Pop Chronicles
Chronicles of Pop by Len Chandler | |
Website | digital.library.unt.edu/collections/JGPC |
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The Pop Chronicles are two radio documentary series which together "may constitute the most complete audio history of 1940s–60s popular music."[3] They originally aired starting in 1969 and concluded about 1974. Both were produced by John Gilliland.
The Pop Chronicles of the 1950s and 60s
Inspired by the
The University of North Texas Music Library made the Pop Chronicles available online[4][16] since June 2010.[17]
The Pop Chronicles of the 1940s
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Created by | John Gilliland |
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Narrated by | John Gilliland |
Original release | 1972 – c. 1974 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Website | The Pop Chronicles Of The 1940s |
The Pop Chronicles of the 1940s was produced by
In 1972, Gilliland had produced and syndicated 12 episodes which covered the first half of the 1940s. He then asked his listeners to write to their stations if they wanted to hear the rest of the series.[23] He would produce another 12 episodes to cover the rest of the 1940s.[24]
This series was syndicated by Doug Andrews
In 1994, Gilliland released an edited version as the four cassette audiobook Pop Chronicles the 40's: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40's.[29][30] This was later rereleased as The Big Band Chronicles.[31][32]
After his death, Gilliand's sister donated the Pop Chronicles tapes to the University of North Texas Music Library where they form the John Gilliland Collection.[3][20]
See also
- The History of Rock and Roll – American radio documentary about rock and roll music
References
Print sources
- Gilliland, John (1997). "On Chronicling Pop". In Barrett, Don (ed.). Los Angeles Radio People: Volume 2, 1957–1997. Valencia, CA: Db Marketing. OCLC 38994418. (The pages in this book are not numbered, but Gilliland's essay is located between the E and F entries.)
Notes
- ^ a b "Vox Jox". Billboard. September 26, 1970. Retrieved January 4, 2011. Alt URL
- ^ a b "Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now, G". Laradio.com. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ a b "ARSC Conference 2008 – Session Abstracts" (PDF). Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Gilliland, John (1969). "Explore the holdings of UNT Music Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- ^ "CLASSIC DJ & RADIO SCRAPBOOK: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (1 of 2)". Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now? H". Laradio.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ Los Angeles Radio People, B
- ^ "Index to Interviews — University of North Texas Libraries". Library.unt.edu. July 24, 2008. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Index to "Pop Chronicles" — University of North Texas Libraries". Library.unt.edu. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ a b Hopkins, Jerry (October 4, 1969). "'Pop Chronicles' Chronicle Pop". Rolling Stone. No. 43. p. 34.
Chester Coleman, engineer and associate producer
- ^ "CLASSIC DJ & RADIO SCRAPBOOK: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (2 of 2)". Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ Jim Carnegie (March 21, 2006). "RBR epaper, Volume 23, Issue 56". rbr.com. Lake Ridge, VA: Radio Business Report. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
Chester Coleman, who was both a station owner and media broker passed away last Friday in San Francisco
- ^ a b MacKenzie, Bob (October 29, 1972). "Radio Returns to the '40s" (PDF). Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Pop Chronicles: More than a history of rock and roll" (PDF). Broadcasting: THE BUSINESSWEEKLY OF TELEVISION AND RADIO. April 7, 1969.
- OCLC 50111827.
- ^ "The Pop Chronicles Of The 50s And 60s". radioechoes.com. 1969. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "Statistics: John Gilliland's Pop Chronicles UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ "The Pop Chronicles Of The 1940s". RadioEchoes. October 29, 1972.
- ^ "John Gilliland – Pop Chronicles: The Forties". bayarearadio.org. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ a b "John Gilliland Collection, 1955–1991 | Music Library". Findingaids.library.unt.edu. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "12-Hour Special Spots Forties' Music & Events". Billboard. January 13, 1973. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
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(help) Alt URL - ^ Gilliland, John (October 7, 1972). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #12". UNT Digital Library.
- ^ "Search Results — 24 Results". UNT Digital Library.
- OCLC 50311556.
- ^ "Syndicated Air Show Sells LP's" (PDF). Billboard. October 6, 1973.
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- ^ "Radio Show Set To Test Oldies" (PDF). Billboard. March 30, 1974.
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- AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- OCLC 38555138.
External links
- Official website
- The Pop Chronicles of the 1950s and 1960s and The Pop Chronicles of the 1940s at RadioEchoes.
- "The Pop Chronicles Presents The Forties". Bay Area Radio Museum. November 5, 1972. Archivedfrom the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- "Index to Interviews at the John Gilliland Collection". The University of North Texas Music Library. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007.
- The Man on the Beat: John Gilliland and The Pop Chronicles, 2008 Association for Recorded Sound Collections conference presentation by Andrew Justice and Jonathan Thorn (audio & slides).