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    The Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert held at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 21, 1952. It is generally accepted as the first major...
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  • Freed Moondog Coronation Ball, a 1952 event in Cleveland hosted by Freed, generally regarded as the first major Rock and Roll concert The Moondogs, a 1970s...
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  • there from Public Hall. On March 21, 1952, it was the site of the Moondog Coronation Ball, considered the first rock and roll concert, organized by Alan...
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    take place today. An example of an early, post-WW2 concert is the Moondog Coronation Ball. The first known occurrence of concerts where people are charged...
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    promoted the new genreā€”and that Cleveland was the location of Freed's Moondog Coronation Ball, often credited as the first major rock and roll concert. Freed...
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    radio. He was one of the organizers of a five-act show called "The Moondog Coronation Ball" on March 21, 1952, at the Cleveland Arena. This event is now considered...
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    considered the first major rock and roll concert: the WJW-sponsored Moondog Coronation Ball. WJW also served as an early home for Dorothy Fuldheim, Soupy Sales...
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    of approximately 12,000. It was best known as the site of the Moondog Coronation Ball in 1952, widely regarded as the first rock and roll concert. Cleveland...
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  • rolling...call it 'rock and roll.'" Mintz also sponsored Freed's Moondog Coronation Ball in March 1952, often regarded as the first rock'n'roll concert...
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    Dominoes were chosen to be the only vocal group at Alan Freed's "Moondog Coronation Ball". The hits continued, with "Have Mercy Baby" topping the R&B charts...
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