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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 [[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>
 
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>
  
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Gilliland interviewed Frank Zappa for the documentary on March 5, 1969 in [[Glendale]], [[California]].<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 his interview because of technical difficulties with the 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>   
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Gilliland interviewed Frank Zappa for the documentary on March 5, 1969 in [[Glendale]], [[California]].<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 his interview because of technical difficulties with the 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>  The show included Zappa reading from his article "[[The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out]]" about the film ''[[Blackboard Jungle]].''<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>
  
 
Zappa appears in shows [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=4 5, 8, 11], [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=13 14, 20], [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=33 34, 43], [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=53 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>
 
Zappa appears in shows [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=4 5, 8, 11], [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=13 14, 20], [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=33 34, 43], [http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/JGPC/browse/?start=53 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>

Revision as of 16:20, 14 June 2019

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] 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 his interview because of technical difficulties with the original recording.[6] The show included Zappa reading from his article "The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out" about the film Blackboard Jungle.[7]

Zappa appears in shows 5, 8, 11, 14, 20, 34, 43, 54, and 55.[5][8]

Sources

  1. ↑ John Gilliland's Pop Chronicles
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (1 of 2)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Pop Chronicles' Chronicle Pop
  4. ↑ The Pop Chronicles Of The 50s And 60s
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 T-Z interview index
  6. ↑ 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.)
  7. ↑ Show 5 - Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll: The rock revolution gets underway.
  8. ↑ Index to "Pop Chronicles"
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