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May 19, 1960 - American DJ Alan Freed was indicted along with seven others for accepting 30,650 dollars in payola from six record companies. Two years later, he was convicted and given a suspended sentence and a 300 dollar fine. •• #alanfreed #thisdayinmusic #1960s #radio #dj #discjockey #rockandroll Alan Freed, American Bandstand, Carole King, Internet Radio Station, Jersey Boys, Record Company, Disc Jockey, Rhythm And Blues, School Inspiration

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Alan Freed

May 19, 1960 - American DJ Alan Freed was indicted along with seven others for accepting 30,650 dollars in payola from six record companies. Two years later, he was convicted and given a suspended sentence and a 300 dollar fine. •• #alanfreed #thisdayinmusic #1960s #radio #dj #discjockey #rockandroll

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“…When disc-jockey Alan Freed put the needle to Todd Rhode’s ‘Blues for a Moondog’ (aka ‘Blues for The Red Boy’) on Cleveland radio’s Station WJW, something special happened…. Freed made raucous rhythm & blues accessible to the teens who dared tune in to this forbidden ‘race’ music… Some say this… was the birth of Rock […] Alan Freed, 1950s Rock And Roll, Rap Metal, Tragic Hero, Rock Around The Clock, American Bandstand, Free Shows, Old Time Radio, System Of A Down

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Alan Freed

“…When disc-jockey Alan Freed put the needle to Todd Rhode’s ‘Blues for a Moondog’ (aka ‘Blues for The Red Boy’) on Cleveland radio’s Station WJW, something special happened…. Freed made raucous rhythm & blues accessible to the teens who dared tune in to this forbidden ‘race’ music… Some say this… was the birth of Rock […]

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September 8, 1954: Alan Freed Debuts in NYC - Best Classic Bands

Alan Freed gave the black music he played on the radio in the early '50s the name rock 'n' roll and after moving to NY became its champion

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Alan Freed: Your 2 p.m. Buckeye Bits A&E trivia

Check out our daily entertainment factoid, Ohio-style.

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Early 1950s print ad for Alan Freed’s radio show on Cleveland’s WJW, sponsored by the Record Rendezvous. 1950s High School, Alan Freed, Prom Posters, 50s Music, Juke Joints, Music Concert Posters, Music Illustration, Pop Rock Bands, Boogie Woogie

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American Bandstand

The kings of the radio: All-time great DJs | CNN

They were, and are, your guide to the airwaves: Here are 10 of the all-time great disc jockeys.

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BIG BEAT LEGENDS 1950s on DVD Alan Freed, Jackie Wilson, Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, Jim Reeves, Bill Haley, Music Documentaries, American Bandstand, Bobby Darin

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BIG BEAT LEGENDS 1950s DVD - ALAN FREED "THE BIG BEAT" 1957

BIG BEAT LEGENDS DVD - Bill Haley and the Comets, Fats Domino, the Platters, Bobby Darin, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Diamonds, Paul Anka, Frankie Avalon, Annette, Jackie Wilson, the Champs, the Exciters, Dion, the Silhouettes, Big Joe Turner, Johnny Otis...

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Major influence behind the popularity of Rock n Roll Alan Freed, The Righteous Brothers, 1950s Music, 50s Music, Coining, Chuck Berry, British Invasion, Disc Jockey, Rhythm And Blues

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The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll

Rock 'n' roll evolved in the 1950s out of rhythm and blues, country, gospel, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and folk, with artists like Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Bill Haley all making their mark.

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