New Tracks On Laurel Canyon Radio Week of June 5 “Southern California Is Your Girl Friend” – Indigo Girls In my mind, being a near-thirty year fan of the Indigo Girls has been akin to being a fan of a team that has never quite made it to the championships. They have a prodigiously large output of near hits (Closer […]
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“Hotel California” topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week in May 1977 and peaked at number 10 on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it number 19 on its 1977 Pop Singles year-end chart. Three months after its first release, the single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing one million copies shipped. The […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of May 20 Summer’s here! Wow…that was fast! In light of the upcoming Memorial Weekend, we’ve got an all-Americana edition of our new music preview….and what a great set of tracks we have! “I’m Sorry Wednesday” – Wooden Nickel Lottery […]
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Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) is the folk rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stillsand Graham Nash. They are known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young. They are noted for their intricate vocal harmonies, often tumultuous interpersonal relationships, political activism, and lasting influence on American music and culture. All four members […]
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Gene Parsons was born on September 4, 1944 on his family’s farm in Morongo Valley in the Mojave Desert, California. His professional musical career began when he joined up with guitarist and Fiddle player Gib Guilbeauin the duo Guilbeau & Parsons. Later the duo was joined by Clarence White, former guitarist with the Kentucky Colonels, and bassist Wayne Moore to form the […]
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If it is playing in your city, go see the great new documentary “The Wrecking Crew”….a great look into the star maker machinery behind the popular song. http://www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/
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Enjoy this delightful bit of whimsy!
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Thought you might enjoy a mini-concert from NPR’s Tiny Desk Series from Jackson Browne! Enjoy!
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Great story on NPR’s “All Things Considered” yesterday about the origin of the song “Carey” on Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” album (and now on the recently released “Love Has Many Faces” released last week. http://www.npr.org/2014/12/08/369444996/just-who-is-that-mean-old-daddy
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One of the most important bands in folk-rock history is blowing through town next Saturday in San Juan Capistrano and Sunday in Beverly Hills! America is an American rock band, formed in 1970 by multi-instrumentalists Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, andGerry Beckley. The trio first met in London, where they began performing live. America achieved significant popularity in the 1970s, and […]
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