Sweet Toronto (1971)

Sweet Toronto

1971

Music Documentary

Synopsis

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 persons. 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.

Credits

Director

D. A. Pennebaker

Cast

Alan White as Self

Bo Diddley as Self

Chuck Berry as Self

Eric Clapton as Self

Jerry Lee Lewis as Self

John Lennon as Self

Klaus Voormann as Self

Little Richard as Self