Alan Freed
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N 40° 14.189 W 078° 49.936
17T E 684404 N 4456258
Rock and Roll! Just call me "Moondog"
Waymark Code: WM7JAD
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2009
Views: 19
Marker Text: Disc jockey who coined the term “Rock & Roll” in the early 1950s. Freed used the term to describe up-tempo black rhythm and blues records he played as DJ “Moondog” on his radio show. Freed further popularized this music through TV programs, movies, and concerts, including what is considered to be the nation’s first Rock & Roll concert (1952). Raised in Windber, Freed was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
Marker Name: Alan Freed
County: Somerset
Date Dedicated: 09/06/2003
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Miner’s Park, near corner of Graham Ave. and 13th Street, Windber
Category: African American, Motion Pictures & Television, Music & Theater, Performers, Professions & Vocations
Website: [Web Link]
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