Alan Freed was a Cleveland DJ who heard the future—and knew he had to let it sing. He named the genre “Rock & Roll,” bringing music to the masses and integrating artists and audiences on the ...

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.

This also marks the date that Alan Freed aka "Moondog", one of the world’s most celebrated DJ’s, died. Alan Freed was famous for popularising Rock ‘n’ Roll music through his radio show in ...