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

5.4 | Oct 31, 1999 (US) | Drama, Music, TV Movie | 01:31

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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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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