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Pop Chronicles

September 28, 2023

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
"The 'Pop Chronicles' Team" c. 1970.[1] From left to right are John Gilliland, Mike Dorrough, Sie Holliday, Chester Coleman, and Thom Beck.
Home stationKRLA
SyndicatesHot Air, Armed Forces Radio
Created byJohn Gilliland[2]
Produced byChester Coleman
Narrated byJohn Gilliland, Sie Holliday, Thom Beck
Original release1969 –
c. 1970
No. of episodes55
Other themesThe Chronicles of Pop by Len Chandler
WebsiteThe John Gilliland Collection

The Pop Chronicles of the 1950s and 1960s Edit

Inspired by the Monterey Pop Festival,[4] the Pop Chronicles of the 1950s and 1960s originally was produced at KRLA 1110 and first aired on February 9, 1969.[5] John Gilliland[2] narrated the series along with Sie Holliday[6] and Thom Beck (pictured).[7] Also performing interviews were Dick LaPalm, Lew Irwin, Harry Shearer, Mike Masterson, and Richard Perry.[8] The show's brief recurring theme song "The Chronicles of Pop" was written and performed by Len Chandler.[9] The engineer and associate producer of the series was Chester Coleman.[10][11][12]

KRLA 1110 originally broadcast an hour a week of the Pop Chronicles,[10] which were later syndicated[1][13] by "Hot Air"[14] and broadcast on Armed Forces Radio.[15] The photo above indicates that it was broadcast on KABC-FM sometime before that station became KLOS.

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 Edit

Pop Chronicles the 40s
 
Cover of the audiobook version
Home stationKSFO
SyndicatesAFRTS
Created byJohn Gilliland
Narrated byJohn Gilliland
Original release1972 –
c. 1974
No. of episodes24
WebsiteThe Pop Chronicles Of The 1940s

The Pop Chronicles of the 1940s was produced by John Gilliland and broadcast on KSFO (AM) while he worked there beginning in 1972[13][18][19] for a total of 24 episodes.[20] To promote the show, KSFO "had a 40's month celebration with a dance remote and a jitterbug contest at Union Square."[21] Allan M. Newman of KSFO said of the show that Gilliland, "interviewed damn near everybody involved during those years. such as Bing Crosby, Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer, Patty Andrews, Tex Beneke, etc. ... I think John has put together a true collector's item."[22]

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[21][22] and broadcast on AFRTS.[25] In 1973 MCA Records used the show to sell a nine-album set of music from the show,[26] so the show could be offered for free to radio stations.[27] But in 1974, RCA negotiated for the rights to the show.[28]

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 Edit

References Edit

Print sources Edit

  • Gilliland, John (1997). "On Chronicling Pop". In Barrett, Don (ed.). Los Angeles Radio People: Volume 2, 1957–1997. Valencia, CA: Db Marketing. ISBN 978-0-9658907-0-0. OCLC 38994418. (The pages in this book are not numbered, but Gilliland's essay is located between the E and F entries.)

