Laurel Canyon
Mickey Dolenz tells the story of a Los Angeles neighbourhood which became home to a diverse mix of musical stars - including himself. Laurel Canyon was just a bunch of heavily wooded, rocky outcrops - situated a few minutes from West Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard - but it became the garden where the stars of jazz, folk rock and pop played.
160/44; 130.9 MB total; sound quality excellent
2 August 2010
Episode 1 of 2
Programme one, The Garden of Allah, sows the seeds of hedonism for the Canyon as jazz and folk form its rock. From the jazzers like Barney Kessel and the bohemians who settled there in the 40s and 50s to the folkies; the Byrds who sought the laid-back alternative to the hurly-burly of LA, Frank Zappa who took over the log cabin of cowboy star Tom Mix; the Doors, whose Jim Morrison brooded in the hills; the Monkees ... and the groupies.
Producer: Nick Barraclough for Smooth Operations
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Rick -
Thanks for this offering. I just viewed the 'test screening of Mickey for the Monkeys'. Even though they were the 'fabricated four' they were still all very talented individuals and rest in peace Davey Jones.
Bob
Laurel Canyon
9 August 2010
Episode 2 of 2
Former Monkee Mickey Dolenz concludes this two-part series with profiles of The Mamas and the Papas; Cass Elliot's home always open; David Crosby, Graham Nash, Neil Young, and the new and powerful women of rock; Joni Mitchell and Carole King. It's a story of great music, stellar collaborations, overflowing with youthful idealism, but tempered with the exploitation of young women, reckless drug use, and the day when they all locked their doors as a result of the Sharon Tate killings.
Laurel Canyon - pt2of2.mp3
It's still in the high 80s here in South Carolina, I will tell you about Fall in late October when it hits. Hope you are enjoying it, I always do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rick