
Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story
IMDB:
5.4
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.

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story
IMDB:
5.4Released
10/31/1999
Genre
Drama, Music, TV Movie
Cast
Mädchen Amick, Judd Nelson, David Gianopoulos
Duration
1h 31m
Country
United States of America
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

Jackie McCoy
Mädchen Amick

Alan Freed
Judd Nelson

Morris Levy
David Gianopoulos

Hooke
Daniel Kash

Jackie Wilson
Leon

Denise Walton
Paula Abdul

Jerry Lee Lewis
James C. Victor

Little Richard
Walter Franks

Frankie Lymon
LeRoy D. Brazile

Bill Haley
Michael Daingerfield

Pete Bell
Fulvio Cecere

Leo Mintz









