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Alan Freed
NME.com feature on Alan Freed including news, reviews, biography, youtube video, audio, concerts, tour dates, photos, pictures, commentary, album reviews and live reviews and cool facts.
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Alan Freed Videos
The Rakes At Glastonbury 2009
Alan Donohoe talks us at Glastonbury about his dream festival line-up and flying cups of piss.
YouTube Alan Freed Videos
The Alan Freed Orchestra - Rock 'n' Roll Boogie (02:45)
The Alan Freed Orchestra - Rock 'n' Roll Boogie From the movie "Rock, rock, rock"
Rock Rock Rock - Part 1 (02:04)
Jimmy Cavallo and the House Rockers sing the opening credits to the movie Rock Rock Rock - 1956 with Alan Freed. ... cavallo alan freed rock 1956
Alan Freed and some doo-wop (03:23)
Alan Freed was probably the best known disc-jockey of the 50s. His biggest success was in NYC. He also promoted and MC'd several live concerts. Most of these shows had concert programs that you could buy. These are...
Bill Haley and His Comets - (Presented by Alan Freed) RUDY's ROCK (03:25)
Rock Around The Clock, 1956. "The most spectacular performance of Bill and his Comets."
rare Buddy Holly interview by Alan Freed (01:58)
Buddy Holly interviewed by Alan Freed. Date unknown.
Alan Freed Biography
Albert James Freed (December 15, 1921 - January 20, 1965), generally known as Alan Freed and also as "Moondog", was an American disc-jockey who became internationally known for promoting African-American 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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Alan Freed's Best Songs
- 1. Alcoholic Beverage
- 2. Clothing
- 3. Intro (Hosting The Moondog Show, 1958)
- 4. Interview w/Buddy Holly
- 5. Up and Down
- 6. Let 'm Roll
- 7. Alan Freed - Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On
- 8. Intro (Alan Freed-Hosting the Moondog Show)
- 9. commercial for erin-brew
- 10. Brunswick Rock'n'Roll Show (Nov 1957)
