Read “Weird scenes inside the canyon : Laurel Canyon, covert ops & the dark heart of the hippie dream.” It blows the lid off the completely curated music scene of the 1960s.
Was going to recommend this myself as it's one of the writings that really opened my eyes to this. The number of 1960's cultural icons that had direct family ties to the intelligence community and military leadership is astounding. Plus many of the music "stars" were actually not very good musicians, which became painfully obvious in live concerts (where they couldn't have studio musicians stand in for them like they did for records).
Much of the info can be found in Dave McGowan's twelve part series found here, which preceded the book:
Thanks Kathleen! Great music. I tried to listen to Lamar Kendrick because it heard his song outed pedophiles. I guess it was over my head but definitely unlistenable.
Curated yes... just like all those boy bands of the 80's 90's et al. I think even The Monkeys were brought together in a similar way.
Read “Weird scenes inside the canyon : Laurel Canyon, covert ops & the dark heart of the hippie dream.” It blows the lid off the completely curated music scene of the 1960s.
Was going to recommend this myself as it's one of the writings that really opened my eyes to this. The number of 1960's cultural icons that had direct family ties to the intelligence community and military leadership is astounding. Plus many of the music "stars" were actually not very good musicians, which became painfully obvious in live concerts (where they couldn't have studio musicians stand in for them like they did for records).
Much of the info can be found in Dave McGowan's twelve part series found here, which preceded the book:
https://centerforaninformedamerica.com/inside-the-lc-the-strange-but-mostly-true-story-of-laurel-canyon-and-the-birth-of-the-hippie-generation-part-i/
Remember Millie and Vanilli?
Here's Blue Brothers, James Brown, and ZZ Top, appearing in 1977 Super Bowl.
https://x.com/historyrock_/status/1888902517838188783
Thanks Kathleen! Great music. I tried to listen to Lamar Kendrick because it heard his song outed pedophiles. I guess it was over my head but definitely unlistenable.
The Bob Dylan of rappers (or hip hop IDKADC*)? Couldn’t make out a single word. Plus it was just boring.
*I Don’t Know And Don’t Care
Agree. I needed subtitles 😂
Nice! Doesn’t even sound lip-synced.
Ahh, the 70's.
Those were the days !! Sex, drugs, and rock and roll !
The only thing available at this time in my life is drugs......... and I don't want them !
Ahhhhhh, Vat the hell has happenned .................rama lama ding dong
Oh my gosh! This is so awesome!! And just listen to the crowd sing, cheer, go wild during the whole performance!!
Love it!
Real entertainment!
LOL! Yes.