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Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999)

ALL 10/31/1999 (en) Drama, Music 120 Min
  • Release
    10/31/1999
  • Production
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  • Original title
    Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B or Rhytym & Blues is, however, the music is considered to be "BLACK" music. So, most radio stations won't play it. However, Freed believed that it's the next wave, so he fights to have it played on the air. Eventually, he went into the big time - New York, and he decided to dub this music "ROCK & ROLL". Despite his success, he still had a lot of opposition and made deals with the wrong people, which would lead to his downfall.

  1. Andy Wolk

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Mädchen Amick

    Jackie McCoy

  2. Judd Nelson

    Alan Freed

  3. David Gianopoulos

    Morris Levy

  4. Daniel Kash

    Hooke

  5. Leon

    Jackie Wilson

  6. Paula Abdul

    Denise Walton

  7. James C. Victor

    Jerry Lee Lewis

  8. Walter Franks

    Little Richard

  9. LeRoy D. Brazile

    Frankie Lymon

  10. Michael Daingerfield

    Bill Haley

  11. Fulvio Cecere

    Pete Bell

  12. Mark Wilson

    Leo Mintz

  13. Aron Tager

    J. Edgar Hoover

  14. Joe W. Davis

    Buddy Holly

  15. Michael Dunston

    Bo Diddley

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Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999) 120 Min

ALL 10/31/1999 (en)
Drama, Music
  • Release 10/31/1999
  • Production
  • Original title Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B or Rhytym & Blues is, however, the music is considered to be "BLACK" music. So, most radio stations won't play it. However, Freed believed that it's the next wave, so he fights to have it played on the air. Eventually, he went into the big time - New York, and he decided to dub this music "ROCK & ROLL". Despite his success, he still had a lot of opposition and made deals with the wrong people, which would lead to his downfall.

  1. Andy Wolk

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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