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Alan Leslie Freeman MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006), nicknamed "Fluff", [Note 1] was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 2000.
The concert was broadcast live on BBC Radio One, and the band was introduced on stage by DJ Alan "Fluff" Freeman, [5] audible at the beginning of the first track. Highlights of the album include a 9-minute version of " Tarkus ," the song "Black Moon," and "Finale," which is a medley of " Fanfare for the Common Man ," " America ," and " Rondo ."
The original version was proposed to Alan by the BBC producer Derek Chinnery. By April 1966 it was replaced as the main theme by "Quite Beside the Point" by the Harry Roberts Sound and written by Cliff Adams. But bits of the original "Swinging Cymbal" theme were used occasionally by Alan as jingles in the show.
Alan Freeman at the BBC (1973) Pick of the Pops returned to the BBC as an independent production by Unique Broadcasting on BBC Radio 2 on 5 April 1997, with Freeman now counting down two archive charts each Saturday afternoon, featuring the top 10s and interspersing trivia about the records, again researched by producer Swern. Freeman featured ...
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Ward was also drinking heavily, and the song reflects the problems caused by their "extreme" lifestyles. An early incarnation of the song can be heard on the live albums Live at Last and Past Lives. The instrumental "Fluff" was composed by Iommi and named after BBC radio disc jockey Alan "Fluff" Freeman. [7]
Freddie Freeman reacts after hitting a walk-off grand slam for the Dodgers in a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.