Find Movies & TV
Home
Live TV
On Demand
Discover
Explore
Movies & TV Shows
Most Popular
Leaving Soon
Categories
Action
Animation
Comedy
Crime
Documentary
Drama
En Español
Horror
Music
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Western
Explore
Browse Channels
Featured Channels
Crime 360
Nashville
FailArmy
Categories
Hit TV
Drama TV
Movies
True Crime
News
Sports
Reality
Classics
Sci-Fi & Action
Chills & Thrills
Comedy
Game Shows
Nature & Travel
History & Science
Food & Home
Lifestyle
Kids & Family
En Español
International
Anime+
Music
Sign In
How They Got Over
Directed by
Robert Clem
TV-14
2017
87m
Documentary
,
Music
,
and more
8.0
100%
Add to Watchlist
How African Americans created the upbeat musical form that started out as gospel quartet music and became rock and roll.
More
Where to Watch How They Got Over
Tubi TV
Free
HBO Max
Subscription
HBO Max Amazon Channel
Subscription
+4 more
Cast of How They Got Over
Robert Clem
Director / Producer / Editor
J.R. DiAndrea
Executive Producer
Jim Lenard Thompson
Executive Producer
Jerry Zoltan
Co-Producer
Opal Louis Nations
Co-Producer
Mike Tannen
Producer
Tommy Wier
Associate Producer
Ed Hardin
Associate Producer
Barbara Piper
Associate Producer
Eugene Woods
Associate Producer
Thomas Negovan
Associate Producer
How They Got Over Ratings & Reviews
Epoch Times
Mark Jackson
A great opportunity to view archival footage and listen to the originators of commercial gospel, but also a treatise on and example of what tends to happen in America at the crossroads of spirituality and commerce.
National Review
Armond White
The self-motivated perseverance -- and artistry and creativity -- preserved in these images is stunning.
KDHX (St. Louis)
Martha K. Baker
Everything has a history even if it's been hidden or discounted. The history of the music movement known as Rock and Roll harks back to gospel quartets, back to the Hummingbirds and the Fairfield Four and the Davis Sisters.
Niagara Gazette
Michael Calleri
A parade of extraordinary African-American musicians, including the magical singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe, takes the audience on a groundbreaking exploration of how gospel music shifted the psyche of American teenagers.
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
It mixes some talking heads with archival performances, the better to understand the contributions of gospel to the development of rock and roll.
Book & Film Globe
William Schwartz
People who actually like to listen to the music in their music documentaries will appreciate that, whenever possible, director Robert Clem, lets us listen to almost an entire song.
Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack)
Ty Burr
The film offers great history and greater music.
Quelle Movies
Raquel Stecher
a time capsule gem
Easy Reader (California)
Neely Swanson
Let's give thanks that we have a chance to enjoy all the fabulous, and they are absolutely fabulous, historic film clips of the pioneers of commercial gospel music.
New York Times
Lisa Kennedy
With a trove of archival performance footage, much of it from the television show TV Gospel Time, and the wisdom to let those images breathe, the film leans into the maxim about showing not telling.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
[A] lively, no-frills documentary.
Take Plex everywhere
Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices
Home
Live TV
On Demand
Discover
