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Alan Freed

real name Albert James Freed

Alan Freed is credited on 1,568 releases across 428 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,568

Credits

428

Albums

8

Decades active

247

In collections

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Born: December 15, 1921, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: January 20, 1965, Palm Springs, California, USA
Legendary rock-and-roll DJ who is often credited with the term "Rock-and-Roll," though he didn't actually coin it.
Many of the top African-American performers of the first generation of rock and roll (such as Bo Diddley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry) salute Alan Freed for his pioneering attitude in breaking down racial barriers among the youth of 1950s America. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 (Non-Performer).
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Credited work

1,568 releases · 428 albums · active 1953–2025

  • Performance · 1,635
  • Other credits · 38
  • Production · 3

Studios: Whisky A Go Go · Chess Studios · Chappell Recording Studios · Central Park, New York

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