Alan Freed ID: 7251 | This file appears in: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum WHK radio personality Alan Freed began using the name "rock and roll" to describe rhythm and blues music in the early 1950s, launching Cleveland's reputation as one of the nation's most significant locations to the development of the music form. | Source: RG-0008, Records - Curatorial, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Library and Archives Download Original File SourceRG-0008, Records - Curatorial, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Library and Archives "Alan Freed" appears in: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum