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Where Did “Rock and Roll” Come From?

April 29, 2006August 10, 2015 1184 Views Alan Freed, payola, Rock and Roll, Rythm and blues, The Dominoes

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.

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