The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story | movie | 2018 | Official Trailer
Dick Biondi's amazing radio career spans over 6 decades, including the birth of American Rock and Roll and the evolution | dG1fTnBMWl9FNXF4VnM
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00:00 (static)
00:02 - This is the guy where all this rock and roll was born
00:05 in the CFL days, in the WLS AM days.
00:08 A Chicago legend, put your hands together
00:13 for the one and only Dick Biondi!
00:16 (audience cheering)
00:19 - This is the wildlife trial of Dick Biondi.
00:21 - Dick Biondi is a unique force of nature.
00:24 - Roses are red, violets are blue,
00:26 if I don't read a commercial, the boss says I'm through.
00:30 - Who is that?
00:31 Is he on something?
00:33 - And then you go back, what was that?
00:35 - That's me, that's right, it's you.
00:37 Yes, it's me.
00:38 - He was the original great ear rock star,
00:42 who could be airlifted in by helicopter,
00:44 who would amass so many people who would,
00:46 they'd tear his clothes off as if he were the rock star.
00:50 - He had great ears.
00:54 He was responsible for a lot of big hits.
00:57 - He introduced listeners to Elvis Presley,
01:01 Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis.
01:03 - Biondi was the first guy to play a Beatle record in America.
01:06 - He was in the recording studio
01:08 when the Stones did Satisfaction.
01:10 - He's helped so many people's careers.
01:12 Whatever Dick could do for you, he was always there.
01:16 - Recorded "Surfer Girl", and then Mike said,
01:18 "Why don't we take it to Dick Biondi?"
01:20 They played it, and people called in on the floor,
01:22 said, "We love that record."
01:23 - He played music by black artists
01:26 that not a lot of people were playing.
01:29 - He was one of the first guys to play
01:30 a Lil' Richard's record.
01:31 And then he says, "Richard, remember Dick Biondi?"
01:34 He said, "Of course I do."
01:35 If it wasn't for Dick Biondi,
01:37 there would be no Lil' Richard.
01:38 - Dick Biondi, the American rock and roll disc jockey.
01:43 - Let's have three hours of rockin' and rollin'.
01:47 - The kids trusted him, and they knew
01:49 if he liked something, if he was pushing a band,
01:52 you knew it was worth your attention.
01:54 And he was always right.
01:56 - There's nobody like Biondi.
01:59 We listen every single night.
02:01 We never miss his show.
02:02 Dick Biondi was the voice in our cars,
02:06 the voice under our pillows,
02:08 and the voice that rocked America.
02:10 (upbeat music)
02:13 - If you wanna stick around, we'll have some fun.
02:15 (audience cheering)
02:18 (upbeat music)
02:21 (upbeat music)
02:23 (upbeat music)
02:26 [BLANK_AUDIO]