#alanfreed

(born Albert James Freed, 15 December 1921 - 20 January 1965)

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock [NEW 1978 Edition] - Carole King. Born Carole Klein in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, in 1942, she was able to play piano from the age of four. When she was 14 she used to hang around stage doors and dance in the aisles at #alanfreed ‘s #brooklyn rock ‘n’ roll shows. 1) #caroleking . With husband #gerrycoffin , she wrote a whole string of #60s pop classics; in #theseventies she was in the vanguard of the #singersongwriter boom. 2) Early Carole King. (Tapestry was another album our Mom had at the stereo console. Played it so much and knew all the words back then in the early #70s - Smackwater Jack...) #rockandroll #oderecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CIEJ9PaLija/?igshid=9lay5yt33odb

#TheArchitectOfRockAndRoll #RIPLittleRichard🎹🎤🎶 1932-2020 Sad News Again, Really A Terrible Season For All The People In The World, Rest In Peace Richard Wayne Penniman. One Of The Real Kings And Pioneers Of Rock And Roll #50s #AlanFreed Keep Rolling From Eternity Boy (at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) https://www.instagram.com/p/B__mQjBDPodobVEsMI631hz-vu7k3ZmMadG6gg0/?igshid=1qk3ggy7wq8zn

"Freed, the DJ who gave rock 'n' roll its name, fronted Moondog's Rock'n'Roll Party at Cleveland's WJW radio station, where he programmed mainly black R&B plus some early white rock 'n' roll records. His vocal jive delighted his audience, and he also appeared in several early rock 'n' roll exploitation movies, including Rock Around The Clock, Rock, Rock, Rock (both 1956) and others. He accepted a songwriting credit on Chuck Berry's 'Maybellene' in exchange for helping to make it a hit, and was accused of payola, after which he died an alcoholic accused of income tax evasion." - Michael Heatley, The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock (2006)

#ShortCutToHell #MisterRockAndRoll #1957 #JamesCagney #AlanFreed #JuvenileDelinquency #RockAndRoll #driveinmovies #cultmovies #portland #pnwcult

Recently Elmore Magazine sat down with Johnny Rivers (born Ramistella) and an incredible journey of a talented musician unfolded. As a teen, he received a record deal, a new name from the DJ who coined the term "rock and roll," and royalties for a song he gave to one of the nation's hottest acts of that time. After moving to California several years later, he meets a certain entrepreneur, and the two open up Los Angele's iconic Whiskey Au Go Go. Modeled after the European disco, The Whisky becomes the hottest scene in L.A. during the 60's and soon America is on fire. Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones could be seen at the nightclub whenever they hit the West Coast. Johnny Rivers' story drips a nostalgic wonder, making this 25 year old yearn even moreso for the primitive party of the 60's. Stay tuned for this and more in the Nov/Dec issue of Elmore.

Forever and ever and ever, I will rock and always roll.