Rock-and-roll promoter Alan Freed, 43, dies in Palm Springs 50 years ago today (Jan 20 1965)


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(Wednesday, January 20, 1965) — Rock-and-roll promoter Alan Freed, 43, died today in a Palm Springs, California, hospital from uremia and cirrhosis brought on by alcoholism.