Alan Freed Professions : Disc jockey Born : December 15, 1921 Died : January 20, 1965 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Alan Freed Rock ’n roll is really swing with a modern name. It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and features blues and rhythm. It's the rhythm that gets to the kids – they're starved of music they can dance to, after all those years of crooners. Alan Freed music dance song Anyone who says rock 'n' roll is a passing fad or a flash-in-the-pan trend along the music road has rocks in the head. Alan Freed fads trends rocks Let's face it. Rock and Roll is bigger than all of us Alan Freed rock-and-roll rocks faces Similar Authors Adrian Cronauer disc-jockey DJ Drama disc-jockey David Guetta disc-jockey Nina Blackwood disc-jockey Kato disc-jockey John Peel disc-jockey All Authors