Freed served in the US Army during World War II and worked as a DJ on Armed Forces Radio. While attending Ohio State University, Freed became interested in radio. Freed's initial ambition was to be a bandleader however, an ear infection put an end to that dream. While Freed was in high school, he formed a band called the Sultans of Swing in which he played the trombone. In 1933, Freed's family moved to Salem, Ohio, where Freed attended Salem High School, graduating in 1940.
Early years įreed was born to a Welsh-American mother, Maude Palmer, and a Russian Jewish immigrant father, Charles S. In the early 1960s, Freed's career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry, as well as by allegations of taking credit for songs he did not write and by his chronic alcoholism.
The organization's website posted this note: "He became internationally known for promoting African-American rhythm and blues music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of rock and roll". įreed was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991. pop culture in the 1950s, by leading white and black kids to listen to the same music, put the radio personality 'at the vanguard' and made him 'a really important figure'", according to the executive director. His "role in breaking down racial barriers in U.S.
In 1986, Freed was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with various acts, helping to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America. Albert James " Alan" Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965) was an American disc jockey.
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