Windber, PA, United States
Alan Freed (1921-1965). 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 wh
at 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.
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