title: Show 23 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66. [Part 2], The Music Men. [Part 1] title: The Pop Chronicles (John Gilliland Collection) title: Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream. [Part 2] title: The Music Men. [Part 1] creator: Gilliland, John language: English description: Conceptualized in 1967 after attending the Monterey International Pop Music Festival, John Gilliland’s “The Pop Chronicles” traces the history of popular music from the 1950’s through the 1960’s. Mr. Gilliland wrote, narrated and produced these 55 hours of broadcasting first airing at KRLA Pasadena, CA. in February 1969. The pop music history is told by an interleaving of Mr. Gilliland’s narration, music, and comments from the interviews of the people directly involved in the music scene of the day. The guests are: Pete Townshend, Johnny Mathis, Mitch Miller, Henry Mancini and others. subject: Popular Music -- 1961-1970. subject: American popular music subject: early 1960s rights: Public type: Sound format: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. format: Audio identifier: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19778/ identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metadc19778