Folk-Rock´s Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock 352 sidor 15x23 cm, 30 s/v foton, hft. Utgivarens beskrivning:
Portrays the creative ferment of the late-'60s folk-rock scene, marked by powerful music that could makeyou dance as well as think
We felt like we were changing the destiny of the entire world, and that the music was somehow the background to all of that." --Arlo Guthrie, from Eight Miles High
Eight Miles High explores the folk-rock scene from mid-1966 to the end of the decade, when folk-rock began spinning and splintering into many different directions that continue to influence today's music.
The book traces the interwoven web of innovations and influences that brought folk-rock to new peaks, and also marked the inevitable close of the revolution's first and most exciting phase. The memorable and varied artists ranged from the Mamas & the Papas,Fairport Convention, and the Byrds, to Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young--not to mention more psychedelic artists, such as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, as well as singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell.
This much-anticipated sequel to Turn! Turn! Turn! -- the acclaimed history of folk-rock's early years -- portrays the mutation of folk-rock into psychedelia via California bands like the Byrds and Jefferson Airplane; the maturation of folk-rock composers in the singer-songwriter movement; the reemergence of Bob Dylan and the creation of country-rock; the rise of folk-rock's first supergroup, CSN&Y; the origin of British folk-rock; and the growing importance of major festivals from Newport to Woodstock.