The Legends of Laurel Canyon: Buffalo Springfield, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix | EYE ON L.A.

[@ronniebishop2496]

I wrote my college thesis using a title from a Buffalo Springfield song “For What It’s Worth “, and received an A-. I heard the song while in Vietnam and since that was what was Going On, it stuck.

[@lululuna1224]

I remember these days so well. I wanted to be a hippie in Laurel Canyon so badly, instead did it in Massachusetts !!! I absolutely loved the 60-70's so so happy I was a young person, I'd have no problem going back to that time. I buy about anything that is or has a bohemian hippie feel to it, always in search of. I was all about the music, style, clothes and the artwork of that great once in a life episode in history. In fact my own artwork reflecks that time. The US was forever changed in those 20-25 years. Thank you musicians of that time !!! ☮️🙏💜🌷🌻🌷🌈☀️

[@Agoateeman]

Well, as a Boston guy Massachusetts wasn't such a bad place to be then or even now. And I'm always struck by how it seems like all the greats back then knew each other. I guess the musical world was much smaller then than it is today.

[@kevinquinn3763]

i had spent some time in Laurel Canyon. Very interesting. But not what I expected. I missed Woodstock, and Monterey Pop. I had just got home from Vietnam in 1970. I was tired of the bullshit. I was with the 101st Airborne Infantry. I have seen it all. But Laurel Canyon was kind of a relief. Like a break from reality. I took up riding dirt bikes across the Great Mohave desert . i found peace with that endeavor. So long my friends. No regrets. Kevin

[@VividFilmProductions]

101st airborne? Ever run into Jimi Hendrix?? He was in 101st airborne by court order and released just a year into his three year court ordered service.

[@kevinquinn3763]

@@VividFilmProductions No poopy... I was in the 101 Airborne Infantry. Did not see Jimi.As a matter of fact I seem no celebrity's like they did in the rear. Out time was spent in the triply canopy and the rice patties. another living hell. Jimi never went to Vietnam. Never knew I he got out if service. Still the best guitar player.

[@VividFilmProductions]

kevin Quinn oh that’s true he was never deployed. It is curious that he was sent to an elite division of military as court ordered service. If it was court ordered wouldn’t he be in the mess hall, cleaning bathrooms, boot camp type stuff??

[@Vampirebear13]

@@VividFilmProductions Jimi was released from the Army after breaking his leg & was in & out of the Army long before 1970.

[@Vampirebear13]

@@VividFilmProductions The 101st is a forward fighting infantry force but not "elite". In the 60's, especially early 60's when Jimi was in the Army, he would've been placed in an infantry unit since he didn't have any special training (and didn't want to serve in the 1st place). If he hadn't been in the 101st, it would've been the 173rd.

[@iracknads]

"Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon" by Dave McGowen is a great book to read. Did you know Jim Morrison's father was the admiral that oversaw the Gulf of Tonkin false flag that propelled USA into war with Viet Nam?

[@boblang8586]

Kissinger, propelled by belief in the domino theory, was chief among those Pushing for this country to stop the dominos falling.

[@davidellis5141]

Nice to see the band Love represented ! Nice job ABC 7 on research.

[@MeMeDaVinci]

Mickey Dolenz is Mr. Hollywood Music... He grew up in the area grew up in the industry and knew everybody and that's why I think he has such a natural approach to storytelling days gone by. And I have to say he was always my favorite Monkee.

[@davidratcliffe1]

Mickey Dolenz, you're not going to live forever, release the tapes so the world can enjoy them too.

[@deniseg812]

He didn't get the whole story from Stephen about that song.

[@UnKnown-us3fy]

Could sit and listen watch for hours

[@lincbond442]

I got the chance to speak with Johnny Echols after a show in Los Angeles around 2010. He was very pleasant and signed the cover of my Forever Changes CD. He mentioned that the artwork for that album was inspired by the shape of a heart, which is a reference to the band name Love. Michael Stewart also made an appearance at that show.

