“How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock 'n' Roll” will debut on Turner Classic Movies Sunday, June 19, 2022, at 2:45 p.m.
ALTOONA, Pa. — “How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock 'n' Roll," a documentary film produced and narrated by Jerry Zolten, professor of communication arts and sciences and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona, will debut on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday, June 19, at 2:45 p.m.
“How They Got Over” tells the story of the decades following World War II when the broad reach of radio and record sales helped Black gospel quartets spread throughout African American communities across the United States.
The film will be shown on Juneteenth alongside other classic African American movies in celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. The film is also available on HBO Max, Amazon Prime, and DVD.
