Legendary DJ Alan Freed’s Ashes Removed from Rock Hall as Beyonce Exhibit Moves In

[That 70s Guy]

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The place of honor reserved for Alan Freed’s ashes at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is being taken away, and the legendary DJ’s surviving family members aren’t happy about it.

ABC News Radio reports that Freed’s son Lance claims Rock Hall CEO Greg Harris told him Freed’s remains need to be removed from the Hall because, as he allegedly put it, “people walk past the exhibit and your dad’s ashes and they scratch their heads and can’t figure out what this thing is, and we’d like you to come pick up the ashes.” The display, part of a larger exhibit paying tribute to Freed’s many cultural contributions during the rise of rock ‘n’ roll, had been in place since 2002.

“We didn’t have a choice,” Lance Freed told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “I’m more than disappointed. I don’t feel it’s appropriate, but I don’t own the place. After 12 years, we thought this was going to be his final resting place.”

In his defense, Harris explained to the paper that his decision was made because “the concept of human remains on display for the public is something that museums in general are getting away from,” and he vowed that in spite of Freed’s beliefs to the contrary, the exhibit honoring his father isn’t being moved or altered beyond the removal of the urn containing the ashes, which are set to be replaced with a pair of the senior Freed’s microphones. It’s also been noted that this change is taking place as the Rock Hall opens a new display centered around pop icon Beyonce‘s outfits, but Harris argued that it’s reflective of the music’s continual evolution: “Rock and roll isn’t just about yesterday. It continues to evolve, and we continue to embrace it and refine our operations.”


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[LG]

That is one weird situation...I wouldn't want my ashes on display in any public gallery no matter how famous I was or how much of a footprint I left behind when I passed on.

I think the RRHOF just continues it's pattern of bumbling along making gaff after gaff in this case putting his ashes there in the first place was the mistake.

 

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

Alan Freed out, Beyonce in. That just about sums up the "Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame".

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Beyonce isn't even in the rock hall (yet anyway). I don't understand why she would need/get a display. Ticket sales must be slow.

 

[Jet]

“Rock and roll isn’t just about yesterday. It continues to evolve, and we continue to embrace it and refine our operations.”

Yeah right.

 

[Philmore]

“people walk past the exhibit and your dad’s ashes and they scratch their heads and can’t figure out what this thing is, and we’d like you to come pick up the ashes.”

What a douchemonkey!

"Freed is commonly referred to as the "father of rock'n'roll" due to his promotion of the style of music, and his introduction of the phrase "rock and roll", in reference to the musical genre, on mainstream radio in the early 1950s. He helped bridge the gap of segregation among young teenage Americans, presenting music by African-American artists (rather than cover versions by white artists) on his radio program, and arranging live concerts attended by racially mixed audiences." Larkin, Colin. "Freed, Alan". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edition ed.).

That's why he's there, you twat.

I scratch my head and can't figure out how an asswipe like that got to be CEO.


OK Rant over

 

[Vehicle]

“people walk past the exhibit and your dad’s ashes and they scratch their heads and can’t figure out what this thing is, and we’d like you to come pick up the ashes.”

Well, at least they were sensitive about it.

I've never been there, so I don't know the layout, but I do know this:

There's no outfit/costume in the history of music (R&R or otherwise), that would be more important than those microphones.

The place is called the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The guy coined the phrase Rock And Roll, for cryin' out loud!!

I cannot believe these people are that stupid. Just when you thought those morons couldn't get any worse. They hit rock bottom, and what do they do? Break out some shovels and keep going.

I do understand about the ashes and how it could creep some people out. The two microphones is a better representation of Alan Freed's contribution to music.

 

[AboutAGirl]

I've always thought it was weird how they have exhibits for acts that aren't in the Hall. But whatever, it's their thing. They can do what they want with it.

 

[Mr. Shadow]

We have room here...