well most of the black artists did get reconition as i'm sure you know and Berry and didley did come about in 1955 though you're right about the racisim part. in a way R&R might of begun in the early 50s though it was probably just called R&B i heard and i can't think of his name but some say he recorded the 1st R&R song in 1951 called Rocket 88. but of course it took Elvis to put it on the map and as you said Freed called it was it was to make it more acceptable.
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