Spoiler : Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania 10/15/1922; died 1/20/1965 of uremia in Palm Springs, California. New York disk jockey that was nicknamed, the "King Of Rock 'n' Roll." Credited with coining the term, "Rock 'n' Roll." Screen debut in Rock Around The Clock (1956). Host of Rock n' Roll and The Big Beat (both for ABC-TV in 1957), leading his own band for the shows that included saxo- phonists, Sam "the Man" Taylor and "Big" Al Sears).

Spoiler : Today we are remembering Alan Freed who passed away on Jan. 20, 1965. Albert James "Alan" Freed , also known as Moondog, was an American disc jockey. He became internationally known for promoting the mix of blues, country and rhythm and blues music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of rock and roll. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.

Spoiler : Freed is commonly referred to as the "father of rock'n'roll" due to his promotion of the style of music, and his introduction of the phrase "rock and roll", in reference to the musical genre, on mainstream radio in the early 1950s. He helped bridge the gap of segregation among young teenage Americans, presenting music by African-American artists (rather than cover versions by white artists) on his radio program, and arranging live concerts attended by racially mixed audiences. Freed appeared in several motion pictures as himself. In the 1956 film Rock, Rock, Rock, Freed tells the audience that "rock and roll is a river of music that has absorbed many streams: rhythm and blues, jazz, rag time, cowboy songs, country songs, folk songs. All have contributed to the big beat."