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Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

31 Oct 1999
120 min
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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

Leon

Jackie Wilson

Judd Nelson

Alan Freed

Paula Abdul

Denise Walton

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Fulvio Cecere

Pete Bell

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Aron Tager

J. Edgar Hoover

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Walter Franks

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