Just finished Arch Hall Jr. classic "Wild Guitar" (Netflix, comes with Arch Hall Jr. in "The Choppers"). Pretty bad, but the songs aren't as lousy as you would think. I've heard worse from Elvis (try "Confidence" from "Clambake").
The story: Bud Eagle (Hall) swings into town looking for a gig in the music biz. At a restaurant, he meets Vickie - a dancer -- who just happens to be audtioning for the "Hal Kenton" show that day. Eagle gets a chance to play and becomes an instant sensation. Hall's dad -- Arch Hall Sr. -- plays ruthless talent agent Mike McCauley, who cons Eagle into representing him. McCauley's assistiant, "Steak" (played by the director, Ray Dennis Steckler, billing himself as "Cash Flagg"), is a dick. Eagle encourages three small time hoods to kidnap him and get him out of his contract with McCauley.
Steckler also directed "Rat Pfink a Boo Boo".
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