- Born Name: Albert James Freed
- Birthday: 1921-12-15 (Year-Month-Day)
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- Spouse(s): Inga Lil Boling (1959-1965) Marjorie J. Hess (1950-1958) Betty Lou Bean (1943-1949)
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- Medium: Radio/Television/Screen personality
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Alan Freed, Albert James Alan Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965), also known as Moondog, was an American disc-jockey. He became internationally known for promoting African-American rhythm and blues music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of rock and roll. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.