Roger Corman had previously made Rock All Night (1956), an earlier low budget film based on a TV play which featured musical acts. It was successful relative to its budget and Corman made this similar film for a syndicate of theatre owners.
Filming started in May 1957 at Ziv Studios. Susan Cabot was borrowed from Universal, whom she was under contract to at the time.
This is the beginning of Corman moving away from B-grade monster movies and into teen and rock 'n' roll exploitation. Many of the ensemble actors from his iconic cult films are making their collective appearance here.