The Girl Can’t Help It

…appeared in the 1956 film The Girl Can’t Help It. One of his last hits was a version of the Beatles’ “Lady Madonna” (1968). Domino was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

…Don’t Knock the Rock and The Girl Can’t Help It (both 1956) and Mr. Rock and Roll (1957). In the latter he stands at the piano belting out songs with a dark intensity that, in the bland Eisenhower years, seemed excessive, an impression amplified by his bizarre six-inch pompadour, eyeliner,…

…rock and roll movie musical The Girl Can’t Help It. Playing a gangster’s moll who becomes an unlikely rock star (because her character can’t sing a note), Mansfield turned in a witty and warm performance that earned her a Golden Globe Award for new star of the year in 1957.