Description
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
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Release Date1978
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Runtime1 hr 31 min
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Languageen
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Rating5.6 (19)
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Genres
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DirectorFloyd Mutrux
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CastTim McIntireFran DrescherJay LenoLaraine NewmanCarl WeaverAl ChalkSam HarknessArnold McCullerJeff AltmanMoosie DrierJohn LehneStewart SteinbergJack Edward EllisRichard ForbesStephen PearlmanKeene CurtisPat McNamaraWill ThornburyHamilton CampChuck BerryJerry Lee LewisScreamin' Jay HawkinsCharles GreeneKenny VanceJoe EspositoBruce SudanoEddie HokensonStephanie SpruillJoyce KingYolande HowardBrenda RussellMarion PerkinsMatthew TobinBobby JohnsonHarold 'Red' KellerElmer ValentineCharles IrwinJeanne SheffieldAndrea RobinsonGail KantorPatricia ClingerMark DiamondAl MainesArtie RippMary PetersNora DenneyDina Ousley
