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Selvin, Joel.
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Rock musicians -- California -- Biography.
Rock music -- California -- History and criticism.
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Selvin, Joel.
Rock musicians -- California -- Biography.
Rock music -- California -- History and criticism.
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Hollywood Eden :
electric
guitars
,
fast
cars
, and the
myth
of the
California
paradise
/ Joel Selvin.
by
Selvin, Joel.
Anansi, 2021.
Call #:
781.660922 S469h
Subjects
Rock musicians --
California
-- Biography.
Rock music --
California
-- History and criticism.
ISBN:
9781487007218 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Electric
guitars
,
fast
cars
, and the
myth
of the
California
paradise
Description:
297 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"From the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean to the Byrds and the Mamas & the Papas, acclaimed music journalist Joel Selvin tells the story of a group of young artists and musicians who came together at the dawn of the 1960s to create the lasting
myth
of the
California
dream. From surf music to hot-rod records to the sunny pop of the Beach Boys and the Mamas & the Papas, Hollywood Eden captures the fresh blossom of a young generation who came together in the epic spring of the 1960s to invent the
myth
of the
California
Paradise
. Central to the story is a group of sun-kissed teens from the University High School class of 1959 -- a class that included Jan & Dean, Nancy Sinatra, and future members of the Beach Boys -- who came of age in Los Angeles at the dawn of a new golden era when anything seemed possible. These were the people who created the idea of modern
California
for the rest of the world. But their own private struggles belied the
paradise
portrayed in their music. What began as a light-hearted frolic under sunny skies ended up crashing down to earth just a few short but action-packed years later as, one by one, each met their destinies head-on. A rock 'n' roll opera loaded with violence, deceit, intrigue, low comedy, and high drama, Hollywood Eden tells the story of a group of young artists and musicians who bumped heads, crashed
cars
, and ultimately flew too close to the sun."--From publisher.
Genre:
Music criticism and reviews.
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