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World Service,4 mins

Museum no longer wants DJ Alan Freed’s ashes

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has removed the ashes of DJ Alan Freed, the man credited with popularising the term “rock n’ roll”. His son Lance was asked to collect them, and gave his reaction. (Photo: Alan Freed in action in the 1950s. Credit: Hulton Archives/Getty Images)

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