Synopsis: At the end of another successful rock-'n'-roll concert at Loew's State Theater, groundbreaking disc jockey Alan Freed announces a talent search from the stage. Somewhere in the audience, wide-eyed usher and aspiring singer Johnny listens attentively. Determined to become Freed's latest discovery, Johnny struggles to raise the money he'll need to record a demo. Along the way, he falls for fellow singer and orphan Julie Arnold.