Alan Freed
Disc jockey, Musical Artist
1921 – 1965
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Who was Alan Freed?
Albert James "Alan" Freed, also known as Moondog, was an American disc jockey. He became internationally known for promoting the mix of blues, country and rhythm and blues music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of rock and roll. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.
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- Born
- Dec 15, 1921
Windber - Also known as
- Freed, Alan
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Salem High School
- Lived in
- Ohio
- Cleveland
- Died
- Jan 20, 1965
Palm Springs
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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