Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

(1999)

★ 5.6 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: Drama, Music, телевизионный фильм

Year: 1999

Runtime: 91 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Andy Wolk

Cast: Мэдхен Амик, Джадд Нельсон, David Gianopoulos, Дэниэл Кэш, Leon, Paula Abdul, Джеймс С. Виктор, Walter Franks, LeRoy D. Brazile, Michael Daingerfield

Plot

This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B or Rhytym & Blues is, however, the music is considered to be "BLACK" music. So, most radio stations won't play it. However, Freed believed that it's the next wave, so he fights to have it played on the air. Eventually, he went into the big time - New York, and he decided to dub this music "ROCK & ROLL". Despite his success, he still had a lot of opposition and made deals with the wrong people, which would lead to his downfall.