American Hot Wax
– This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to t..
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950's. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
17 Mar 1978
English
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Floyd Mutrux
John Kaye (screenplay), John Kaye (story), Art Linson (story)
Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock 'n' roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
Paramount Pictures