The History of Rock and Roll
American radio documentary about rock and roll music
The History of Rock & Roll was a radio documentary on rock and roll music. It was first broadcast in 1969. The 1969 version was 48 hours long.[2] The 1978 version was 52 hours long.[3] The History of Rock & Roll told the story of Rock and Roll music from the early 1950s to its day. Producers Bill Drake and Gene Chenault called this a "rockumentary".[4] The show interviewed many musicians.
| Running time | 48 hours |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | KHJ |
| Syndicates | RKO General |
| Creators | Bill Drake |
| Writers | Pete Johnson |
| Directors | Ellen Pelissero |
| Producers | Ron Jacobs |
| Narrated by | Robert W. Morgan, Humble Harve Miller. |
| Air dates | since 1969 |
| Website | [1] |
Los Angeles radio station KHJ first broadcast this show on February 21-23, 1969.[2] In the fall of 1969 many other stations broadcast this documentary.[5]
Other websites
changeNotes
change- ↑ "The Reel Top 40 Radio Repository - The History of Rock and Roll Demo". Reelradio.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hopkins, Jerry (April 5, 1969), "'Rockumentary' Radio Milestone", Rolling Stone, no. 30, p. 9
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ "Bill Drake dies at 71; 'Boss Radio' inventor spread less-talk format across country - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ↑ "93/KHJ The History of Rock & Roll". 93khjhistoryofrockandroll.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ↑ Hopkins, Jerry (October 4, 1969), "'Pop Chronicles' Chronicle Pop", Rolling Stone, no. 43, p. 34
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