For instance, Cooperstown with Baseball, or Toronto with The Hockey Hall of Fame...
So what does Cleveland have to do with Rock and Roll? Why is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame there?
2007-08-13 19:10:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
AAAH... why do people answer questions when they don't know what they are talking about, or merely to be a smart ***.
Cleveland is where D.J. Alan Freed first used the term Rock & Roll to describe a style of music (previously it was a euphemism for sex in various styles of black music)
2007-08-13 20:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by Martin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Alan Freed was a radio DJ from Cleveland who coined the term Rock & Roll. However, there was a ton of controversy over where to build the HOF. Most people wanted it in NYC. However, Cleveland ended up with it due to a better cash offer. Still, whenever there are induction ceremonies, NYC gets the nod. Why? Because pampered celebrities cannot be troubled slumming it in fly-over territory.
2007-08-14 15:32:53 · answer #2 · answered by Rckets 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a D.J. in Cleveland that originally applied that term to a recording he played of Elvis Presley. The term was urban slang for sex.
2007-08-14 08:59:46 · answer #3 · answered by mikey 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ask Drew Carey...
2007-08-14 02:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
martincouch is a bit cocky with his answer, but he is right.
2007-08-14 05:41:58 · answer #5 · answered by dj 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