Notes Edit

  1. ^ a b "Vox Jox". Billboard. September 26, 1970. Retrieved January 4, 2011. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help) Alt URL
  2. ^ a b "Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now, G". Laradio.com. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "ARSC Conference 2008 - Session Abstracts" (PDF). Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Gilliland, John (1969). "Explore the holdings of UNT Music Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  5. ^ "CLASSIC DJ & RADIO SCRAPBOOK: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (1 of 2)". Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now? H". Laradio.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Los Angeles Radio People, B
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Index to "Pop Chronicles" — University of North Texas Libraries". Library.unt.edu. from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  10. ^ a b Hopkins, Jerry (October 4, 1969). "'Pop Chronicles' Chronicle Pop". Rolling Stone. No. 43. p. 34. Chester Coleman, engineer and associate producer
  11. ^ "CLASSIC DJ & RADIO SCRAPBOOK: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (2 of 2)". Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  12. ^ 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
  13. ^ a b MacKenzie, Bob (October 29, 1972). (PDF). Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2012.
  14. ^ "The Pop Chronicles: More than a history of rock and roll" (PDF). Broadcasting: THE BUSINESSWEEKLY OF TELEVISION AND RADIO. April 7, 1969.
  15. ^ Gilliland, John (August 18, 2008). Pop chronicles. 36 (RU 11-1 [Sept. 1970]. OCLC 50111827.
  16. ^ "The Pop Chronicles Of The 50s And 60s". www.radioechoes.com. 1969. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  17. ^ "Statistics: John Gilliland's Pop Chronicles UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  18. ^ "The Pop Chronicles Of The 1940s". RadioEchoes. October 29, 1972.
  19. ^ "John Gilliland - Pop Chronicles: The Forties". bayarearadio.org. from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  20. ^ a b "John Gilliland Collection, 1955-1991 | Music Library". Findingaids.library.unt.edu. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  21. ^ a b "12-Hour Special Spots Forties' Music & Events". Billboard. January 13, 1973. Retrieved January 4, 2011. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help) Alt URL
  22. ^ a b "Syndication: An Explosion" (PDF). Billboard. March 31, 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2015. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help) Alt URL
  23. ^ Gilliland, John (October 7, 1972). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #12". UNT Digital Library.
  24. ^ "Search Results - - 24 Results". UNT Digital Library.
  25. ^ Gilliland, John (August 18, 2008). Pop chronicles of the 40's. 1 (RU 14-76 [Apr. 1976]) [WorldCat.org]. [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 50311556.
  26. ^ "Syndicated Air Show Sells LP's" (PDF). Billboard. October 6, 1973. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  27. ^ "John Gilliland's the Pop Chronicles presents the 40's free" (PDF). Broadcasting: The newsweekly of broadcasting and allied arts. October 8, 1973.
  28. ^ "Radio Show Set To Test Oldies" (PDF). Billboard. March 30, 1974. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  29. ^ Gilliland, John (August 18, 2008). Pop chronicles. Worldcat.org. OCLC 31611854.
  30. ^ 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.
  31. ^ Ruhlmann, William. The Big Band Chronicles at AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  32. ^ The big band chronicles. Worldcat.org. OCLC 38555138.

External links Edit

 
Wikiquote has quotations related to Pop Chronicles.
  • 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. from 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. 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).

September 28, 2023
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first aired on February 9 1969 5 John Gilliland 2 narrated the series along with Sie Holliday 6 and Thom Beck pictured 7 Also performing interviews were Dick LaPalm Lew Irwin Harry Shearer Mike Masterson and Richard Perry 8 The show s brief recurring theme song The Chronicles of Pop was written and performed by Len Chandler 9 The engineer and associate producer of the series was Chester Coleman 10 11 12 KRLA 1110 originally broadcast an hour a week of the Pop Chronicles 10 which were later syndicated 1 13 by Hot Air 14 and broadcast on Armed Forces Radio 15 The photo above indicates that it was broadcast on KABC FM sometime before that station became KLOS 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 EditPop Chronicles the 40s nbsp Cover of the audiobook versionHome stationKSFOSyndicatesAFRTSCreated byJohn GillilandNarrated byJohn GillilandOriginal release1972 c 1974No of episodes24WebsiteThe Pop Chronicles Of The 1940sThe Pop Chronicles of the 1940s was produced by John Gilliland and broadcast on KSFO AM while he worked there beginning in 1972 13 18 19 for a total of 24 episodes 20 To promote the show KSFO had a 40 s month celebration with a dance remote and a jitterbug contest at Union Square 21 Allan M Newman of KSFO said of the show that Gilliland interviewed damn near everybody involved during those years such as Bing Crosby Jimmy Van Heusen Johnny Mercer Patty Andrews Tex Beneke etc I think John has put together a true collector s item 22 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 21 22 and broadcast on AFRTS 25 In 1973 MCA Records used the show to sell a nine album set of music from the show 26 so the show could be offered for free to radio stations 27 But in 1974 RCA negotiated for the rights to the show 28 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 EditThe History of Rock and Roll American radio documentary about rock and roll musicReferences EditPrint sources Edit Gilliland John 1997 On Chronicling Pop In Barrett Don ed Los Angeles Radio People Volume 2 1957 1997 Valencia CA Db Marketing ISBN 978 0 9658907 0 0 OCLC 38994418 The pages in this book are not numbered but Gilliland s essay is located between the E and F entries Notes Edit a b Vox Jox Billboard September 26 1970 Retrieved January 4 2011 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help 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 amp 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 amp 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 Gilliland John August 18 2008 Pop chronicles 36 RU 11 1 Sept 1970 OCLC 50111827 The Pop Chronicles Of The 50s And 60s www 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 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