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Hotel California : the true-life adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and their many friends / Barney Hoskyns.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2006.Description: xii, 324 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0471732737 (cloth)
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Contents:
Expecting to fly -- Back to the garden -- New kids in town -- Horses, kids, and forgotten women -- Escape from Sin City -- A case of me -- With a little help from our friends -- The machinery vs. the popular song -- After the thrill is gone -- Go your own way -- Coda : Like a setting sun.
Expecting to fly : Byrdsong and the California dream -- Back to the garden : getting it together in the "country" -- New kids in town -- Horses, kids and forgotten women : country rock -- Escape from sin city -- A case of me -- With a little help from our friends -- The machinery vs. the popular song -- After the thrill is gone -- Coda : Los Angeles in the long run.
Summary: In the late sixties and early seventies, Los Angeles was a hotbed of musical creativity--the home base of Joni Mitchell, the Eagles, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, among many others. Now, drawing on exclusive interviews with many of the leading players, music journalist Hoskyns recreates the excitement, ferment, and energy of those years. We see the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchell's house in Laurel Canyon. We see the Eagles implode in backstage fistfights after the success of their huge hit album Hotel California. And we get the real story on David Geffen and the other money men who nurtured, bankrolled--and some say corrupted--the L.A. music scene. Filled with revealing anecdotes that chronicle the drug-fueled chaos, bed-hopping antics, and enduring musical achievements of the era, this book for classic rock fans everywhere.--From publisher description.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider's keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene. . . . This is a riveting story, sensitively told.
-- Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone

From enduring musical achievements to drug-fueled chaos and bed-hopping antics, the L.A. pop music scene in the sixties and seventies was like no other, and journalist Barney Hoskyns re-creates all the excitement and mayhem. Hotel California brings to life the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchell's house; the Eagles' backstage fistfights after the success of ""Hotel California""; the drama of David Geffen and the other money men who transformed the L.A. music scene; and more.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-306) and index.

Expecting to fly -- Back to the garden -- New kids in town -- Horses, kids, and forgotten women -- Escape from Sin City -- A case of me -- With a little help from our friends -- The machinery vs. the popular song -- After the thrill is gone -- Go your own way -- Coda : Like a setting sun.

Expecting to fly : Byrdsong and the California dream -- Back to the garden : getting it together in the "country" -- New kids in town -- Horses, kids and forgotten women : country rock -- Escape from sin city -- A case of me -- With a little help from our friends -- The machinery vs. the popular song -- After the thrill is gone -- Coda : Los Angeles in the long run.

In the late sixties and early seventies, Los Angeles was a hotbed of musical creativity--the home base of Joni Mitchell, the Eagles, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, among many others. Now, drawing on exclusive interviews with many of the leading players, music journalist Hoskyns recreates the excitement, ferment, and energy of those years. We see the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchell's house in Laurel Canyon. We see the Eagles implode in backstage fistfights after the success of their huge hit album Hotel California. And we get the real story on David Geffen and the other money men who nurtured, bankrolled--and some say corrupted--the L.A. music scene. Filled with revealing anecdotes that chronicle the drug-fueled chaos, bed-hopping antics, and enduring musical achievements of the era, this book for classic rock fans everywhere.--From publisher description.

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