The early years of rock and roll are revisited in a night club setting, with table conversations, old film clips, and stage performances by the stars.

Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging interviews, this groovy documentary chronicles the evolution of the titular postwar rock ’n' roll dance craze that took America by storm. Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the phenomenon like Hank Ballard, Chubby Checker, and Joey Dee, as well as clips from TV shows like “American Bandstand,” TWIST tells the overlooked story of how shaking your hips went from being a sign of social degeneracy to the dance form that rocked the world.

Documentary of a 1950s rock and roll revival show, with split-screen editing to rival Woodstock.

A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, and hopes to turn it into a overnight nationwide sensation.

The hero and heroine want to popularize trad jazz in their town. Some older people feel displeased about trad jazz, and prevent their trying. The hero and heroine go to a London television studio to ask trad jazz musicians to perform in concert.

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.

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。