POSTHUMOUSLY:
- inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in 1986 as one of the first inductees.
- awarded a Trustees Award at the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002.
FILMOGRAPHY:
- 1956: Rock Around the Clock featuring Freed, Bill Haley & His Comets, The Platters, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, Lisa Gaye.
- 1956: Rock, Rock, Rock featuring Freed, Teddy Randazzo, Tuesday Weld, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Johnny Burnette, LaVern Baker, The Flamingos, The Moonglows.
- 1957: Mister Rock and Roll (film) featuring Freed, Rocky Graziano and Teddy Randazzo, Lionel Hampton, Ferlin Husky, Frankie Lymon, Little Richard, Brook Benton, Chuck Berry, Clyde McPhatter, LaVern Baker, Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
- 1957: Don't Knock the Rock featuring Freed, Bill Haley and His Comets, Alan Dale, Little Richard and the Upsetters, The Treniers, Dave Appell and His Applejacks.
- 1959: Go, Johnny Go! featuring Freed, Jimmy Clanton, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, Eddie Cochran, The Flamingos, Jackie Wilson, The Cadillacs, Sandy Stewart, Jo Ann Campbell, Harvey Fuqua and The Moonglows. Chuck Berry also played Freed's pal and sidekick, a groundbreaking role in those days.
DISCOGRAPHY:
- 1956 - Rock 'N Roll Dance Party vol. 1
- 1958 - Rock Around the Block
- 1958 -Rock 'n Roll Dance Party vol.2
- 1959 - A Christmas Carol
- 1985 - ...and this is Rock 'N Roll
AWARDS:
- 1991 - Star On The Walk of Fame - Radio