[@2008PLS]

Great interviews, would have liked to have seen more, especially Johnny Echols take on Jimi Hendrix, priceless!

[@scott-o3345]

How did Jimi go from a" journeyman guitar player" to the talent we all know, in just a matter of a few months? Impossible.

[@justaguy2365]

Ever play guitar? Ever play blues scales and pentatonic scales? They're very easy... all you need to make them sound complex is phrasing. Jimi had very good phrasing and based his playing on vocal structure. It's a blues thing

[@thunderousapplause]

Altamont.

[@coronelsakura2841]

His progress has been very well documented. Don not be conspiranoid. Lizard-men that is something l buy.

[@cynthiachronister4082]

Sold their souls to the devil literally

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

@@cynthiachronister4082 "literally"? People like you have ruined that word! How could that possibly even be construed as literal in ANY sense? Laughable.

[@thunderousapplause]

wowowww, those hangin out tapes w all the guys. “go to the bridge, Brian.” :)

[@rossturcotte419]

It is legendary; a time & vibe that will never be repeated on this level. Rare air: you walk or drive around there now & it's still haunting. The smell of eucalyptus remains, but it's all Hollyweird psychos with too much money & too little time to be real. As one time Canyon chiller & "old man" @ age 24 Neil Young once um, chillingly sang; In a matter of time There'll be a friend of mine Gonna come to the coast You're gonna see him up close For a minute or two While the ground cracks under you By the look in your eyes You'd think that it was a surprise But you seem to forget Something somebody said About the bubbles in the sea And an ocean full of trees And you now, LA Uptight city in the smog, city in the smog Don't you wish that you could be here too? Don't you wish that you could be here too? Don't you wish that you could be here too? Well, it's hard to believe So you get up to leave And you laugh at the door That you heard it all before Oh, it's so good to know That it's all just a show for you When the suppers are planned And the freeways are crammed And the mountains erupt And the valley is sucked Into cracks in the earth Will I finally be heard by you? LA Uptight city in the smog, city in the smog Don't you wish that you could be here too? Don't you wish that you could be here too? Don't you wish that you could be here too? Nope, no I don't. Heard ya loud & clear. It's all a farce that'll very soon be completely underwater & unlivable.

[@bikemaurice1953]

All sons and daughters of Military Intelligence

[@sr2291]

They were born during WWII

[@hom0s4cer]

uhhhh sus eh sus eh piciiious

[@rwdchannel2901]

I think the music is toxic. I'll listen to celtic music for stress relief before Hendrix. Hendrix is chaos and stress. No wonder he died young. Hendrix was in the 101st airborne too.

[@coronelsakura2841]

Esus-picious

[@MissPerriwinkle]

such gr8 memorys of L canyon : the zappa cabin, the GTO's... hot male & female groupies, wannabe musicians, the glorious scent of lemon, pine and cedar trees......and weed.

[@gabrielsdawn2217]

Never enough on thIs great music. It is the main influence on our music and one of the main reasons our band formed. Much love from England x

[@XxSkydog71xX]

Buffalo Springfield is so good

[@abundantharmony]

Not a word about the secret military studio used to make films and music, and not a word about the involvement in MK Ultra mind and culture control experiments.

[@manlymen552]

bro this isn't deep investigative journalism or anything lmao

[@maupinmaupin1472]

they used to hand out LA Free Presses on Sunset, in the car windows. It was like a festival.

[@kevinshaughnessy6396]

Richie Fury had found a steam roller,on the side street of Gower Avenue Hollywood. He pulled the metal emblem off of side and had it mounted on his apartment wall. As he admired the emblem he thought that it would be a fine name for a band . Buffalo Springfield .

[@nicolecumella2118]

Incredible wish I lived then

[@bobchristopher6928]

Nicole Cumella yep. The sixties were the decade that changed everything. And I mean everything!

