Boss Angeles!: A Guide To Los Angeles RocknRoll Landmarks, 1955-75 (Herb Lester Associates Guides to the Unexpected)

Dickerson, Deke

ISBN 10: 1838216774 ISBN 13: 9781838216771

Publisher: Herb Lester Associates Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

Boss Angeles! is your guide to the story of rock''n''roll in Los Angeles. Fact-filled entries by musician and writer Deke Dickerson pinpoint 70 significant sites: the birthplace of Louie, Louie; where the Byrds met Bob Dylan; Pandora''s Box, epicentre of the 1966 riots on Sunset Strip; where James Brown recorded Say It Loud - I''m Black And I''m Proud; the burger stand where Brian Wilson hit on the idea for Fun, Fun, Fun; through to Rodney''s English Disco, site of excessive scenes involving Iggy Pop, the Runaways and a cast of glam and punk ne''er do-wells.

About this title

About the Author

Deke Dickerson has devoted his long career to keeping America's roots music alive while interjecting new creativity into genres of music that flourished in decades previous. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 22 and proceeded to found his primary band, Deke Dickerson and the Ecco-Fonics. Dickerson is currently writing the official biography of guitar legend Merle Travis. Dickerson is well known as a historian of roots music and regularly contributes liner notes to reissue projects for such labels as Capitol, RCA, Bear Family, and Sundazed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Herb Lester Associates Ltd
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1838216774
• ISBN 13: 9781838216771
• Binding: Map
• Number of pages: 1