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Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

IMDB:

5.4
Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

Released

10/31/1999

Duration

1h 31m

Genre

Drama, Music, TV Movie

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mädchen Amick, Judd Nelson, David Gianopoulos

Overview

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.

Cast

Mädchen Amick

Jackie McCoy

Mädchen Amick

Judd Nelson

Alan Freed

Judd Nelson

David Gianopoulos

Morris Levy

David Gianopoulos

Daniel Kash

Hooke

Daniel Kash

Leon

Jackie Wilson

Leon

Paula Abdul

Denise Walton

Paula Abdul

James C. Victor

Jerry Lee Lewis

James C. Victor

Walter Franks

Little Richard

Walter Franks

LeRoy D. Brazile

Frankie Lymon

LeRoy D. Brazile

Michael Daingerfield

Bill Haley

Michael Daingerfield

Fulvio Cecere

Pete Bell

Fulvio Cecere

Mark Wilson

Leo Mintz

Mark Wilson