MBBBE ESBSBB MM THE INSIDE STORY OF ROCK-AND-ROLL'S mm LEGENDARY NEIGHBORHOOD MiCMEG WaERER FABER AND FABER, INC. AN AFFILIATE OF FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX NEW YORK Faber and Faber, Inc. An affiliate of Farrar, Straus and Giroux 19 Union Square West, New York 10003 Copyright © 2006 by Michael Walker All rights reserved Distributed in Canada by Douglas & Mclntyre Ltd. Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2006 Grateful acknowledgment is made for permission to reprint the following material: Lyrics from "For Free" by Joni Mitchell, © 1974 Crazy Crow Music. All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Lyrics from "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" by Marc Bolan, © 1974 (renewed) Westminster Music Ltd., London, England. All rights administered by Essex Music International, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Lyrics from "Cocaine," words and music by Rev. Gary Davis, additional lyrics by Jack son Browne and Glenn Frey. All rights administered by Chandos Music. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Lyrics from "Laurel Canyon Home" and "2401," words and music by John Mayall, © 1968 (renewed) Unichappell Music, Inc. Lyrics reprinted by permission of Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Walker, Michael, 1957- Laurel Canyon : the inside story of rock-and-roll's legendary neighborhood / Michael Walker.— 1st ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-0-571-21149-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-571-21149-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Rock music—California—Los Angeles—History and criticism. 2. Popular culture—California—Los Angeles. 3. Laurel Canyon (Los Angeles, Calif.) I. Title. ML3534.W285 2006 781.66'09794'94—dc22 2005025569 Designed by Jonathan D. Lippincott Map designed by Joe LeMonnier www.fsgbooks.com 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 21 For my mom and dad . . . and for Hilary