摇滚乐是怎么来的呢？在片中我们看到摇滚乐的历史，也许你相信摇滚乐与美国南方黑人在采棉时所唱的采棉歌有着密不可分的关联，而接着过渡到福音歌曲、灵魂、乡村、爵士、蓝调经过时间的推演形成现在的摇滚乐风潮。这个单元带领乐迷重温摇滚乐的第一个黄金时期，埃尔维斯普里斯莱、巴迪霍利、小理察、杰瑞李刘易斯。迪克克拉克回忆“美国舞台”的起源和一段青少年偶像及扭扭舞等舞曲横扫乐坛的时期。这其中也让人感受到，摇滚乐不只是一群可爱的白人男孩在学猫王而已。摇滚乐在美国本土所掀起的风潮和它所带动的影响力，值得乐迷欣赏。

什么是摇滚乐，而摇滚乐的魅力又在哪呢？
本集中，乐坛的摇滚老将布鲁斯史宾斯汀、戴维鲍伊纷纷对摇滚乐下定义，尽管他们的解释有所不同，但是我们透过他们的言语了解到摇滚乐是何等的重要。其它摇滚乐坛熠熠红星包括小理察、米克杰格及U2的波诺谈改变他们一生的歌曲，并且收录首批摇滚巨星全盛时期的风采：马帝华特斯、查克贝瑞等，以及蒂娜透纳回忆当年在棉花田里作牛作马及梦想成为歌手的情景。另收录麦可杰克森电力十足的《比莉珍》演唱实况。

本纪录片完成于吉米罕醉克斯早逝的三年后。本片可作为当时传记片的模板参考，但其中一些数据也需依历史考究再做修正。电影涵括了1967年吉米罕醉克斯于马昆俱乐部的演出，到1970年第三届怀特岛音乐节，他最后一场演唱会的画面。影片中也可看到他于1967年蒙特利音乐节跪在舞台上点火燃烧他的吉他、1969年以不可思议的电吉他技巧演奏美国国歌、1969跨1970年的东费尔摩音乐节新年之夜演出、1970年在加州柏克莱小区剧院摇滚大爆走……等多个经典现场表演实况。
迷幻六零末尾的药物迷失在本片里显得意外迷人。本片混合了旧影像和新纪录的片段，亦可见与吉米罕醉克斯同时代的音乐名人，如：艾瑞克克莱普顿、路瑞德、米契米切尔、米克杰格、彼特汤森、小理察等人是如何谈论他的珍贵访谈。

1995 documentary television series

Klein goes on the hunt for Little Richard, the legendary ‘Architect of Rock and Roll’, who quit show business in 1957 at the height of his fame to become an evangelist. Richard was then lured back to secular music in the 1960s and 70s, but the excesses of stardom led him to a second retreat from the stage. For years he struggled to reconcile his religious calling with his flamboyant rock-and-roll persona, and at the time of filming, Klein finds Little Richard selling ‘Black Heritage Bibles’ for a Nashville couple. Sensing that his image is being exploited, Richard quits his sales position and deserts the film. But Klein turns this into an opportunity to reconstruct Richard’s personality through the words of his family and friends in his native Macon, Georgia, and to celebrate his status as a cultural icon by filming scores of Little Richard impersonators and adoring fans in Hollywood.

A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being evicted by their greedy landlord.