Jerry Lee Lewis in "American Hot Wax"

This 1978 movie was based on the life of Alan Freed the disk jockey who promoted Jerry at the Brooklyn Paramount in 1957 and 1958.

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The Alan Freed Story - Paramount's American "Hot Wax" movie starring Jerry Lee Lewis and Screamin' Jay Hawkins - details in Kyle Esplin's rock n'roll scrapbook