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Pirate Radio – A Movie Review

May 16, 2010 B. John 342 Views 0 Comments Philip Seymour Hoffman, Music, Rock and Roll, Bill Nighy, Richard Curtis, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Comedy

n the 1960s a group of 8 rogue DJs on a boat in the middle of the Northern Atlantic, played rock records and broke the law all for the love of music. The songs they played united and defined an entire generation and drove the British government crazy. By playing rock ‘n roll they were standing up against the British government who did everything in their power to shut them down.

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Where Did “Rock and Roll” Come From?

April 29, 2006August 10, 2015 1190 Views Alan Freed, payola, Rock and Roll, Rythm and blues, The Dominoes

This entry is part 1 of 40 in the series Deep Questions

Famed DJ and concert producer Alan Freed is widely credited with coining the phrase in 1951. Freed led an interesting life, bringing what we now call “rock and roll” to the masses. Unfortunately, he’s equally famous for his role in the payola scandal of the 1960s.