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.
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- Released
- Production
- Pennebaker Associates Inc., The Douglas Corporation
Keywords
- toronto, canada
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Top Cast
Eric Clapton as Self
Yoko Ono as Self
Chuck Berry as Self
Little Richard as Self
John Lennon as Self
Bo Diddley as Self
Jerry Lee Lewis as Self
Klaus Voormann as Self
Top Crew
D. A. Pennebaker · Director
Chris Hegedus · Editor
Frazer Pennebaker · Executive Producer
Alan Douglas · Executive Producer
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