[@bobanderson6874]

Weird scenes inside Laurel Canyon.

[@cavdragoon]

Pretty sad that Pam is painted in such a sweet light with no mention of her heroin addiction or love affair with her French dealer boyfriend. Morrison may have had his own addiction issues but Pams were just as bad, if not worse

[@paradisebird7108]

Not centered on her, well known her heroin addiction and that both were not faithful.

[@coronelsakura2841]

It is called summer of love, everyone shagging everyone, you little prude.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Topanga Canyon was the music tender box.

[@FedUpSouthernGirl]

Hope ppl look into Laurel Canyon's True history and the psyop that it was.

[@stephen.g1059]

what do you mean?

[@konarain]

I was there.. he's probably talking ab Heroin..Lucky we were just tripping..Hendrix, Clapton, Neil..we all knew each other..Alohaas

[@FedUpSouthernGirl]

I would look up research done by David McGowan and read "Weird scenes inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops, and the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream" I'm sure there are also many interviews on YT. All is not as it seems

[@FedUpSouthernGirl]

@@stephen.g1059 I would look up research done by David McGowan and read "Weird scenes inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops, and the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream" I'm sure there are also many interviews on YT. All is not as it seems

[@konarain]

@@FedUpSouthernGirl LSD supposedly from red China? Jimi liked it.. But I now know it came from SF.. One of my Facebook friends still lives on Wonderland.. Louise Goffin Alohaa

[@shadowboxing1729]

So Cool!! It would be amazing to get a chance to hear the audio

[@szqsk8]

ShadowBoxing I wish this were an hour-long special. I'd live to hear more.

[@robinshepard4571]

I ♥️ 60s Rock N Roll 💪♥️ history ✌️🇺🇸

[@carlosrincon1551]

Dolenz needs to release those Brian Wilson, Nilsson, and Lennon recordings before he passes on.

[@reefslayer21]

I can’t believe Micky Dolenz doesn’t get those old tapes remastered wtf man

[@naranjojo]

Micky, you've got to get this tape out of your vault! It's John Lennon and Harry freakin' Schmilsson. Maybe it's rubbish, but maybe they were goofin' with the bees.

[@sharky4263]

Jimi was so awesome

[@ceciliem1811]

Amazing...!

[@paulinebutcherbird]

What was it like living in Frank Zappa's log cabin in Laurel Canyon where ten others also shacked up in 1968? A straight English girl is thrust into their world. An excellent Christmas gift for those hooked on Frank Zappa, the Mothers of Invention and Laurel Canyon. Read about it in 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa' by Pauline Butcher.

[@Frankybeanselevators]

Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & The Dark Heart Of The Hippie Dream by David McGowan

[@paulinebutcherbird]

@@Frankybeanselevators What is this? Are you promoting a book?

[@Dzanarika1]

@@paulinebutcherbird just read it, you won't regret it, c***

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Geez, you're everwhere, 'Par-leen. :)

[@paulinebutcherbird]

Gracious! Is it that bad?

[@hm6954]

Wow!

[@fischkopf]

Fame and hard drugs destroyed everything.

[@reeceschrock396]

Hard truth there

[@Snarkapotamus]

@George Rusch - smells like a big 'ol steaming pile of Neo-fascist bullshit to me...it's always someone else's fault, but never ours.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Except Zappa who was staunchly anti-drugs.

[@fischkopf]

@@synthonaplinth5980 yet, Zappa ended having to take pain killers because he decided to ignore his prostate cancer. Sad.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

@@fischkopf Yeah, that would hurt just a tiny bit....

[@oncebittenaz]

Did Jimi strike a deal at the crossroads? Amazing.

