Alan Freed and eight other DJ are accused of taking radio payola. He ends his film career with “Change of Habit” in 1969.ġ960 - Dick Clark testifies before a Congressional Committee investigating "payola", and eventually was cleared. Freed is charged with incitement of a riot and destruction of property.ġ959 - The first Grammy Awards are given out and “Volare” is Record of the Year - It beat out Peggy Lee's "Fever", "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como, "Witchcraft" from Frank Sinatra and "The Chipmunk Song" by David Seville.ġ960 - “G.I.Blues” Elvis’ first post-Army movie is released.
One year later Alan Freed is in trouble when a brawl breaks out following his show and some of the estimated 5,000 teens in attendance are injured. They are: Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" (#1 Pop, #6 R&B), Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" (#4 Pop, #3 R&B), Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" (#9 Pop, #1 R&B), The Platters' "Magic Touch" (#10 Pop, #7 R&B) and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (#7 Pop, #4 R&B).ġ956 - Gene Vincent records "Be Bop A Lula" It sold 2 million copies.ġ958-59 - The Alan Freed Show premiers on TV with Guy Mitchell, The Del-Vikings, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Clovers, June Valli, Martha Carson and the Alan Freed Rock and Roll Orchestra. 1955 - Leonard Chess signs Chuck Berry to a recording contract after he came highly recommended by Muddy Waters.ġ955 - Ray Charles reaches the top of the US R&B chart for the first time with "I Got A Woman".ġ956 - For the first time in the history of Billboard's record charts, the same five songs appear in both the Pop and R&B Top Ten.
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