Directed by Floyd Mutrux | Starring: Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman

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.

American Hot Wax - Lobby card with Laraine Newman, Carl Weaver, Al Chalk, Sam Harkness & Arnold McCuller

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