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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 December 14, 2015 at 9:21am: I will check but I believe I read it Dennis McNally bio of the dead. Interestingly, McNally just won a Pulitzer for another great region of music On Highway 61: Music, Race and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom dennismcnally.com

Comment by Paul on December 14, 2015 at 11:46am: Buffalo Springfield were in the canyon. That means Niel young.

Comment by sling on December 14, 2015 at 1:10pm: And one of rock's greatest instrumentalist, david lindley, was there

Comment by Dave Stein on December 14, 2015 at 8:13pm: I just bought Lindley's autograph. Roger Epperson looked at it and said it was authentic. I'll post it soon.

Comment by Dave Stein on December 14, 2015 at 8:16pm: I encourage everyone in our community blog here to post pictures of their autographs they have of musicians who were in Laurel Canyon and/or played the nearby clubs on The Sunset Strip. We can discuss prices of these pieces, if you feel comfortable with that, so we can get some ballpark figures of the goodies.

Comment by Paul on December 14, 2015 at 8:21pm

Comment by Paul on December 14, 2015 at 8:22pm: The Doors played the strip, Diltz signed photo.

Comment by Dave Stein on December 14, 2015 at 8:25pm: Here is the picture of one of the best instrumentalists in the world:

David Lindley: I just bought this for under $25.00.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DAVID-LINDLEY-Autographed-Concert-Ad-RARE-/...