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| − | The [[Pop Chronicles]] was a radio documentary on the history of popular music. It focused on music popular in America in the 1950s and 1960s. It was written, hosted, and narrated by | + | The [[Pop Chronicles]] was a radio documentary on the history of popular music. It focused on music popular in America in the 1950s and 1960s. It was written, hosted, and narrated by John Gilliland (1935-1998).<ref>[http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/ John Gilliland's Pop Chronicles]</ref> It first aired in 1969.<ref name=69program>[http://classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com/2009/04/krla-pop-chronicles-program-1969-1-of-2.html KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (1 of 2)]</ref><ref name=rs69>[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pop-chronicles-chronicle-pop-19691004 'Pop Chronicles' Chronicle Pop]</ref><ref>[http://www.radioechoes.com/?page=series&genre=OTR-Historical&series=The%20Pop%20Chronicles%20Of%20The%2050s%20And%2060s The Pop Chronicles Of The 50s And 60s]</ref> |
| − | Gilliland interviewed Frank Zappa for the documentary on | + | Gilliland interviewed Frank Zappa for the documentary on March 5, 1969 in [[Glendale]], [[California]].<ref name=pc128>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703851/m1/ Pop Chronicles Interviews #128 - Frank Zappa, part 1]</ref><ref name=tz/> This was after the series had begun airing<ref name=rs69/> and appears to be 4 days before parts of this interview first aired.<ref name=69program/> Zappa rerecorded parts of an earlier interview because of technical difficulties with its original recording<ref>Gilliland, John (1997). "On Chronicling Pop". In Barrett, Don. ''Los Angeles radio people: Volume 2, 1957-1997.'' Valencia, CA: Db Marketing. ISBN 978-0-9658907-0-0. (The pages in this book are not numbered, but Gilliland's essay is located between the E and F entries.)</ref> on December 8, 1967.<ref>[[Pop Chronicles interview]]</ref> The show included Zappa reading from his article "[[The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out]]" about the film ''[[Blackboard Jungle]].''<ref name=pc128/><ref>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19751/m1/#track/1 Show 5 - Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll: The rock revolution gets underway.]</ref> The entire [[Pop Chronicles interview]] has been provided by the John Gilliland Collection at the University of North Texas.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L3h6sZrKvPrcaZa2qllfDiI31jr9Hm7Z/view?usp=sharing Frank Zappa Interview Transcripts] from the [https://findingaids.library.unt.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=959&q=&rootcontentid=204947 John Gilliland Collection] at the [https://www.unt.edu/ University of North Texas].</ref> |
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| + | Zappa appears in shows [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=143 5, 8, 11], [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=152 14, 20], [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=172 34, 43], [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=192 54, and 55].<ref name=tz>[http://archive.is/dlXw T-Z interview index]</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/5aQZW Index to "Pop Chronicles"]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:53, 24 September 2021
The Pop Chronicles was a radio documentary on the history of popular music. It focused on music popular in America in the 1950s and 1960s. It was written, hosted, and narrated by John Gilliland (1935-1998).[1] It first aired in 1969.[2][3][4]
Gilliland interviewed Frank Zappa for the documentary on March 5, 1969 in Glendale, California.[5][6] This was after the series had begun airing[3] and appears to be 4 days before parts of this interview first aired.[2] Zappa rerecorded parts of an earlier interview because of technical difficulties with its original recording[7] on December 8, 1967.[8] The show included Zappa reading from his article "The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out" about the film Blackboard Jungle.[5][9] The entire Pop Chronicles interview has been provided by the John Gilliland Collection at the University of North Texas.[10]
Zappa appears in shows 5, 8, 11, 14, 20, 34, 43, 54, and 55.[6][11]
Sources
- ↑ John Gilliland's Pop Chronicles
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (1 of 2)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Pop Chronicles' Chronicle Pop
- ↑ The Pop Chronicles Of The 50s And 60s
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pop Chronicles Interviews #128 - Frank Zappa, part 1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 T-Z interview index
- ↑ Gilliland, John (1997). "On Chronicling Pop". In Barrett, Don. Los Angeles radio people: Volume 2, 1957-1997. Valencia, CA: Db Marketing. ISBN 978-0-9658907-0-0. (The pages in this book are not numbered, but Gilliland's essay is located between the E and F entries.)
- ↑ Pop Chronicles interview
- ↑ Show 5 - Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll: The rock revolution gets underway.
- ↑ Frank Zappa Interview Transcripts from the John Gilliland Collection at the University of North Texas.
- ↑ Index to "Pop Chronicles"
