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

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama,

Music,

TV Movie

Runtime:

91 minutes

Year:

1999

Directors:

Andy Wolk

Production companies:

Von Zerneck Sertner Films,

NBC

Actors:

Jackie McCoy

Alan Freed

Morris Levy

Hooke

Jackie Wilson

Crews:

Writer

Director