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Albert James "Alan" Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965) was an American disc jockey. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with various acts, helping to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America. In 1986, Freed was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
27 de mar. de 2018 · A beloved disk jockey, a proponent of early integration, a television personality, a controversial figure, and a songwriter. But if there’s one thing Alan Freed is most remembered for, it’s being the “father of rock ‘n’ roll.” Born on Dec. 15, 1921, in Pennsylvania, Freed grew up just in time for the beginning of a new era.
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Biography. Freed was born to a Russian-Jewish immigrant father, Charles S. Freed, and Welsh-American mother, Maude Palmer, in Windber, Pennsylvania. In 1933, Freed’s family moved to Salem, Ohio where Freed attended Salem High School, graduating in 1940. While Freed was in high school, he formed a band called the Sultans of Swing in which he ...
Albert James "Alan" Freed ( Windber, Pensilvania, 15 de diciembre de 1921 - California, 20 de enero de 1965), fue un disc-jockey estadounidense que pasó a ser reconocido internacionalmente por promocionar música rhythm & blues afroamericana en radios de los Estados Unidos y de Europa bajo el nombre de rock and roll.
Alan Freed, originally an announcer of classical music, became a pop music deejay in Cleveland in the early 1950s and was known to his listeners as “Moon Dog.” His audiences at first were largely black until white teenagers began to hear and like what he…
Alan Freed did not coin the phrase rock and roll; however, by way of his radio show, he popularized it and redefined it. Once slang for sex, it came to mean a new form of music. This music had been around for several years, but Freed’s primary accomplishment was the delivery of it to new—primarily.
Overview. Born. December 15, 1921 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. Died. January 20, 1965 · Palm Springs, California, USA (uremia) Birth name. Albert Alan James Freed. Mini Bio. Alan Freed was an American disc jockey, music writer, and early promoter of rock and roll.
