... for airplay."Payola" is a contraction of the words "pay" and"Victrola" (LP record player), and entered the English language via the record business) within the music business. Clark along with Alan Freed were of particular interest to the committee. Investigators found that Clark had partial copyrights to one hundred and fifty songs, many of them were played on his show. Also ... ...

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... on rock music. These characteristics include riffs, emphasising the second and fourth beats of each measure, and dense buzzy-sounding tone colours. The 1950's marked the birth of Rock n" roll. Alan Freed was the first disc jockey and concert producer of rock and roll. Freed was the man responsible for with coming up with the name of Rock & Roll in 1951 ... ...

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