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Sweet Toronto

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Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a one day festival held September 13, 1969 at Varsity Stadium on the campus of the University of Toronto and attended by some 20,000 people. John Lennon played as part of the Plastic Ono Band, whose members also included Yoko Ono, Klaus Voorman, Alan White, and Eric Clapton. The video also features a selection of other acts: Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley.

Directed byD. A. Pennebaker

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 51m
Language
EN
Released
November 22, 1971
Studios
Pennebaker Associates Inc.The Douglas Corporation

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

Self

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Self

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Self

Little Richard

Little Richard

Self

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

Self

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis

Self

Klaus Voormann

Klaus Voormann

Self

Alan White

Alan White

Self

Mal Evans

Mal Evans

Self (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. Pennebaker

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