The History of Rock and Roll

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.

"The History of Rock and Roll," 1969

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

• History of Rock and Roll Demo
• Audio opening Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Los Angeles Radio People, D