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September 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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#OTD #TDIH #September8, 1999: #DOTD: #RIP #Moondog.
#TheVikingOf6thAvenue #Singers #Composers #Drummers #Inventors #Poets #Jazz #Thirdstream #ClassicalMusic #ExperimentalMusic #MinimalMusic #TheMoondogRockAndRollMatinee #AlanFreed #MusicSky
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Moondog's Symphony 1 (Timberwolf)
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September 8, 2026 at 5:51 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #September8, 1999: #DOTD: #RIP #Moondog.
#TheVikingOf6thAvenue #Singers #Composers #Drummers #Inventors #Poets #Jazz #Thirdstream #ClassicalMusic #ExperimentalMusic #MinimalMusic #TheMoondogRockAndRollMatinee #AlanFreed #MusicSky
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Alan Freed - Intro (Hosting The Moondog Show)
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September 8, 2026 at 5:50 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #September8, 1999: #DOTD: #RIP #Moondog.
#TheVikingOf6thAvenue #Singers #Composers #Drummers #Inventors #Poets #Jazz #Thirdstream #ClassicalMusic #ExperimentalMusic #MinimalMusic #TheMoondogRockAndRollMatinee #AlanFreed #MusicSky
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A Brief History of Moondog
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September 8, 2026 at 5:50 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #September8, 1999: #DOTD: #RIP #Moondog.
#TheVikingOf6thAvenue #Singers #Composers #Drummers #Inventors #Poets #Jazz #Thirdstream #ClassicalMusic #ExperimentalMusic #MinimalMusic #TheMoondogRockAndRollMatinee #AlanFreed #MusicSky
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Moondog's Symphony 1 (Timberwolf)
YouTube video by Amaury CORNUT
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September 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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September 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
woodstockwhisperer.bsky.social
August 29, 1958: #AlanFreed 's Big Beat Show opened at the Fox Theatre in Brooklyn.Those performing included #FrankieAvalon, #JimmyClanton, #ChuckBerry, #BobbyFreeman, #BillHaley and his Comets and #TheElegants.

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August 29, 1958 – Alan Freed
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August 29, 2026 at 11:09 AM
thephantomcreep.bsky.social
Today’s Decay knows the tricks of the trade? #harrykellar #andrédelorde #orsonwelles #alanfreed #petermurphy

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Today’s Decay July 11th
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July 12, 2026 at 3:15 AM
rockmusicassoc.bsky.social
In The Rock 7/11/1951: Alan Freed debuts the Moondog Rock ‘n’ Roll House Party on WJW radio, Cleveland, spinning R&B tunes for the Moondoggers from 11:15 PM until 2 AM, literally lighting the fuse for the coming Rock explosion. #AlanFreed #RockHonorRoll #RockRoots #ClevelandRocks
July 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #May26, 1916: #BOTD: #HBD Moondog! #TheVikingOf6thAvenue #Singers #Composers #Drummers #Inventors #Poets #Jazz #Thirdstream #ClassicalMusic #ExperimentalMusic #MinimalMusic #TheMoondogRockAndRollMatinee #AlanFreed #MusicSky
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Moondog's Symphony 1 (Timberwolf)
YouTube video by Amaury CORNUT
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May 26, 2026 at 12:17 AM
masterrock.bsky.social
19 de mayo de 1960. El DJ #AlanFreed fue acusado formalmente en Manhattan de aceptar sobornos de la industria musical (práctica conocida como "payola"). En diciembre de 1962, se declaró culpable de dos cargos de soborno comercial y fue sentenciado a libertad condicional con una multa de 300 dólares.
May 19, 2026 at 6:49 AM
rockmusicassoc.bsky.social
In The Rock 5/3/1958: A Rock n’ Roll ‘riot’ occurs at the Boston Arena when DJ Alan Freed tells the audience, “The police don’t want you to have fun.” And the crowd goes wild. #alanfreed #RockHonorRoll
May 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #March21, 1952: #AlanFreed presents history's 1st #RockAndRollShow, the #MoondogCoronationBall, at the #ClevelandArena in #ClevelandOhio.
