| Waiting for the Sun: A Rock & Roll History of Los Angeles Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hoskyns, Barney (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879309431 ISBN-13: 9780879309435 Publisher: Backbeat Books OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: A classic, finally back in print! British rock historian Barney Hoskyns (Across the Great Divide: The Band in America, From a Whisper to a Scream) examines the long and twisted rock 'n' roll history of Los Angeles in its glamorous and debauched glory. The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, the Doors, Little Feat, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, and others (from Charlie Parker right up to Black Flag, the Minutemen, Jane's Addiction, Ice Cube, and Guns N' Roses) populate the pages of this comprehensive and extensively illustrated book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Music | Business Aspects - Music | Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal |
| Dewey: 781.640 |
| LCCN: 2009003023 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 4.96" W x 7.72" (1.02 lbs) 454 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A classic, finally back in print British rock historian Barney Hoskyns (Hotel California, Across the Great Divide: The Band in America) examines the long and twisted rock 'n' roll history of Los Angeles in its glamorous and debauched glory. The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, the Doors, Little Feat, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, and others (from Charlie Parker right up to Black Flag, the Minutemen, Jane's Addiction, Ice Cube, and Guns N' Roses) populate the pages of this comprehensive and extensively illustrated book. |