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Ashes of Alan Freed Found Permanent Cleveland Home
The ashes of Alan Freed, who coined rock n roll and organized the era’s first concert, will be honored with a monument at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Speakers include Steven Van Zandt and others as the ceremony reflects Freed’s turbulent but pivotal life and legacy.
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