Origins of rock and roll "Rock and Roll" Harris. These songs were generally classed as "race music" or, from the late 1940s, "rhythm and blues", and were barely known by mainstream white audiences. However, in 1951, Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed began broadcasting rhythm, blues, and country music for a multi-racial audience. Freed, familiar with the music of earlier decades, used the phrase rock and roll to describe the music he aired over station WJW (850 AM); its use also is credited to Freed's sponsor, record store owner Leo Mintz, who encouraged Freed to play the music on the radio. Originally Freed used the name
Rock and Roll All Nite "Unplugged" version was released as a single and reached number 13 on "Billboard'"s Mainstream Rock Tracks. The original version also ends while fading away; all live versions end with the last notes of another "Dressed to Kill" song, "Getaway". The chorus of the "Alive!" version of the song is played at the beginning of "Detroit Rock City," from 1976's "Destroyer". "Rock and Roll All Nite" has appeared on the following Kiss albums: "Rock and Roll All Nite" has appeared on the following movies: "Rock and Roll All Nite" was covered and released as a single by the American rock band