1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.
Original title
American Hot Wax
Released
3/17/1978
Origin country
US
Genre
Drama, History, Music
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Budget
—
Revenue
$11,000,000.00
Runtime
1hr 31min
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.
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