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Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Alan Freed
American disc jockey and rock-and-roll figure (1921–1965)
Albert James "Alan" Freed was an American disc jockey. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with various acts, helping to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America, including popularizing the term "rock and roll".Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Moondog Coronation Ball
Landmark popular music event; regarded as the first major rock and roll concert
The Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert held at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 21, 1952. It is generally accepted as the first major rock and roll concert.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rock and roll
Genre of popular music
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African American music such as jazz, rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, electric blues, gospel, and jump blues, as well as from country music.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cleveland
City in Ohio, United States
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately 60 mi (97 km) west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state border. Cleveland is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)