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

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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.

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      Mädchen Amick

      Jackie McCoy

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      Judd Nelson

      Alan Freed

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      David Gianopoulos

      Morris Levy

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      Daniel Kash

      Hooke

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      Leon

      Jackie Wilson

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      Paula Abdul

      Denise Walton

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      James C. Victor

      Jerry Lee Lewis

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      Walter Franks

      Little Richard

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      LeRoy D. Brazile

      Frankie Lymon

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      Michael Daingerfield

      Bill Haley

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      Fulvio Cecere

      Pete Bell

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      Mark Wilson

      Leo Mintz

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      Aron Tager

      J. Edgar Hoover

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      Joe W. Davis

      Buddy Holly

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      Michael Dunston

      Bo Diddley

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