What concert organized by Alan Freed is now heralded as the first rock 'n' roll concert in history?

• A. The Moondog Coronation Ball
• B. Woodstock
• C. Monterey Pop Festival
• D. Live Aid

Answer: (A)

The main concept here is identifying the event that is considered the first rock 'n' roll concert and who organized it. The Moondog Coronation Ball, organized by Alan Freed, is widely hailed as that milestone. It took place on March 21, 1952, at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Freed, who popularized the term rock 'n' roll, promoted the show as a coronation ball and brought together popular early rock and R&B acts to reach a mass audience. The event drew far more people than the venue could safely handle, leading to crowd-control issues and an early shutdown, but it is remembered as the first major rock 'n' roll concert and helped establish rock performances as a defining live experience. Woodstock, Monterey Pop Festival, and Live Aid are all famous later events with their own significance, but they did not mark the first rock 'n' roll concert organized by Freed.