Hotel California : The True-life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, M...

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Genre: Music, Biography & Autobiography Topic: Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Rock Publisher: Wiley & Sons Canada, The Limited, John Item Weight: 22.4 Oz Illustrator: Yes Book Title: Hotel California : The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends Format: Hardcover Item Height: 1.1 in Item Width: 6.4 in Item Length: 9.5 in ISBN: 9780471732730 Author: Barney Hoskyns Publication Year: 2006 Number of Pages: 336 Pages Language: English width: 6.4 in height: 1.1 in

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Hotel California : The True-life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, M.... We see the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchell's house in Laurel Canyon. music scene. Hotel California : The True-life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends, Hardcover by Hoskyns, Barney, ISBN 0471732737, ISBN-13 9780471732730, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In the late sixties and early seventies, Los Angeles was a hotbed of musical creativity--the home base of Joni Mitchell, the Eagles, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, among many others. Now, drawing on exclusive interviews with many of the leading players, music journalist Hoskyns recreates the excitement, ferment, and energy of those years. We see the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchell's house in Laurel Canyon. We see the Eagles implode in backstage fistfights after the success of their huge hit album Hotel California. And we get the real story on David Geffen and the other money men who nurtured, bankrolled--and some say corrupted--the . music scene. Filled with revealing anecdotes that chronicle the drug-fueled chaos, bed-hopping antics, and enduring musical achievements of the era, this book for classic rock fans publisher description.