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2 days ago · The Pioneer: Alan Freed and the Birth of Shock Jocks The roots of shock jockery can be traced back to the 1950s with Alan Freed, a DJ credited with popularizing the term "rock and roll." While not a shock jock in the modern sense, Freed's willingness to play racially integrated music during a time of segregation laid the groundwork for future DJs who would challenge societal norms and push boundaries.
3 days ago · A prominent disc jockey, arriving in New York City in 1954 after success in Cleveland, called his radio show Alan Freed’s Rock and Roll Party. The biggest hit since “White Christmas,” providing the opening soundtrack to Blackboard Jungle in 1955 , was Bill Haley’s “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock.”
5 days ago · Moondog Matinee is the fifth studio album by Canadian/American rock group the Band, released in 1973. It consists entirely of cover material reflecting the group's love of R&B and blues music, with one exception in their interpretation of the theme from the film The Third Man .
1 day ago · Then they went on a nationwide tour. When they arrived in Cleveland, Haley was interviewed on the radio by DJ Alan Freed, who, in describing Haley’s music and his songs – “Shake, Rattle and Roll” and “Rock Around the Clock,” put together the term “rock and roll” and a new style of music was given a name.
4 days ago · The theatre struggled through the Depression but found success in the 1950s with Alan Freed’s famous rock ‘n’ roll show.
2 days ago · Befriending Alan Freed, the disc jockey eventually put him in his "rock and roll" movies such as Don't Knock the Rock and Mister Rock and Roll. Richard was given a larger singing role in the film, The Girl Can't Help It.
2 days ago · At the heart is a love story between an eastsider and a westsider bridging the city divide, but Winegardner also inserts legendary, real-life Clevelanders like Eliot Ness, Alan Freed and Carl...
