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1-CD Digipak with 36-page booklet, 39 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 min.

In celebration of Alan Freed's 100th birthday, Bear Family Records® presents this historic compilation in the 'Memorial Series'!
This issue tells the story of one of the most legendary disc jockeys in music history.
Included are 39 tracks from 1952 to 1959, a mix of then contemporary music from the Alan Freed shows and original excerpts from his radio broadcasts that made him famous.
As a bonus you get two ultra-rare live recordings from 1956 and 1957 with Jimmy Cavallo and The House Rockers and Little Richard.
The 36-page full-color booklet provides the story of Alan Freed and the contributing artists, meticulously researched and written by Chicago music journalist Bill Dahl, with many rare photos and memorabilia!
Alan Freed played mostly black rhythm and blues in his broadcasts, referred to by him early on as rock 'n' roll, and thus helped dismantle racial segregation in the United States.
Since Freed is directly involved in almost all of the recordings, this CD album takes on the character of one of his radio shows and can be enjoyed from beginning to end - a genuine rarity!
Just as well suited for nostalgic indulgence while cruising by car.

Rock and Roll

Alan Freed was THE top radio D.J. in 1950s America. Not because he is - incorrectly – considered to be the inventor of the term 'rock and roll' (African-Americans had been using that moniker since the 1930s), but because he took advantage of the rising popularity of R&B and white rock 'n' roll to put on R&B originals, which he then called rock and roll. He came up with all sorts of gimmicks for his radio shows and enthralled a teenage generation from Mexico to Canada. Hollywood took advantage of his immense popularity and gave him roles in music movies, and he got his own TV show. With this album we chronicle the most important years of his life, from his rapid rise to his sad decline in connection with the 'Payola' affair.

100 years of Alan Freed

Even if some titles on this CD are well known, like Bo Diddley or Chuck Berry's Oh Baby Doll - but where else do you get to hear these titles with announcements from the first legendary dee-jay in music history? One or two songs may be available on YouTube, but the audio quality of our production is unbeatable. What made Alan Freed so popular? What made him the prototype of the radio DJ? Our CD production answers these questions twice.

Alan Freed's story is told both musically and lyrically on 36 pages in the full-color accompanying booklet with many rare illustrations.

No, he did not invent the genre term 'Rock and Roll'. But Alan Freed did use the phrase in his early 'Moondog' radio shows in Cleveland, Ohio. Later in New York, his 'Rock and Roll Dance Party' shows became legendary, especially as he took them from the radio to the stage as well, putting on huge live concerts from which the bonus live tracks were taken.

Alan Freed dedicated his life to rock 'n' roll, shaking the barriers of segregation by helping African-American music gain popularity with white audiences as well. Segregation did not exist at his live concerts. Eventually, Alan Freed failed. His involvement in the great radio corruption scandal of the late 1950s was only one of the reasons. As Bill Dahl concludes in his accompanying text, "Alan Freed was rock and roll's best friend." With this CD edition we would like to commemorate the great Alan Freed, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday on December 15, 2021.

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Album titlle: Alan Freed - A Hundred Years Of Rock 'n' Roll (CD)
Genre Rock
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode AR
Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
Artikelart CD
EAN: 5397102176289
weight in Kg 0.115

