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The Big Beat is an American music and dance television program broadcast on the ABC Network in 1957. [1] It was hosted by Alan Freed, and subsequently by Richard Hayes. The program debuted on May 4, 1957, four months before American Bandstand, making it the United States' "first nationally-televised rock 'n roll dance show".
1h 21m. IMDb RATING. 6.4 /10. 66. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy Music Romance. Young man just out of college tries to persuade his father, who owns a record company, to start signing up rock 'n' roll acts. Director. Will Cowan. Writer. David P. Harmon. Stars. William Reynolds. Andra Martin. Gogi Grant. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist.
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- Comedy, Music, Romance
- Will Cowan
- 1958-02
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Synopsis. In New York, Joseph Randall, the owner of Randall Records, names his son John as the company's new vice-president, to the pleasure of A&R man Danny Phillips.
- Will Cowan, Joseph E. Kenny, James Welch
- William Reynolds
The Big Beat is an American music and dance television program broadcast on the ABC Network in 1957. It was hosted by Alan Freed, and subsequently by Richard Hayes. The program debuted on May 4, 1957, four months before American Bandstand, making it the United States' "first nationally-televised rock 'n roll dance show".