Rock me on the water : 1974 : the year Los Angeles transformed movies, music, television, and politics /
Brownstein, Ronald,
Rock me on the water : 1974 : the year Los Angeles transformed movies, music, television, and politics / Ronald Brownstein. - First edition. - 439 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: magic hour in Los Angeles -- January: Hollywood's fall and rise -- February: the republic of rock and roll -- March: the greatest night in television history -- April: already gone -- May: the ballad of Tom and Jane -- June: from Chinatown to Jerry Brown -- July: Hollywood's generational tipping point -- August: the Icarus of Los Angeles -- September: three roads to revolution -- October: the (white) boys' club -- November: breakthrough -- December: transitions.
Documents the kaleidoscopic year during which transformative talents from Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard, and Beverly Hills heavily influenced pop culture, politics, and social movements.
006289921X 9780062899217
Popular culture--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Nineteen seventy-four, A.D.
Nineteen seventies.
Popular culture--History--United States--20th century.
Politics and culture--History--United States--20th century.
Social change--History--United States--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Biography.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.
Rock me on the water : 1974 : the year Los Angeles transformed movies, music, television, and politics / Ronald Brownstein. - First edition. - 439 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: magic hour in Los Angeles -- January: Hollywood's fall and rise -- February: the republic of rock and roll -- March: the greatest night in television history -- April: already gone -- May: the ballad of Tom and Jane -- June: from Chinatown to Jerry Brown -- July: Hollywood's generational tipping point -- August: the Icarus of Los Angeles -- September: three roads to revolution -- October: the (white) boys' club -- November: breakthrough -- December: transitions.
Documents the kaleidoscopic year during which transformative talents from Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard, and Beverly Hills heavily influenced pop culture, politics, and social movements.
006289921X 9780062899217
Popular culture--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Nineteen seventy-four, A.D.
Nineteen seventies.
Popular culture--History--United States--20th century.
Politics and culture--History--United States--20th century.
Social change--History--United States--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Biography.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.