Home station | KRLA |
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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 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.
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]
Home station | KSFO |
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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]
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