American Hot Wax
DramaHistoryMusic
5.6/10
|US
|en
|91 min
Release Date: 1978-03-17
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
