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The Big Beat is an American music and dance television program broadcast on the ABC Network in 1957. It was hosted by Alan Freed, and subsequently by Richard Hayes. The program debuted on May 4, 1957, four months before American Bandstand, making it the United States' "first nationally-televised rock 'n roll dance show".
The Big Beat ( Where the phrase rock ‘n’ roll came from) is an American music and dance television program broadcast on the ABC Network in 1957. It was hosted by Alan...
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Season 1. 1957 • 4 Episodes. Season 1 of The Big Beat premiered on July 12, 1957. Season 1, Episode 4. (1x4, August 2, 1957) Season Finale. View All Seasons.
The Rock ‘N’ Roll Revue: 5-4-1957: ABC Promotional booklet (16 pages/~7MB) Playlists: 10-26-1959:The Alan Freed Show Playlist (Blemstick, prizes; belts, jewelry, Prince Gardner Set, record cases, Coke) 10-27-1959:The Alan Freed Show Playlist (Westinghouse Phonograph, Telectro Tape Recorder, Kay Dial A Chord Guitar, Emenee Organ, ...
On this day in 1957, ABC brought radio’s top DJ, Alan Freed to television, and that made “The Big Beat”, the first nationally-televised rock ’n roll dance show. Freed’s 30 minute, Friday night show came four months before Dick Clark’s afternoon show, “American Bandstand” debuted nationally on ABC that August.
In July 1957 ABC-TV had given Alan Freed his own nationally-televised rock ’n roll dance show billed as “The Big Beat,” a Friday evening show in prime time that featured a mix of pop and R&B acts.