Various - Memorial Series - Alan Freed - A Hundred Years Of Rock 'n' Roll (CD) CD 1
01	Intro / Rock 'n' Roll Boogie	Ronnie Aldrich & The Squadronaires
02	Freed's Apology-The Moondog House Radio Show-WJW Cleveland	Alan Freed
03	Moon Dog Boogie	Freddie Mitchell Orchestra
04	Radio Intro-WJW Cleveland	Alan Freed
05	The Whip	Gil Bernal
06	Beer Commercial-WJW Cleveland	Alan Freed - Gil Bernal
07	Only You	lan Freed & His Rock 'N Roll Band featuring The Modernaires
08	Station I.D. & Commercials-WJW Cleveland	Alan Freed
09	Make Me A Present Of You	Ernie Andrews
10	Moondoggers' Bones-WJW Cleveland	Alan Freed
11	The Big Beat	Sam 'The Man' Taylor & His Orchestra
12	Alan Freed – Talks about 'The Blackboard Jungle'-WINS New York	Alan Freed
13	(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock	Alan Freed & His Rock 'N Roll Band, vocal by 'Hal & Al'
14	Rock Love	Eddie Fontaine
15	Outro Eddie Fontaine & Intro Rusty Bryant-Rock'N'Roll Party Radio Show-WINS New York	Alan Freed
16	Back Street	Rusty Bryant & The Carolyn Club Band
17	Station I.D. & Talks About A Model Agency-WINS New York	Alan Freed
18	Teener's Canteen	Alan Freed & His Rock 'N Roll Band
19	Commercials & Marie Adams Intro-WINS New York	Alan Freed
20	Boom Diddy Wa Wa	Johnny Otis Orchestra, Marie Adams & Junior Ryder vocal
21	Movie Trailer 'The Man Without A Star' & Otis Blackwell Intro-WINS New York	Alan Freed
22	You Move Me, Baby	Otis Blackwell
23	Television Commercial & The Charms Intro-WINS New York	Alan Freed
24	Two Hearts	The Charms
25	Mercury Commercial & High School Radio Station -WINS New York	Alan Freed
26	Easy Rock	Alan Freed & His Rock 'N Roll Band
27	Furniture Commercial-WINS New York	Alan Freed
28	Alan Freed – Talks About Rock And Roll Artists-WINS New York	Alan Freed
29	Bo Diddley (with Alan Freed Intro)	Bo Diddley
30	See You Later Alligator	Alan Freed & His Rock 'N Roll Band, vocal by 'Hal & Al'
31	The Space Man	Alan Freed, Steve Allen, Al 'Jazzbo' Collins & The Modernaires
32	Alan Freed – Announcement Rock'N'Roll Dance Party No.1	Alan Freed
33	Lucille (live)	Little Richard
34	Rock, Rock, Rock (live)	Jimmy Cavallo & The House Rockers
35	Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track) (with Alan Freed Intro)	The Johnny Burnette Trio
36	Oh, Baby Doll (with Alan Freed Intro)	Chuck Berry
37	Gosah	The King's Hentchmen
38	Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) (with Alan Freed Intro)	Jesse Belvin
39	Alan Freed – Farewell To His Fans-'Big Beat' Rock'N*Roll Dance Party-WNEW-TV Show	Alan Freed

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From: Mark Dillman On: 16 Feb 2022

rock 'n' roll radio starts here

I always enjoy hearing air-checks of Alan Freed. There are plenty here. There are commercials where Alan reads copy for local businesses in New York and dubious medical products. Honestly, I had never before heard Alan offer his apology for the overcrowding and disturbance at his early concert in Cleveland, Ohio. When Alan Freed starting playing rock 'n' roll on radio there weren't very many rock 'n' roll records. It was all so new. He played a far amount of jazz orchestras playing frenzied dance numbers some of which you will hear on this CD. This is a great historical document of Alan Freed's contributions to music and radio broadcasting.

From: Roelof On: 23 Dec 2021

From: Sebastian On: 15 Nov 2021

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From: Stefan Lind On: 30 Oct 2021

Ein guter Anfang, aber es gibt so viel mehr.

Es ist eine ausgezeichnete Idee, das Wirken Alan Freeds auf diese Weise herauszustellen. Schön, dass dieser Pionier des Rock'n'Roll so kompetent gewürdigt wird. Im Internet kursieren etliche Aufnahmen seiner "Camel Rock'n'Roll Dance Partys" mit illustren Live-Gästen wie Bill Haley, Gene Vincent oder den Drifters, teilweise in sehr guter Tonqualität. Wäre das nicht mal ein Projekt für Bear Family? Alle Shows in einer CD-Box versammelt? Fänd ich gut.

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