John Ashley should be a familiar name and face to anyone who attended a drive-in double feature in the 1950s. Ashley starred or co-starred in such passion-pit fodder as Hot Rod Gang (1958), How to Make a Monster (1958), Frankenstein's Daughter (1959) and High School Caesar (1960). In 1961, Ashley co-starred with future Flipper leading man Brian Kelly in the short-lived TV action series Straightaway.
Disc 1 1.Born to rock 2.Let yourself go-go-go 3.Bermuda 4.Pickin' on th wrong chicken 5.Born to rock 6.Believe me 7.Annie Laurie 8.Hit and run lover 9.Seriously in love 10.I want to hear it from you 11.Let the good times roll 12.My story 13.You gotta have eee-ooo 14.Don't let them tear us apart 15.Mean mean woman 16.The hangman 17.The net 18.Can't let you go 19.Cry of the wild goose 20.One love 21.I need your lovin' 22.Little lou 23.How to stuff a wild bikini 24.That's what I call a healthy girl 25.The boy next door 26.After the party 27.Follow your leader.
Disc 2 1.Annie Laurie 2.Hit and run lover 3.Believe me 4.How to stuff a wild bikini 5.Interview 6.Scrapbook with over 200 pictures
Fifties Rock'n'roll - Disc 2 is a video disc.
John Ashley
"Born John Atchley in Missouri in 1934, John Ashley was raised in Oklahoma. He was attending Oklahoma State University when he became interested in acting, and while on a trip to California managed to get a part as an extra in The Conqueror (1956) starring John Wayne. Soon, he snagged a starring role in American International Pictures Dragstrip Girl, released in the spring of 1957. This film began John Ashley's long association with AIP. In addition to his acting talents, John Ashley also proved to be a good singer, releasing several singles on the Dot label in 1957 and 1958. His vocal talents are highlighted in Zero Hour (1957) and Hot Rod Gang (1958). Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, John Ashley starred in a string of films, as well as two television series." from Brian's Drive-In Theater
"John Ashley should be a familiar name and face to anyone who attended a drive-in double feature in the 1950s. Ashley starred or co-starred in such passion-pit fodder as Hot Rod Gang (1958), How to Make a Monster (1958), Frankenstein's Daughter (1959) and High School Caesar (1960). In 1961, Ashley co-starred with future Flipper leading man Brian Kelly in the short-lived TV action series Straightaway. Ashley switched his base of operations to the Philippines in the 1960s and 1970s, frequently wearing several hats as actor, producer, director and scriptwriter. Films like Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969) may not have been cited at the annual Oscar ceremonies, but they paid the bills many times over for the peripatetic Ashley. In the 1980s, Ashley hooked up with television producer Stephen J. Cannell to work on such series as The A-Team. He later teamed with Frank Lupo to executive or co-executive produce such series as Walker, Texas Ranger (1983), Werewolf (1987) and Something is Out There (1988). In the mid-'90s, Ashley began working as an in-house producer for Tri-Star Television. On October 4, 1997, John Ashley was working on the film Scarred City in New York, when he suffered a fatal heart attack." Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
John Ashley should be a familiar name and face to anyone who attended a drive-in double feature in the 1950s. Ashley starred or co-starred in such passion-pit fodder as Hot Rod Gang (1958), How to Make a Monster (1958), Frankenstein's Daughter (1959) and High School Caesar (1960). In 1961, Ashley co-starred with future Flipper leading man Brian Kelly in the short-lived TV action series Straightaway.