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American Hot Wax

1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.

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This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.

  • Release date
  • March 17, 1978
  • Runtime
  • 91 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, History, Music
  • Director
  • Floyd Mutrux

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Tim McIntire photo Tim McIntire Alan Freed Fran Drescher photo Fran Drescher Sheryl Jay Leno photo Jay Leno Mookie Laraine Newman photo Laraine Newman Teenage Louise Carl Weaver Member of The Chesterfields Al Chalk photo Al Chalk Member of The Chesterfields Sam Harkness Member of The Chesterfields Arnold McCuller photo Arnold McCuller Member of The Chesterfields

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