[@windowstwelve]

There is probably more truth in that than you think

[@benoitguillou3146]

Ok I'll describe the crossroads at which Jimi Hendrix was ... 101th airborne paratrooper , close friend with Ronnie Bennett from the ronettes who was with gun slinging Phil Spector ( gun slinging like David Crosby) at the time ...Phil Spector's band the wrecking crew who played the instrument in most of the buffalo Springfield and the Byrds first albums ...friend with Cass Elliott .....Friend with , as the video proves, Johnny Echols of the band Love , band who noticeably hired Bobby Beausoleil of the infamous Manson family at the beginning of their career .....Jimi Hendrix us tour amp design/repair Guru was Dave Weyer who was military personnel .....Jimi Hendrix 's octavia pedal designer was Roger Mayer who was working with the English navy's admiralty ..... For more pieces of the puzzle consult "weird scenes in the canyon" of the late David Mc Gowan

[@normaharrod5337]

How does one only subscribe to Eye On LA?

[@RandyR]

Was making a rock tour, when I was living back home. The last thing, at the location of Pandora's Box, was Virgin Records. Had to go up a few steps to get to it. Seems that they could care less about rock history. In 66, I was living in Fort Worth, TX

[@lisaf335]

“That’s the guy that plays guitar with his teeth!”

[@konarain]

Check out the Hey Joe video of Jimi live in Germany or Sweden. I forget Teeth shot.. Alohaa

[@childofthelight9071]

Jimi Hendrix

[@rollydoucet8909]

Laurel Canyon, in the early days, can best be described as "A time and a place"

[@cookie5335]

Contrived

[@oppothumbs1]

John Echols helped make one of the great albums .. Love's Forever Changes. What Neil Young of Buffalo Springfield got shortchanged? The Doors first record was the best after that it was hit or miss and mostly misses. Didn't know Jim was sweet and kind .. i can see that .. but mainly his looks were important to making him a rock star. Hendrix wasn't very good for a while?

[@ms8596]

Hendrix? Yea, I'm not buying that one. He'd been around playing for years for others and I always understood he had quite the reputation as a guitarist. I remember reading it was his flourishes that bands like the Isley Brothers didn't appreciate that pushed him into his own band.

[@oppothumbs1]

@@ms8596 Sure at concerts I can't see them not liking his flourishes. Maybe they didn't like the attention diverted from them or it was not soulful enough for their sound. Later on, the guitar became more important on the Isley's hit 'Who's that Lady'. Lesson learned.

[@PhantomLordOG]

Look up David McGowans work on laurel canyon

[@harrywinslow3946]

Mickey, those tapes you showed at the end might be worth millions. They need to be exposed to the world.

[@10000rajaram]

Wasnt there a documentary ? Or was it just the book ?

[@ronniebishop2496]

Brian Wilson is a genius. Jimi Hendrix was way ahead of everyone some way. lol

[@ms8596]

I love that - "and John Lennon says, "C'mon Brian, get to the bridge!" Knowing Brian Wilson, when he gets something in his mind, he latches on and won't let go. Roger McGuinn tells a similar tale of Brian coming over his house and playing something on the piano for hours. McGuinn goes to bed, gets up, and Brian is still at it.

[@ronniebishop2496]

@@ms8596 Its like Edison and the light bulb, they said he failed 800 times, and he said no I just found 800 ways it wouldn’t work!

[@JeromeMichaelRogan]

For our movie "Angels of the Garden" I have asked for 50 Billion Pounds, to recreate the Valley and Supermarket, including all the Properties, Clubs ,Bars, Diners and "Whiskey A gogo" My Wealth will build everything for this wonderful movie. Which will remain afterwards, for the original residents to own. My Friends... Welcome to the "New Sixties" This will be located in West Sussex

[@robertmartinez4174]

The main reason that all of those kids congregated on The Strip was that it was reported in The Media that The Beatles were spotted Clubing there.

[@jeffevans3193]

The "hippie" violated there own creed, anti-estsblishment. When it became popular to be a "hippie" most returned to mommy and daddy and joined the family law firm.

[@Dzanarika1]

Exactly!

