Back to Home
American Hot Wax
Drama
History
Music
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.
Top Cast
Tim McIntire
Alan Freed
Fran Drescher
Sheryl
Jay Leno
Mookie
Laraine Newman
Teenage Louise
Carl Weaver
Member of The Chesterfields
Al Chalk
Member of The Chesterfields
Sam Harkness
Member of The Chesterfields
Arnold McCuller
Member of The Chesterfields
Jeff Altman
Lennie Richfield
Moosie Drier
Artie Moress
You May Also Like
BadPuss: A Popumentary
One Trick Pony
Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business
American Pop
The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Heaven Tonight
I Need That Record!
Boome Satellites in Texas
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story