Alan Freed was a Cleveland radio DJ who helped popularize rock and roll in the early 1950s. The new musical about his life, “Rock & Roll Man,” opened off-Broadway at New World Stages on June 21. “Rock ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A bio-show about the radio D.J. Alan Freed, one of rock music’s early popularizers, dutifully plays the hits. By Elisabeth Vincentelli The musical ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The ashes of Alan Freed, a seminal figure in the history of modern music, have found a permanent home in Cleveland, where Freed coined the term rock ‘n’ roll and organized what is ...

It takes a moment to recognize Constantine Maroulis starring in “Rock & Roll Man.” His mane of hair is hidden under a wig as he plays disc jockey Alan Freed, who popularized the term rock n’ roll and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The legacy of pioneering deejay Alan Freed is still seen and heard in the city where he coined “Rock and Roll” while working in WJW radio in 1951. “Chapter one page one is ...

"Rock & Roll Man” takes audiences back to the 1950s when Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed not only coined the term “rock ‘n’ roll." Updated 702 days ago ...

LEBANON, Tenn. (WTVF) — A place in a quiet part of Wilson County has just opened for business. It's a spot for creatives, and it has a special connection to a history that changed the world. Being in ...

The new musical 'Rock & Roll Man' looks at the life of Alan Freed, a DJ in the 1950s who played R&B records on the radio and how helped unite Americans in their love of music. Actors Constantine ...

The first rock ‘n’ roll concert, the ill-fated yet legendary Moondog Coronation Ball, pulsed from the stage of the former Cleveland Arena amid chaos and controversy on this day in history, March 21, ...

"Rock & Roll Man” takes audiences back to the 1950s when Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed not only coined the term “rock ‘n’ roll” but played original songs by Black artists instead of covers by white ...