seeing more of, but I haven't heard anything of this great movie since. Would love to see it again, own it, DVD or VHS - show my young friends, nephews and nieces! The time is ripe to release it on DVD, kids are really interested in searching through the archives and finding original great music - they'd love this.

My wife and I saw Let The Good Times Roll when it first came out in the early 70's. We were dancing in the aisle. I hadn't seen it again for about 25 years. Then it was on American Movie Classics. I have 7 VCR's, and every one of them had a blank tape in, just to be sure I got a good copy. They all came out good. What I don't understand is why it's not available to buy.

I saw this film as a kid growing up in New Jersey and it really knocked me out. The performances were electrifying and the visuals only amplified that electricity. Little Richard, standing on the piano while the crowd went berserk is a stand-out. I sincerely hope that some saint is toiling away to get this released onto DVD sometime in the near future.

Great experience... saw it at the Drive in 1973. Amazing concert... Impressive film