In 1986, Freed was among the very first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located in Cleveland, Ohio. There is a separate page covering the induction ceremony. Freed is also featured in the Hall’s “The Architects of Rock and Roll” exhibit.
Freed “Birthplace of Rock and Roll” Landmark |
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Memorable Moments:
- 1-23-1986: The First Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. Induction Dinner
- 1995 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum Shopping Bag
- 9-1-1995: Grand Opening Labor Day 1995, 20 pages
- 9-1-1995: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Grand Opening
- 9-1-1995: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Artist Pass
- 9-1-1995: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Artist Guest Pass
- 9-1-1995: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Honored Guest Pass
- 9-2-1995: Concert for Hall of Fame ticket
- 4-7-2003: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Holiday Card Featuring Freed
In 2002, Alan Freed’s ashes were moved to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- 3-21-2002: “Freed Entombed,” The Hollywood Reporter (ashes enshrined)
- 3-22-2002: “Alan Freed’s Ashes Moved To Rock Hall,” The Plain Dealer by John Soeder (Judith Fisher Freed, Ferncliff Memorial Mausoleum in Hartsdale NY)
- 3-22-2002: R&R Hall of Fame & Museum Announces Return of Alan Freed’s Remains (Michael Devlin, press release)
- 3-26-2002: DJs Ashes Placed in Hall of Fame Los Angeles Times (final resting place, brass urn, 50th anniversary of Moondog Coronation Ball, Judith Fisher Freed)
- 6-25-2002: “Alan Freed urns spotlight in rock hall,” The Plain Dealer by John Soeder: (comeback story, exhumed from Ferncliff Memorial Mausoleum Hartsdale NY, Rabbi Franklin Muller, Congregation Rodef Sholom, Judith Fisher Freed, Alan Freed Jr.)
- 8-25-2002: Alan Freed Urns Spotlight In Rock Hall
Press Coverage:
Newspaper
- 3-20-1986 “So how many rock ‘n’ roll records do Clevelanders buy?” The News-Herald by David Sigworth (Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame should be in Cleveland)
- 3-22-1986 “Even the governor was rockin’,” The Plain Dealer by John DeWitt (34th Anniversary Moondog Coronation Ball, WJW Bronze Plaque Euclid Ave in Playhouse Square, David Freed)
- 3-22-1986: “Cleveland Stages Bash in Bid to Lure Rock Hall,” The News-Herald by Jim Sweeney (Public Square, rally)
- 5-1-1986: “Has the Rock (Hall of Fame) Stopped Here?,” The News-Herald by Marcia Meyers, Donna Furman, Karen Sandstrom, John Russell (announcement for site of Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, Mayor Fred N. Carmen)
- 1990s: “This city has reason to crow” by Karen S. Peterson and Ken Myers
- 1990s: “Building a Music Museum: The Long and Winding Road” By Karen Schoemer (North Coast Harbor on Lake Erie)
- 3-1-1995: “Showman Alan Freed: He Brought Rhythm And Blues, Rock To The Mainstream,” Investor’s Business Daily by Carl Horowitz: (Nelson George, “The Death of Rhythm and Blues”, Arnold Shaw, “Honkers and Shouters”, WKST, WAKR, Bob Rolontz, “Anyone who says rock & roll is a passing fad or a flash-in-the-pan trend along the music road has rocks in the head, dad!”, ASCAP, quiz shows, KDAY,WQAM)
- 6-19-1995 “Sound of History,” The Plain Dealer by Michele M. Melendez (Henry Niedzwiecki, 10,000 record singles, Freed’s engineer-broadcast speech after the 1952 ball)
- 8-27-1995: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, The Beacon Journal by Kevin C. Johnson (Director Dennis Barrie, museum spans 5 floors and 150,00 square feet, $92 million , I.M. Pei, Suzan Evans)
- 8-27-1995: “King of the Moondoggers” by Roger Brown (Alan Freed exhibit at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
- 9-3-1995: “A Shrine to Rock Music With a Roll All Its Own,” The New York Times by Herbert Muschamp (I.M. Pei)
- 3-21-2002: “Moondog Milestone,” The Plain Dealer by John Soeder
- 3-26-2003: “Freed’s Legacy Lives in Radio Studio,” Radio World
Magazines
- 2-13-1986: “The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame,” Rolling Stone by David Fricke: (Foundation, Ahmet Ertegun, Seymour Stein, Inductees)
- 3-10-1986: “Faces & Places – Rock’s Roll Call,” US (First Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony)
- 4-6-1993: Life and Times of Rock ‘N’ Roll, The Plain Dealer (Special Magazine to commemorate the opening of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum)
- 1995: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum, 65 pages (Gift from museum on Opening Day)
- 9-1-1995: Grand Opening Gala Benefit (complimentary program of evenings events)
- 9-18-1995: “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Bash,” People by Steve Dougherty, Bryan Alex Ander, Ken Meryers, Kimberly Davis: (10,000 at official ribbon cutting, Municipal Stadium, 60,000 fans)
- 1996: “Where Rock and Roll Will Never Die,” Life (Where Rock and roll Will Never Die, Hel-lo Cleveland! In the city that gave rock and roll it’s premier deejay Alan Freed-who in turn gave the sound it’s name)
- 1998: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum 1998 Annual Report (9 pages)
- 3-2002: “Moondog Madness,” Liner Notes by John A. Jackson: (Alan Freed and the Birth of Rock and Roll, Freed’s uncle was professional vaudevillian who taught him to play the trombone, Sultans of Swing, Urn)
- 4-7-2003: Facility Focus, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum (Inside the Alan Freed Radio Station, John Grayson, Broadcasters General Store, Judith Fisher Freed launches new studio)
- 2003: “Exhibit, Radio Studio Honor Alan Freed,” Liner Notes by Meredith Rutledge: (Alan Freed Radio Station, Judith Fisher Freed, Museum’s exhibit was put together of artifacts gathered and donated by Judith Freed-cut the ribbon commissioning the studio, Scott Beeler, John Grayson)
 The Freed family visits the Rock Hall. L-R: Nettie Rose Freed, Judith Fisher Freed, Hannah Freed Northenor, Lance Freed, Isabel Freed, Sarah Bean Freed. |