Editing Alan Freed (section)

==Legacy==
Freed's importance to the musical genre is confirmed by his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and his 1991 star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The DJ was also inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988. The organization's Web page states that "despite his personal tragedies, Freed's innovations helped make rock and roll and the Top-40 format permanent fixtures of radio".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiohalloffame.com/alan-freed |title=ALAN FREED |date=January 20, 1989 |work=Radio Hall of Fame |access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref>

''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' in 2015 recalled "Freed's sizable contributions to rock 'n' roll and to teenagers' more tolerant view of integration in the 1950s". The publication praised the help he gave to "hundreds of black and white artists" and said that "his tireless efforts helped create thousands of jobs for studio musicians, engineers, record producers, concert promoters and instrument manufacturers".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/moondogs-final-sign-off-on-alan-reed-1421710119 |title=Moondog's Final Sign Off |date=January 19, 2015 |work=WSJ |access-date=February 3, 2020}}</ref>

One source said that "No man had as much influence on the coming culture of our society in such a short period of time as Alan Freed, the real King of Rock n Roll".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://seniorslifestylemag.com/lifestyle/stories/alan-freed-more-than-just-the-man-who-named-rock-n-roll/ |title=Alan Freed: More Than Just The Man Who Named Rock N Roll |date=February 7, 2019 |work=Seniors' Lifestyle |access-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> Another source summarized his contribution as follows:<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/freed-alan-moondog-1921-1965 |title=Freed, Alan 'Moondog' (1921–1965) |date=January 11, 2019 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref>

<blockquote>Alan Freed has secured a place in American music history as the first important rock 'n' roll disc jockey. His ability to tap into and promote the emerging black musical styles of the 1950s to a white mainstream audience is seen as a vital step in rock's increasing dominance over American culture.</blockquote>

The board of directors of the [[National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame]] inducted Alan Freed into the class of 2017.