Bibliograph

Laurel Canyon, the inside story of rock-and-roll's legendary neighborhood, Michael Walker

Type

Label

Laurel Canyon, the inside story of rock-and-roll's legendary neighborhood, Michael Walker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-254) and indexIncludes discography: pages [255]-256

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Laurel Canyon

Nature of contents

discographiesbibliography

Oclc number

61454038

Responsibility statement

Michael Walker

Sub title

the inside story of rock-and-roll's legendary neighborhood

Summary

In the late sixties and early seventies, an impromptu collection of musicians colonized a eucalyptus-scented canyon deep in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles and melded folk, rock, and savvy American pop into a sound that conquered the world as thoroughly as the songs of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones had before them. During the canyon's golden era, the musicians who lived and worked there scored dozens of landmark hits, selling tens of millions of records and resetting the thermostat of pop culture. Here, journalist Walker tells the story of this unprecedented gathering of some of the baby boom's leading musical lights--including Joni Mitchell; Jim Morrison; Crosby, Stills, and Nash; John Mayall; the Mamas and the Papas; Carole King; the Eagles; and Frank Zappa --who turned Los Angeles into the music capital of the world and forever changed the way popular music is recorded, marketed, and consumed.--From publisher description

Table Of Contents

Jingle-jangle mornings. So you want to be a rock-and-roll star? ; Uncle Frank's cabin ; Lady of the canyon ; Everyday people ; Businessmen, they drink my wine ; 1969 -- Cocaine afternoons. Troubadours ; She don't lie ; The L.A. queens ; All the young dudes ; Eve of destruction

Target audience

adult

Classification