[@SomeJustice19k]

Jimi wasn't very good... Then he sold his soul to the devil and became phenomenal.

[@kevinransberger1816]

Such bull. If Jimi wasn’t any good why did the Isley Brothers hire him. Get your head out of stupid conspiracy theories.

[@SomeJustice19k]

@@kevinransberger1816 he eventually BECAME good, naturally...... Because he sold his soul.

[@muziklvr7776]

@@kevinransberger1816 Keep an open mind when searching these things. Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2bZmWljbLierNU

[@amandawilcox9638]

@@SomeJustice19k He practiced. And practiced...and.... "Soul selling" was Robert Johnson's myth. Jimi had his own. Repeating trash doesn't make it true.

[@SomeJustice19k]

@@amandawilcox9638 'myth'... Whatever you say, random know it all person on the internet....you should do some research, and have an open mind, about things you know nothing about.

[@MasterPourKnowP]

What about Manson? Charlie was big with that community.

[@pumpkinking5174]

Canned Heat was better than all of them. Bob The Bear Hite had a house in the canyon and Canned Heat jammed there all the time.

[@SkyLightsUFOs]

On the Road Again ....was my favorite . They were all good, never been music like that since.

[@davidmckibbin4440]

in the late 70s to early 90s i lived in valley village and saw canned heat doing a show at cry help on burbank blvd in north hollywood, they were great.

[@gavinmckillop8006]

And drum circles.

[@clancyMonty]

Wow..............

[@timorean320]

Practice, practice, practice. Every guitarist "hits a wall" at some point, Jimi just learned to jump over it.

[@mr.regentsdude5621]

Dave McGowan

[@richardmckrell4899]

When did Alice Cooper get fat?

[@stephaniejohnson9157]

After he stopped cocaine.

[@thunderousapplause]

Everyone had a fake i.d. in the 70s. I had two. : )

[@johnnytoobad7785]

Enjoy it while you can.. It's just a matter of time before "wildfires" wax it all...Someone will eventually start one..just like the "Love Street" arson fire.

[@wespaul9345]

Don't forget the Wrecking Crew

[@deniseg812]

Stephen Stills wrote For What It's Worth after being in Cuba with his father during the revolution.

[@deniseg812]

I apologize in advance to all the Hendrix fans, never was much of a fan.

[@royblaylock3244]

Absolutely untrue. It was written about the LA County Sheriff's Dept. attack on completely peaceful demonstrators. It took place at the intersection of Crescent Heights and Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood CA. in November 1966. I was there and was briefly interviewed by Peter Bergman (later of The Firesign Theater), for his show Radio Free Oz on KPFK, about what was happening. I was later able to discuss the Sheriff's Riot and his writing of it with Steven Stills, himself, after a concert the Buffalo Springfield gave at Cal State LA. He was also there at the time and that's what inspired the song.

[@mkultravibes7763]

Mk Ultra at its finest

[@MarcelaR-dh1ok]

One constant...as soon as these rockers became stars and had the cash...they moved out...

[@JeromeMichaelRogan]

The new Utopia is West Sussex in England...2070 is the Regency, when we will be 18 again

[@BillOdyssey]

"Compared to what happens today it was innocent" Yeah ok

[@johncopeland3826]

Dont you find it sad that most of the 70's rock fraternity came from a wealthy middle class background ...money snd social standing ! If it all had went pear shaped back then ,there was always daddy's dough to comfort your fall ? Its the same in every field of career ? The arts , sports , politics ,medicine , military etc ! They all come from a money background with few exceptions .And so the cycle of wealth and privilege continues perennially .So much for alleged ' classless ' societies ?

[@nancychandler768]

MK ultra

[@KevinMichaelPrier]

This is a really terrible edit of Laurel Canyon lore. Bad on you.

[@gavinmckillop8006]

The birthplace of doof.

[@franksmith9692]

Alice Cooper. The death of rock and roll.