Pop Chronicles
The Pop Chronicles were two radio documentaries. They told the story of music that was popular in America in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.[4] John Gilliland made both documentaries.
| Home station | KRLA |
|---|---|
| Syndicates | Armed Forces Radio |
| Creators | John Gilliland[1] |
| Producers | Chester Coleman |
| Narrated by | John Gilliland, Sie Holliday,[2] Thom Beck[3] |
| 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 of the 1950s and 1960s
Los Angeles Radio station KRLA 1110 broadcast the Pop Chronicles documentary in 1969.[5] John Gilliland, Dick LaPalm, Lew Irwin, Harry Shearer, Mike Masterson, and Richard Perry interviewed famous musicians.[6] Len Chandler wrote and sang the theme song “The Chronicles of Pop” .[7] The engineer and associate producer was Chester Coleman.[8][9]
Other radio stations also broadcast the Pop Chronicles.[8][10] The American Forces Network broadcast this show.[11] The University of North Texas Music Library now broadcasts this show online.[12][13] They started in June 2010.[14]
Pop Chronicles the 1940s
| 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.[15] The American Forces Network also broadcast this show.[16] 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.[17][18] The audiobook was also called The Big Band Chronicles.[19][20]
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.[4][21]
Related pages
Notes
- ↑ ~Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now, G. www.laradio.com.
- ↑ ~Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now?h. www.laradio.com.
- ↑ ~Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now, B. www.laradio.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ARSC Conference 2008 - Session Abstracts. 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 (2008-07-24)Library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ Index to "Pop Chronicles" — University of North Texas Libraries (2008-07-24)Library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 *Hopkins, Jerry. 'Pop Chronicles' Chronicle Pop (43) (1969). p. 34. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ CLASSIC DJ & RADIO SCRAPBOOK: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (2 of 2)Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ Radio Returns to the '40s (1972-10-29).
- ↑ Gilliland, John. Pop chronicles. 36 (RU 11-1 [Sept. 1970]) [WorldCat.org] (2008-08-18)[WorldCat.org]. OCLC 50111827.
- ↑ Gilliland, John. Show 1. Pop Chronicles (1969)Digital.library.unt.edu.
- ↑ The Pop Chronicles Of The 50s And 60s. www.radioechoes.com (1969). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Statistics: John Gilliland's Pop Chronicles UNT Digital LibraryDigital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ↑ John Gilliland - Pop Chronicles: The Forties (1972)Sfradiomuseum.com. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ Gilliland, John. Pop chronicles of the 40s. 1 (RU 14-76 [Apr. 1976]) [WorldCat.org] (2008-08-18)[WorldCat.org]. OCLC 50311556.
- ↑ Gilliland, John. Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (1994). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854.
- ↑ Gilliland, John. Pop chronicles (2008-08-18)Worldcat.org. OCLC 31611854.
- ↑ Pop Chronicles at Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-03
- ↑ The big band chroniclesWorldcat.org. OCLC 38555138.
- ↑ John Gilliland Collection, 1955-1991 | Music LibraryFindingaids.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-14.Earlier version.
Other websites
- The Pop Chronicles (audio)
- The Pop Chronicles Presents The Forties originally broadcast Sunday, November 5, 1972
- Index to "Pop Chronicles" and Index to Interviews at The John Gilliland Collection Archived 2023-11-29 at the Wayback Machine at the University of North Texas Music Library