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Forget the Haight and Woodstock
A new book makes a compelling case that Laurel Canyon, home to Joni, Zappa, Mama Cass and many more, was the true center of '60s rock.
By Stephen Amidon [2006-05-22]

  • San Francisco music scene

    WWolfe has it partly right. Detroit, Philly, New York all were vitally important in the growth of 60's (and later) rock. When Cleveland was chosen as the home for the R&R Hall of Fame, a lot of San Francisco pundits, Bill Graham among them, squealed and whined about SF not being chosen as the museum's home. After all, they said, we built this City on rock and roll, or some such bullshit.

    Well, I think LA had a much more influential music scene than we ever had up here. We grew some important artists for sure--Janis, Grateful Dead in their better moments, Moby Grape and a few others including what became the execrable Starship--but LA bred the Byrds, Buffalo Springield, Warren Zevon, X...the list goes on. San Francisco (no matter how much fun the Fillmore was)just couldn't hold a lighter to LA.

    -- truck51
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    Monday, May 22, 2006 02:33 PM
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