Pete Johnson was a music critic for the Los Angeles Times in the 1960s[1] before being replaced by Robert Hilburn in 1970.[2] In 1969, he wrote The History of Rock and Roll[3] and appeared in another rockumentary, the Pop Chronicles.[4][5]
In writing The History of Rock and Roll documentary, Johnson said: "I included nearly every record I ever rem[em]ber hearing".[6]
After his work at Los Angeles Times, Johnson was editorial director of Circular, a promotional magazine published by Warner Bros.[7]