Laurel canyon

Joni Mitchell photographed by Graham Nash, 1969. Imagine popping out for groceries and running into The Doors frontman Jim Morrison or Canadian rocker Neil Young, maybe scoring an invite to Joni Mitchell’s house for dinner or a BBQ at Jimi Hendrix’s. If you’d lived in a small community in the Hol

Joni Mitchell at her window in her Laurel Canyon home, Los Angeles, 1970 (photo by Henry Diltz)

Joni Mitchell, Cameron Crowe, and Stephen Stills remember the music, drugs, and legendary times.

It all started with a speculative purchase on Amazon. I wanted to give Michael Walker’s “Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll’s Legendary Neighbourhood” a go. We…

How one famous store became ground zero for a musical movement

This blog entry is about Laurel Canyon. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography’s map of Laurel Canyon, available on art prints and a variety of merchandise What’s now Los Angeles was first…

Frank Zappa lived in this house for a couple of years. He had to leave as it became more and more a "crash pad" for too many eccentrics.

Laurel Canyon, California

Joni Mitchell, Cameron Crowe, and Stephen Stills remember the music, drugs, and legendary times.