Born to poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream. The life of rock and roll legend Ritchie Valens bursts across the screen in this celebrated music-filled movie with star-making performances by Lou Diamond Phillips as Richie and Esai Morales as his half-brother Bob. La Bamba depicts the 17-year-old Mexican-American's rocket rise to fame from field laborer to rock star with a string of hit singles and a date with destiny. Fueled by Valens' hit songs performed
Lou Diamond Phillips leaves a haunting impression in La Bambaas the late 1950s pop idol Ritchie Valens, who made the Latino influence in rock & roll conspicuous through his hit songs. Filmmaker Luis Valdez (Zoot Suit) creates a nimble, exciting, and sympathetic portrait of the boy driven to rise above obstacles of race and family legacy, and Esai Morales is equally fine as Ritchie's envious, searching brother. Great support from Elizabeth Pena and Danielle von Zerneck as Valens's sister and mother, respectively, and Joe Pantoliano is solid as the singer's straight-talking manager. Valdez brightens up the third act with a rock & roll show featuring, among others, Brian Setzer as Eddie Cochrane. Marshall Crenshaw turns up as Buddy Holly getting on that plane with Valens, and Los Lobos (who actually performs Valens's music on the soundtrack) has a nifty cameo as a Tijuana band that gives Valens a piece of crucial inspiration. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Tracklisting:Dig That Crazy Santa ClausThis Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof Boogie Woogie Santa Claus The Dirty BoogieWinter WonderlandSleigh RideSanta Claus Is Back In TownEverybody's Waiting' For The Man With The BagCaravanPipelineStray Cat Strut/You're A Mean One Mr. GrinchJump Jive An' Wail'Zat You Santa Claus?Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Run Rudolph RunGene & EddieBlue ChristmasJingle Bell RockRat Pack BoogieFishnet StockingsRock This TownNutcracker SuiteRumble In BrightonGettin' In The MoodJingle Bells
Tracks include:Hawaii 5-0This Cat's On A Hot Tin RoofThe Dirty BoogieJumpin' East Of JavaThe Footloose DollDrive Like lightning (Crash Like Thunder)CaravanAmericanoI Won't Stand In Your WayMystery TrainGene & EddieGuitar RagSleepwalkStray Cat StrutJump Jive An' WailPennsylvania 6-5000Gettin' In The MoodGet Me To The Church On TimeRock This TownRock This Town ('68 Comeback Special)
(SURFDOG) CODE 1, 99 Min., Stereo, 5.1.Medium 1This Cat's On A Hot Tin RoofDrive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)'49 Mercury BluesYour True LoveThe Dirty Boogie(She's) Sexy + 17Honey ManLonely AvenueTrouble TrainSummertime BluesSixteen ChicksGene & EddieRunaway BoysFishnet StockingsStray Cat StrutJump, Jive, An' WailRumble In BrightonRock This TownBrand New Cadillac
Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats is one of the most exciting Rock and Rockabilly guitar players around. This hour-long lesson covers subjects as diverse as whammy bar techniques Rockabilly chords slap-echo effects and wild string-bending as well as several of his best solo moments.
Brian Setzer first entered the public eye with his 1980's band the Stray Cats, who are credited with reviving the rockabilly sound and fusing it with mainstream pop music. With his second project, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, the award-winning musician does the same thing for swing music. Here, the Orchestra performs in Japan for an enthusiastic audience. Songs performed include 'Mystery Train', 'Hawaii 5-0' and 'Stray Cat Strut'.
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