Pop Chronicles
| Home station | KRLA |
|---|---|
| Syndicates | Armed Forces Radio |
| Creators | John Gilliland |
| Producers | Chester Coleman |
| Narrated by | John Gilliland, Sie Holliday, Thom Beck |
| Air dates | 1969 to c1976 |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
| Other themes | The Chronicles of Pop by Len Chandler |
| Website | The John Gilliland Collection |
The Pop Chronicles were two radio documentaries. They told the story of music that was popular in America in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.[1] John Gilliland made both documentaries.
The Pop Chronicles of the 1950s and 1960s[change | change source]
Los Angeles Radio station KRLA 1110 broadcast the Pop Chronicles documentary in 1969.[2] John Gilliland, Dick LaPalm, Lew Irwin, Harry Shearer, Mike Masterson, and Richard Perry interviewed famous musicians.[3] Len Chandler wrote and sang the theme song “The Chronicles of Pop” .[4] The engineer and associate producer was Chester Coleman.[5][6]
Other radio stations also broadcast the Pop Chronicles.[5][7] The American Forces Network broadcast this show.[8] The University of North Texas Music Library now broadcasts this show online.[9][10] They started in June 2010.[11]
Pop Chronicles the 1940s[change | change source]
| Home station | KSFO |
|---|---|
| Syndicates | AFRTS |
| Creators | John Gilliland |
| Narrated by | John Gilliland |
| Air dates | 1972 to 1976 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
San Francisco radio station KSFO broadcast the "Pop Chronicles of the 1940s" in 1972 and 1976.[12] The American Forces Network also broadcast this show.[13] In 1994, Gilliland released a shorter version on audio cassette. The title of this audiobook was Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s.[14][15] The audiobook was also called The Big Band Chronicles.[16][17]
After his death, Gilliand's sister donated the "Pop Chronicles" tapes to the University of North Texas Music Library. They form The John Gilliland Collection.[1][18]
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Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ARSC Conference 2008 - Session Abstracts" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ "CLASSIC DJ & RADIO SCRAPBOOK: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (1 of 2)". Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ "Index to Interviews — University of North Texas Libraries". Library.unt.edu. 2008-07-24. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ "Index to "Pop Chronicles" — University of North Texas Libraries". Library.unt.edu. 2008-07-24. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Hopkins, Jerry (October 4, 1969), "'Pop Chronicles' Chronicle Pop", Rolling Stone (43), p. 34CS1 maint: date and year (link)
- ↑ "CLASSIC DJ & RADIO SCRAPBOOK: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (2 of 2)". Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ "Radio Returns to the '40s" (PDF). Oakland Tribune. 1972-10-29.
- ↑ Gilliland, John (2008-08-18). "Pop chronicles. 36 (RU 11-1 [Sept. 1970]) [WorldCat.org]". [WorldCat.org]. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 1" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- ↑ "The Pop Chronicles Of The 50s And 60s". www.radioechoes.com. 1969. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Statistics: John Gilliland's Pop Chronicles UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ↑ "John Gilliland - Pop Chronicles: The Forties". Sfradiomuseum.com. 1972. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ Gilliland, John (2008-08-18). "Pop chronicles of the 40s. 1 (RU 14-76 [Apr. 1976]) [WorldCat.org]". [WorldCat.org]. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- ↑ Gilliland, John (2008-08-18). "Pop chronicles". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. The Big Band Chronicles at AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "The big band chronicles". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "John Gilliland Collection, 1955-1991 | Music Library". Findingaids.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
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