Pop Chronicles

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.

The Pop Chronicles

Home station	KRLA
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 of the 1950s and 1960s

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]

Pop Chronicles the 1940s

Pop Chronicles the 40s

Home station	KSFO
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]