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 the mix of
blues,
country and
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.