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The Musicians of Laurel Canyon and the Sunset Strip.

I'd like people who join this little blog to discuss the amazing hippy musicians who convened on a little town called Laurel Canyon, in West Los Angeles, to play their music together. Let's use our words, pictures and autographs to better describe the music, the scene, the decadence, the alliances and the fallouts of the greatest gathering of talented musicians ever to assemble in one place during such a short period of time.

The music movement in Laurel Canyon was also a reaction to the social and political injustices that the musicians saw happening all around them.

These young, idealistic musicians thought they could change the world, specifically the socioeconomic and political status quo that they so eagerly tried to escape. The late 60's and early 70's were turbulent times, with a lot of political and social upheaval. The hippies in Laurel Canyon were reacting to what they saw happening, particularly the war in Vietnam. They wrote lots of protest songs; songs of hope, change, of coming together, stopping the war, hanging out and learning to love one another.

Let's discuss the club's these musicians played in, along side other soon-to-be greats, in order to hone their skills and create new alliances. The clubs were a 5 minute hitchhike south of Laurel Canyon: The Roxy, Whisky-A-Go-Go, Troubadour and more.

This should be an amazing adventure. Won't you join me?

I welcome all your creative input and your memories.

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Comment by sling on January 14, 2016 at 7:02pm: Here is a signed Zappa painting given to a high school band mate (the wiliams special) during high school.

Zappa in Laurel Canyon is interesting cause his music was nothing like the singer/songwriter thing the canyon is known for- in fact almost the opposite,,,

Comment by Dave Stein on January 15, 2016 at 9:34pm: Sling, Your post of your Bonnie Raitt piece is still not on this blog.

Sorry for all your trouble with this. I'd love to see up here.

Comment by sling on January 16, 2016 at 11:13am: here we go again

Comment by sling on January 16, 2016 at 11:14am: does posting this method mean the photo is NOT on the liveauto server? How does one post so photo is in live auto server?

Comment by sling on January 16, 2016 at 11:20am: or is it the server that is losing my post??

Comment by Patrick Phillippe on January 16, 2016 at 11:48am: check it out. I was going through an old box and found a bit of nostalgia. old handbill of a dance concert from a bygone era.

Comment by Patrick Phillippe on January 16, 2016 at 11:49am: Those were the days!

Comment by Paul on January 16, 2016 at 1:31pm: Thats really cool pat. What were the doors like live?

Comment by Dave Stein on January 16, 2016 at 8:17pm: Some nice detective work there Patrick. What a find!

Comment by Dave Stein on January 16, 2016 at 8:18pm: Isn't Slings Bonnie Raitt picture, lyrics and signature great? What a presentation and nicely framed. Good work!

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