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Alan Freed | ||
Rock & Roll Hall of FamerCategory: Non-PerformerInducted: 1986Inducted by: Norm N. Nite and Scott Muni | ||
Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 1988 (ranked #4 in the Non-Performers - Industry category) . | ||
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2 comments so far (post your own)Legendary disk jockey Alan Freed is credited with inventing the words "rock and roll" to discribe the uptempo black music he played as early as 1951 on his Cleveland radio station. He didn't call himself "The Moondog" or his show the "Moondog Rock N' Roll Party" for nothing. Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 04/10/2013 @ 13:35pm |
Andrew, did you ever see any of the 1950s movies that featured Alan Freed? He made five appearances as himself from 1956-1959. These are the films in which Freed starred: Posted by Zach on Friday, 04/12/2013 @ 20:50pm |
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