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Truth About Rock

1989-01-01 · Runtime unavailable · Not rated

Documentary · Music

For the past year or so, brothers Jim and Steve Peters, both ordained ministers, have been traveling around the nation on a mission from God. Convinced that rock and roll is "one of the largest satanic forces in the country," they have been exhorting American kids to build bonfires of albums in public places.

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David P. Morgan
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Steve PetersHost
Jim PetersHost
David Lee RothDavid Lee Roth
Ted KoppelTed Koppel
Dan Peters
Gene SimmonsGene Simmons

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