The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a documentary about rock music or its musicians. The term was used by Bill Drake in the 1969 History of Rock & Roll radio broadcast, and by Rob Reiner in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap.
Rolling Stone magazine's first use of the term "Rockumentary" was in 1969 to describe the radio show "The History of Rock and Roll which, as its name implied, aimed to document the major artists of rock ...
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Films of this genre:
- 40 Bands 80 Minutes! ,
- George Harrison: The Quiet One ,
- James Brown: Soul Survivor ,
- Elvis: King of Entertainment ,
- Genesis: Inside Genesis: Gabriel Years: 1970-75 ,
- Glenn Tilbrook: One for the Road ,
- Cliff Richard: In the Beginning ,
- Kate Bush: Under Review ,
- Queen: Under Review: 1980-1991 ,
- Rock Milestones: The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour
Titles:
- Becoming Queen ,
- The Undertones: Teenage Kicks: The Story of The Undertones ,
- Elvis Presley: Music Box Biographical Collection ,
- Black Eyed Peas: Bring in the Noise, Bring in the Phunk! ,
- Pink Floyd: Shine On ,
- Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth ,
- Elvis Presley: Destination Vegas ,
- Ashley Tisdale: There's Something About Ashley: The Story of Headstrong ,
- Three 6 Mafia: Kingz of Memphis Unauthorized ,
- Midnight Oil: Diesel and Dust