Made for Epix, aired May 31st in the US.
Season 1. Episode 1.
The story: Laurel Canyon was a magical place, all above the smog and within four to five minutes, you could be down in Hollywood.
The mid-sixties was a time when folk music was making a change into folksy rock music and Laurel Canyon was a cheap place to live.
It was also a place to get away from the world but be near other musicians.
A peaceful place where at night you only heard coyotes, owls and maybe the faint sounds of some lead guitar off in the distance...
On Sunset Strip was the popular Troubador club which was transitioning from strictly folk music into the newer rock music sound.
The band The Byrds got famous after covering the Bob Dylan song 'Mr. Tambourine Man', with the help of Dylan one night at the Troubador.
This set the club on fire, which inspired many more musicians to come to California.
A time of musical freedom and there were of course people who documented this time with photographs...
Laurel Canyon became a friendly place where everyone knew each other, partied with each other, made music together, and for each other, as well as musical connections through each other.
Music was changing along with the times.
The Monterey Pop Festival next became a historical landmark which no one could have foreseen.
Then, came Woodstock and everyone thought, 'we are all together in this. we are going to change the world.'
But that isn't exactly what happened...
Stars Henry Diltz, Nurit Wilde, (voice) Chris Hillman, (voice) David Crosby, (voice) Bryan MacLean, (voice) Johnny Echols, (voice) Neil Young, (voice) Stephen Stills, (voice) Mark Volman, (voice) Richie Furay, (voice) Arthur Lee, (voice) Ray Manzarek, (voice) Robby Krieger, (voice) Jim Morrison, (voice) Jac Holman, (voice) Roger McGuinn, (voice) Alice Cooper, (voice) Frank Zappa, (voice) Peter Tork, (voice) Mickey Dolenz, (voice) Elliott Roberts, (voice) Joni Mitchell, (voice) Denny Doherty, (voice) Mike Nesmith, (voice) Graham Nash, (voice) Michelle Phillips, (voice) Mama Cass
Directed by Alison Ellwood
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/MUSIC
"You wanna make a record that you're going to like in 40 years."
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