This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock’n’roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950’s. 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.
Release Date: 17 March 1978Runtime: 95 min
Stars:
- Al Chalk
- Arnold McCuller
- Carl Weaver
- Fran Drescher
- Jack Edward Ellis
- Jay Leno
- Jeff Altman
- John Lehne
- Laraine Newman
- Moosie Drier
- Richard Forbes
- Sam Harkness
- Stephen Pearlman
- Stewart Steinberg
- Tim McIntire
Director: Floyd Mutrux
