The Pop Chronicles of the 50s and 60s

Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'N' Roll in the Late '50s, Part 3 of 4

English · Music, History

The Pop Chronicles is a documentary series about the development of popular music, told through recordings and commentary. This installment, “Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock ’N’ Roll in the Late ’50s,” focuses on the music of that era and is identified as part three of a four-part sequence.

The program combines music with spoken context, giving listeners a chance to hear the sounds being discussed rather than relying on narration alone. Its subject is the rise and character of late-1950s rock ’n’ roll, presented as part of a broader account of popular music across the 1950s and 1960s.

The result is a listening experience centered on the songs and the story around them: a music-history program for listeners interested in how rock ’n’ roll took shape and became a defining sound of its time.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.