Eight Miles High

by Unterberger, Richie

• ISBN13: 9780879307431
• ISBN10: 0879307439
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Backbeat Books

Summary

Eight Miles High documents the evolution of the folk-rock movement from mid-1966 through the end of the decade. This much-anticipated sequel to Turn! Turn! Turn!(00330946) - the acclaimed history of folk-rock's early years - portrays the mutation of the genre into psychedelia via California bands like the Byrds and Jefferson Airplane; the maturation of folk-rock composers in the singer-songwriter movement; the re-emergence of Bob Dylan and the creation of country-rock; the rise of folk-rock's first supergroup, CSNandY; the origination of British folk-rock; and the growing importance of major festivals from Newport to Woodstock. Based on firsthand interviews with such folk-rock visionaries as: Jorma Kaukonen, Roger McGuinn, Donovan, Judy Collins, Jim Messina, Dan Hicks and dozens of others.

Author Biography

Richie Unterberger is author of Turn! Turn! Turn!, Unknown Legends of Rock 'n' Roll, and Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
The story so far: Dramatis Personae	p. xvii
Prologue: Fifth Dimension	p. 1
Folk-Rock to Acid Rock: The San Francisco Sound	p. 11
Forever Changes: Folk-Rock Psychedelicized, from Sunset Strip to Outer Space	p. 39
Folk-Rock Grows Up: The Singer-Songwriters	p. 77
In Thyme: British Folk-Rock Finds Its Voice	p. 133
The New Dylan and Country-Rock	p. 171
Folk-Rock Superstars and Supergroups	p. 203
Liege & Lief: A Truly British Folk-Rock	p. 233
Folk-Rock from Newport to Woodstock	p. 265
Epilogue: Folk-Rock's Legacy	p. 289
Discography	p. 305
Interviewees	p. 325
Bibliography	p. 329
Acknowledgments	p. 333
About the Author	p. 335
Photo Credits	p. 336
Index	p. 337
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