The Man Who Made The Movies

Science Channel, the network that dares to question everything, explores the science behind the faith in a four-part special event Biblical Conspiracies.

Combining a revved-up variant on the classic rockabilly sound with a tongue-in-cheek obsession with horror movies and cartoonish violence, the Meteors were the U.K.'s leading psychobilly outfit, and often proudly declared that they were the only true exponents of the style (though history records that the Cramps were serving up their own ghoulish mix of rockabilly and horror first). The Meteors were the brainchild of guitarist and vocalist Paul Fenech, who first made a name for himself in the late '70s as a member of the British rockabilly group the Southern Boys. After a spell, Fenech and Southern Boys upright bassist Nigel Lewis teamed up to form a two-man rockabilly combo, Rock Therapy; drummer Mark Robertson was added to the lineup in 1980, and the group adopted a new name, Raw Deal.

Audiences at the October 6, 1927, premiere of the first film with spoken dialogue were electrified by what they could now see and hear when star Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, 1886-1950), in the film's best-remembered line, proclaimed: "Wait a minute, you ain't heard nothing yet!" To watch this historical movie from the man who was known as The World’s Greatest Entertainer, today is to relive that exciting event. In our edition we have included as bonus tracks the two first movie performances by Al Jolson: two songs recorded in September 6, 1926, at New York’s Manhattan Opera House for a one-reel film entittled A Plantation Act.

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