3 days ago by Clotilde Tavares

Gosto de dizer que o rock and roll tem a minha idade, embora saiba que ele é alguns anos mais novo. No início da década de 1950, a galera já se balançava e girava ao som do rhythm & blues. Aí um disc-jockey chamado Allan Freed se auto-intitulou “Moondog” e através de um programa de rádio [...]

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9 days ago by Geo

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding an appearance and performance by Blondie at the Brooklyn Museum tonight for the opening of the show “Who Shot Rock & Roll.” I just returned for a preview of the show and have to say it is very well arranged and presented. (I wonder why they are using & [...]

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9 days ago by joe

As part of The Brooklyn Museum’s exhibit this month “Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present”, are several photographs from painter and photographer Laura Levine. Not only can you check out a rare live opening reception performance on Oct 29th from Blondie but you can peep ...

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29 days ago by BeatlesTrivia

The Ramones song “Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio?” mentions John Lennon in the line “Will you remember Jerry Lee, John Lennon, T. Rex and OI Moulty?.” Also mentioned in the lyrics are Ed Sullivan, Murray the K, and Alan Freed. The song came out during the last year of John Lennon’s lifetime. It ...

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33 days ago by Phil

On This day in 1958 Billboard ran an article attacking the practice of accepting money to play certain records on the radio. The term used was ‘payola’ a combination of ‘pay’ and ‘victrola’ (Victrola was a line of phonographs originally introduced by RCA Victor in 1906 that continued until 1970). Th ...

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52 days ago by typhoidterri

A kindergarten girl sat at our table at the library the other day. She told us all about the books she carried around with her. She was so proud to display her tomes on High School M usical and Hannah Montana. I prayed to myself my own version of the Lord’s Prayer. I call it The Rock’s Prayer: Dear ...

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55 days ago by themusicsover

Napoleon “Nappy” Brown October 12, 1929 – September 13, 2008 Nappy Brown was one of the most popular R&B singers during the ’50s, often touring with Alan Freed’s rock ‘n roll reviews. He was part of that first wave of black performers whose music was embraced by young white audiences. He had two sig ...

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95 days ago by simon

Mr. Rock ‘n Roll: The Alan Freed Story (2009, Eagle) Purchase from Amazon You never know what to expect when you’re watching a made for TV docudrama like Mr. Rock ‘n Roll: The Alan Freed Story , especially one starring Judd Nelson as Alan Freed, one of the most important and influential men in the e ...

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100 days ago by El Bicho

Written by Fantasma el ReyMr. Rock ‘n Roll is the story of legendary 1950s DJ Alan Freed, who coined the term “rock ‘n’ roll” and brought the sound of the city to the masses. This 1999 made-for-television movie stars Judd Nelson as Mr. Rock ‘n’ Roll himself and features Madchen Amick as his loving w ...

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101 days ago by kenpierce

Mr. Rock ‘N Roll: The Alan Freed Story Originally airing on NBC Television in 1999, this made for TV movie tells the story about the famous radio DJ Alan Freed who is credited as being the man who coined the phrase “Rock & Roll”. Back in 1951, the radio was king and the music scene [...]

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