#RockAndRoll #RockNRoll #RockConcerts #Moondog #MusicSky #RadioSky
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Alan Freed - Radio Aircheck - WJW Cleveland 1954
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March 20, 2026 at 11:35 PM
rockmusicassoc.bsky.social
In The Rock 3/21/1951: Alan Freed brings the first Moondog Coronation Ball to the stage. One song is played, the scene erupts into a riot. Was this the night the live Rock & Roll concert was born? #MoondogCoronation #Alanfreed #RockHonorRoll
March 20, 2026 at 11:12 PM
rockmusicassoc.bsky.social
In The Rock: 3/15/1951: Alan Freed popularizes the term “Rock n Roll” during his tenure at Cleveland’s WJW, which kicks off today! #AlanFreed #WJW #RockHonorRoll
March 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
woodstockwhisperer.bsky.social
#January20 music et al #Beatles #MeettheBeatles 1964, #AlanFreed died 1965, #Byrds #MrTambourineMan 1965, #WoodyGuthrie memorial concert #CarnegieHall 1968, #JudyinDisguise #FredandHisPlayboys 1968, Beatles inducted into R & R Hall of Fame 1988 woodstockwhisperer.info/2017/01/20/j...
January 20 Music et al | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
January 20 Music et al Everyday is a good day for music history, but today is even a better day. Beatles, Judy in Disguise, Byrds, Mr Tambourine Man more
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January 20, 2026 at 11:11 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #January20, 1965: #DOTD: #RIP #AlanFreed. #TheMoonDog #NationalDiscJockeyDay! #DiscJockeyDay #DiscJockeys #NationalDJDay! #DJDay #DJs #DeeJays #Payola #PayolaScandal #RockAndRoll #RockNRoll #AMRadio #Radio #Deejays #DJs #DiscJockeys #WABC #Radio #RadioSky #MusicSky
Alan Freed - Radio Aircheck - WJW Cleveland 1954
YouTube video by leadsquirter
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January 20, 2026 at 12:51 AM
onehitwondered.bsky.social
#QuickSidenote Legend has it that pioneering DJ Alan Freed, broadcasting from KDAY in Los Angeles, helped ‘break’ the 1960 reissued “Baby Oh Baby” with heavy airplay… #AlanFreed #TheShells #OneHitWondered
Publicity photo of pioneering radio personality Alan Freed
December 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
rockmusicassoc.bsky.social
In The Rock 12/25/1958: Alan Freed held the first show of a ten day Christmas Rock and Roll Spectacular at Lowe’s State Theater in New York City, with Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley & The Everly Brothers. #AlanFreed #RockHonorRoll
December 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
rockmusicassoc.bsky.social
In The Rock 12/22/1955: Alan Freed’s Rock 'n' Roll Holiday Jubilee opens in NYC. The 12 day show features Count Basie, LaVern Baker, The Cadillacs, The Wrens, The Valentines, The Chuckles and more. #aLanFreed #RockHonorRoll
December 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
thephantomcreep.bsky.social
Today’a Decay believes in Rock’n’Roll radio…
#alanfreed #rodneybingenheimer #thetwilightzone #thunderbirdsarego #rerun #fouryearsagoscontentbutimcontentwithit #todaysdecay
December 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
doug158.bsky.social
On this date in 1921, #alanfreed was born
December 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
tweetingtruman.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to the influential DJ who helped popularize the term 'Rock and Roll,' Alan Freed, who would have been 104 years old today (1921-1965)
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December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #December15, 1921: #BOTD: #HBD #AlanFreed. #Deejays #DJs #DiscJockeys #Jews #TheMoonDog #RockAndRoll #RockNRoll #WABC #Payola #PayolaScandal #AMRadio #Radio #OldTimeRadio #RadioShows #Airchecks
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Live Vintage Aircheck Recording of Alan Freed, Moondog's Saturday Night Rock and Roll Party WJW 1953
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December 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM