Laurel Canyon Walking Tour Part 4: The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Arthur Lee & Love.
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- Includes The Byrds house, Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons, Arthur Lee & Love house, John Mayall house, The Trip (Peter Fonda) movie house and much more of the Kirkwood Bowl area on this legendary Laurel Canyon walking tour. With commentary by host Tim and special guest host and lifelong Laurel Canyon resident Randy.
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Love to see the history of the area
Fascinating stuff! Thanks guys!
As a lifelong east coaster and lover of the Laurel Canyon scene, these videos are golden!
Walking around up there never disappoints!
Finding the Arthur Lee & Love House was thrilling in a totally geeky way. This one was so much fun!
THIS IS SO GOOD. THANKS.
A friend on mine who has since moved to Ohio. Used to drive all over LA looking for these famous houses in Laurel Canyon. Soooo much history in the small geographical area. Love these videos.
It would take maybe 1 or 2 hours to drive up every street in Laurel Canyon, like you mention its really small. I much prefer to walk it. People you come across are unbelievably nice.
Really cool to check out these tours of 60's and 70's musical haunts. Today in Pittsburgh is cold where all the leaves are brown and the sky is gray; it's nice to see the sunshine in your videos!😎
Sunny and sixty two degrees in January. Probably why its so darn crowded here!
After watching the Epix Laurel Canyon Documentary I'm really stoked we found the Chris Hillman place on Magnolia. I know we got the Arthur Lee house right too. Sometimes life is just too cool!
yup! A beautiful exploration of a golden time. I'm in Laurel Canyon a couple times a month at Pace:)
Your videos are awesome guys.I'm 44 and so can only imagine what the energy must have been like in 1960s Laurel Canyon, although I can get a taste from the music. What a time for the world and what incredible songs. Those sounds will live on forever in the hearts of everyone.Amazing. I live in the UK and would love to visit one day. Keep it up and I've just subscribed.
When you walk up there, especially in the Kirkwood part of the canyon, its still retains a lot of the 60's look with the houses. The people up there are still pretty cool and have a real community state of mind I would say. Cheers!
Thank you gentlemans, godbless usa and laurel canyon .
Merci beaucoup!
I've already commented on the videos, but this time it's about the music. Great stuff, with clever insinuatons of very famous tunes and styles. Classy, cool, creative and smart.
Thank you kindly
good fun! Thanks!
John Mayall lost everything in that fire, all momentos, photos, acetates, his entire history. Can you image? Thanks for everything Tim.
I actually got to meet him in the early 90's. I delivered food to him and he was kind enough to talk music with me for 5 minutes while his dinner was getting cold. Good guy in my book!
rilly enjoyed the whole four part series - thx fellas!
Thanks for the kind comment. Cool!
Awesome video. Very interesting to see where all these legends actually lived. Really enjoyed it. 😉
LOVE Forever Changes is one of my all time favorite records..... When the horns come in on "Alone Again Or", I can flash a memory of driving down Sunset Blvd. So so Los Angeles.
Cool record. My wife is more the "LOVE" person around here. She's always asking me to do something on them. Hmm...
It is kind of a sad story with Arthur Lee and Bryan Maclean
All of these back stories are amazing! John Mayall was a big favorite. I almost went to see him shortly before he died but I after watching a recent video performance, I felt the moment had passed :( You know, all good things come to an end. I should have gone just out of respect. Anyway, another great video.
Good stuff guys, thxs.
Thanx, man!
I loved them all!!!
These are brilliant little tours with just enough info to keep me returning. Thanks man.
They are super fun to make and keep me out of trouble. Thanks for the comment!
These little tours have been awesome! As a college/university student from Australia it’s obviously difficult to gain this kind of perspective of what’s such a creative and historic community. Been a big fan of all of these groups & artists for the last few years and I almost forget some of them were real people, as opposed to mythological icons, until I see things like this. Definitely hope to visit this place soon.
Kind regards,
Will
I think you hit it on the head. When we walk past these houses in person it makes you realize that these folks were once struggling artists! Although a lot of the houses have been seriously remodeled, some are still original in the area and are little more than cottages. The area still has a vibe that you feel nowhere else in Los Angeles. Cheers.
Thanks for the tour!
Thank you.
I saw the Bryds in 78,they were the opening act for Jean Luc Ponty,Seattle at the Paramount
Very very cool!
🔥🤘😎🤘🔥
I have greater insight into the music and entertainment of some great eras thanks to these videos👍
Yeah, they're super interesting to research.
Great stuff Tim and Randy ! Re Watching all of these vids ! Love it ! Peace, Rudy.
Thanks, Rudy. I'm actually going up for a hike at the Neil Young place on Utica later today. Its beautiful out today!
I had neither heard of Ed Kleinholz (sic?) nor Arthur Lee and am riveted!!
Such a trip to see where so much of the music I love was inspired. 😎
It blows me away is that a lot of it is still standing. I mean a lot of that was over 50 years ago.
It was great to meet you today, fun fact Gene Clark from The Byrds was a cousin, we are from Tipton, Mo. Ridge enjoyed all your shared about his Beach Boys.
Hey it was great to meet you guys too. That is truly a great fun fact. By the way, you are giving Ridge such an unforgettable present and it brought me joy to see you guys enjoying it so much. Stay in touch, the vid will prolly come out in early October.
Just saw the David Crosby documentary last night (Netflix). Was curious about the neighborhood - which is featured in the movie. Stumbled on your four videos on Laurel Canyon. It was amazing! I loved it. Just a great, rich, walking tour. Thank you both for taking the time to do this.
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it. It was so much fun and it gave me the chance to hang out with a dear old friend.
These have been great! Thank you.
Thanks for saying. Its nice we can hike here in LA again!
Loving these tours. Absolutely fascinating thinking about the history of this area. Thank you so much
Glad you enjoyed it. They are so much fun to make!
Awesome stuff guys... please keep up the good work!
To be honest i always imagined these places to be more picturesque, but its all a little run down and the view which i thought would be stunning reminded me of looking at Portsmouth UK from Portsdown Hill which is above it......very interesting though so thank you
I think the houses that haven't been replaced are more than a little run down. Those Artists moved there back in the day cuz it was cheap and they had no money at first. But as far as the views go, I guess you have to see them in person. The view from the Chris Hillman part of the walk is one of the best in the city. I've only been to Portsmouth once and I remember it as being fairly stunning. Then again, anything older than 100 years is unbelievable to us Yanks!
Yep, an overpriced dump!
Tks for the fun stuff man from another old Detroit hippie.
I grew up on the East Side. Went to Finney.
Best one yet because of the way you and Randy interact. It's as if anyone looking is there with you. You both project a genuine enthusiasm. I didn't know that Burt Bach wrote that one. It is their best song by far. California's Gold.
Thanks dude. I learned it all from you!
No way it’s their best! My God you’re out to lunch
Another great episode! Slowly working my way through each one and enjoying, you have a great vibe. Hope you keep them coming.
Thanks much. I'm digging the rock thang and working on a couple San Francisco episodes.
Like I'm on my own little tour, thanks so much
yer welcome!
Thats was awsome , LA seems like an inspirational place for alot of artists throughout the years
Thank you. Unfortunately Laurel Canyon has gotten too expensive for an upcoming artist to live in. Whats left of the music scene has shifted to other parts of the city.
Great videos! This is exactly what I wanted to do and I still hope to in the future. Thanks for doing these and posting them. I really enjoyed watching.
If nothing else its a really great walk. Especially this particular episode. Thanks for watching!
Loving these!! I've gone on these treasure hunts:))
Awesome! Myself and my girlfriend (we're from Ireland) really enjoyed watching this series of videos. The two of you are really knowledgeable about your music and your passion really comes through. Keep up the great content!
Thank you. I'll tell Randy cuz we're getting together to take a Laurel Canyon Walk this evening.
I knew Arthur later, in Topanga Canyon. Ultra cool, both him and Topanga.
That is too cool! I actually drove through Topanga a couple days ago for the first time in years. It looked much the same on the surface as it had---which is a good thing. Cheers.
Awesome thanks
Welcome 😊
Big Zappa Fan from Germany, saw him in Stuttgart 1987
Growing up in Southern Calif. during the late 50's, 60's and early 70's was the best! Always wondered where exactly Laural Cyn. was, seen many shots of the Mitchell house but none of the others. Thanks for the walking tour, interesting!
I actually think the most famous one was Frank Zappa's place but it burned down in 81 I believe. The Jim Morrison Love House is still there and has a plaque but there's nothing obscure about it. Still cool though.
@Jerry Cooper Hello there, SoCal twin! I grew up in Hermosa Beach-where were you??
I've been in Studio City for the past 21 years. Love it!
Leslie GMN, Grew up in Yucaipa, between Redlands and Palm Springs during the school years. As soon as school was out, we would leave to go back n. to N. Idaho.
Great episode
You guys did some great tours thank you
Glad you enjoyed it. Once the covid risk subsides we plan on a couple more. Cool.
Always wondered about John Mayall's place.
Unfortunately the original burned down and this one has been remodeled at least a couple of times.
Cool info
Thanks!
Fantastic walkthrough guys, thankyou, wish I lived there
Thanks much. It was our pleasure!
Thanks for the vids & tours!
Thank you. Happy New Year!
Your videos are awesome!!! 😍
Thank you. They are so much fun to do. Would love to do more when all this awfulness lets up.
Was a very pleasant hike. I enjoyed the scenery but really didn't see the houses
Just come across your site, I like your presentational and informative style & you cover a big chunk of some of my favourite music, so It's all fascinating. The blue skies, plants & fauna help too. Steve from near Lincoln in England.
Laurel Canyon is really sheltered from the sun and its probably the lushest greenery up there in all of Los Angeles. Love it.
Blues from Laural Canyon, photo on album was Frank Zappa's back yard
I've always wondered about the whole Laurel Canyon scene thing, and what the area looks like, and where everybody lived who made all that music. Great set of videos. Thanks
Its still there but its a lot more expensive brand of still there!
Love your videos. If you make a walk to Laurel View Dr. in Laurel Canyon will be amazing 😍
Loved the Love group. Ironically I’m reading “Reckless Daughter” biography about Joni Mitchell. Thanks dudes...that was fun.
You are welcome. The Arthur Lee house was really hard to track down and I'm really proud that we found it. Haven't read the Joni book, I'll have to get it. Love her.
Tim ........Madelia Avenue is near you in Sherman Oaks. In the 60s Leon Russell lived here in a home nicknamed The Plantation. A song he called "Shootout on the Plantation" and "Thorn tree in the Garden" by the Dominoes" were written here as well as others. Delaney and Bonnie lived across the street and Bobby Whitlock lived a few houses down. James Olmos also lived a few doors away. This could make for an intriguing walk.....and film!
John
THanks! Thats up kinda near Beverly Glen if I'm not mistaken? I see Whitlock on RUclips a lot. Does he still live up there I wonder?
@@RockessentialTim Tim...Bobby moved to Austin awhile ago. I know alot of folks would be interested in this film cause The Plantation was a fertile ground for many musicians, many from the Tulsa scene.....JJ Cale, Carl Radle, Jimmy Karstein, Jim Keltner, and many others who were tutored by Russell, flowered and moved on. Enjoy your films.
John
@@JC-oz6xn thanks man!
@@RockessentialTim Yes Tim....Madelia Avenue is a short street that descends south off of Valley Vista Blvd. In Sherman Oaks towards Deervale Stone Valley Park. I'd do the legwork and research for you but I'm locked down in NYC,.........John
Not sure how much more you can show, but wow this to me is amazing stuff. At 65 and from the southeast what we call L A. It’s safe to say I would never see this stuff. I’ve always loved the California music scene!
Thanks. Laurel Canyon is still one of the most interesting places in LA. Hoping to explore it a little more in the coming months.
cool . Always thought that I would be living in a place like this when I was young . Ended up in Sacramento . Epic fail ... Thanks for the cool vids
Hey, thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked them.
Yayyy! So thrilled to discover your videos! I lived just up the street from Mayall (AND I was there for the ‘79 fire!).
Wow! Did you guys get burned out?
PS: I've always said, there are a lot of beautiful streets in LA but Grandview is prolly the nicest one. Its really gotten gentrified up there now though.
Hiking4Life It was pretty dramatic indeed. I was about 16 at the time. We had to very suddenly evacuate within minutes. Miraculously, our house survived although there was damage and we were out of the house for about a year. And in keeping with your theme, there’s even a little rock ‘n’ roll history element there. At the time I was a student at Fairfax High and I recall Anthony Kiedis, who was in Play Production with me, asking me tons of questions about my experience.
Hiking4Life I agree. My mom continued to live there until a few years ago, and she was frustrated at the overdevelopment.
Yeah, my friend Randy who's in the videos with me is constantly fending off developers asking to buy his house. The times they are a changin...
My daily walk! Also, Jim Ladd lives up there. I bet he would have a lot to share as well.
I love it up there. Colecrest and Magnolia are my favorite streets in all of LA! Check out our Walking Tour Part 3, we do the Jim Ladd house. I would love to talk with him but, alas....
adding: He actually moved a couple years ago. Not sure where he lives these days.
And I believe the house is for sale again right now!
Chris Hillman is central to the Singer-Songwriter/ Country Rock (Cosmic American Music) scene and history. If Gram Parsons had lived, I always wonder if he would have become really famous. His Road Manager/Mangler said that "If Gram had lived, he still would have died". Peace
Interesting and I have to say I think what Phil Kaufman said was true. I am currently working on a piece about Gram and of course Hillman is central to it. He is the great unsung hero of American music, all American music, period.
Elmer got a mention on song from Zappa's recording Uncle Meat.
I did not know that. I know his future wife Gail worked for Elmer but... Thanks for the cool triv!
Read "WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE CANYON" You will find that it was no coincidence ...or "Luck" that all these musicians and talent were gathered in such a small place...
Thanks Tim. Brilliant stuff. Really enjoying your videos. I'm from the UK and I went to Laurel Canyon two years ago to see some of these places. Only saw a handful, though. I'm hoping to return next year. I wondered if you've posted a list of the addresses anywhere? I'd love to see the ones on your videos in the flesh. Anyway, thanks again.
Thanks for watching! I generally don't post the address unless its easily available online or is a commercial building. If you watch closely you can probably see them but its kinda my silly rule.
As you hadn't put the addresses in the videos I wondered if you might not want to reveal them. No worries. I understand. Thanks again for doing your videos. Really enjoyable. All the best to you.
Does anyone think that the fact that Arthur Lee was a black man had anything to do with him being falsely arrested and jailed.? Think about the general attitude of the LAPD at those times. He's one of the greatest contemporary musicians I can think of. I always include one of his songs in anything I do. Thanks KC
I think it was. The sad part is, I don't think things have changed as much as we thought they had.
Man, what my wife wouldn't have given to be there. She loves Gram Parsons! People tease her all the time because she is only 35.
That is too funny but in her defense, there aren't a whole lot of 35 year old Gram Parson fans left!
I wish that someday someone can film inside the Arthur Lee house so we can compare it to footage shot in the trip and in the live promo video for “Your Mind And We Belong Together.” There was a pool in the center of it even though it is a small house.
The day after we shot we went back in the area to film B-roll. We talked at length to a neighbor who lived in the area near the Jim Ladd house. (She declined to be on camera) She told us she had visited the house on many occasions and that it indeed had the pool.
You left out Peter Tork's house! In all four parts...I'm shocked!
And I'm shocked you didn't watch part 5! ruclips.net/video/vX8mu7WOYwU/видео.html Enjoy!
Wow . Your videos could definitely be longer even if did not talk for a lot of it . The views are amazing
Thank you? ha ha. Seriously though, some of the best views in LA up there.
@@RockessentialTim Sorry, I was only saying that I loved the video and wished it was longer. Even if you all ran out things to say and simply had the camera running . have a good one
@@theyrekrnations8990 Totally my bad, I was just kidding. We all have to use email and texting and on one hand its great but its hard to convey humor and nuance. Thank you again for commenting, I love getting them. Take care.
I watched Mayall’s house burn down as I was hosing down my roof across the canyon that day.
.....did you offer to help him?
@@wewerecamerashy5190 huh?!? It was a major fire and LAFD couldn’t even get to it as half the canyon was on fire and many homes burned. My house was across the canyon a mile away and it came within a hundred yards...he was on tour at the time.
I love your videos. I would like to tour this myself in person. Would you be able to provide a map and addresses and who lived where so I could tour it please
John Mayall later moved down to small house across the street from us on Kirkwood and Yucca Tr
That is too cool. I absolutely love that area up there by Gould and Mannix and such.
Did he ever learn how to play?
I noticed you went up Cole Crest Dr. David Cassidy lived at either 8511 or 8519 Cole Crest....I have yet to find out which is the correct one. I saw you went right by them, very exciting!!😁
I didn't know that! I had heard he had a house on Oakdell Rd in Studio City but I don't know for sure. Either way, I love it up there and hope to go by again soon.
@@RockessentialTim I had always been told it was Laurel Canyon, I really wish we could find out for sure. I was told 8511 Cole Crest and later I had pics of him out front of the 8519 address so I became confused to which it may be. I would love to do the walk with you but I live in Tennessee, right near Gatlinburg....we are to far apart, sadly
the time he lived in the Canyon would have been 1969-1970..... I know he did live in Studio City in around 1980
Laurel Canyon looks impossible to drive and park. They built houses in very strange places.
That is why we be walking!
I wonder if you lads know what is going on with (or has gone on with) the place on the very end of Mt. Olympus?
That gigantic monstrousity overlooking Hollywood? No, but like everyone else I can see it.
@@RockessentialTim It is at least three stories, circular, and white. On Google Earth it looks abandoned as do the places next to it on Woodstock.
Thanks for these cool videos. S.F. Valley native now living in Las Vegas.
Would you know where Ringo Starr's home was in 79? A famous limo driver told me it was on Haslem Dr. Looked for It many times but no luck
I do not know but am working on something and when I find out I will let you know.
You guys must be in really good condition to walk up all those hilly roads!!
Are there any current well known singers or bands living in Laurel Cyn. these days?
Or actually, is there any singers from the 1960's still up there as far as you know? I guess they would be up in their 70's in age now.
There are a few younger ones there. I know that St. Vincent as she is known, lives there and so does Jesse McCartney. Joni Mitchell doesn't live there any longer but she still owns the house on Lookout.
@@RockessentialTim
Thanks for your reply. I really enjoy watching your videos! You do a great job and always so informative and done so well!!
Don't know those singers that live there now. I'm not too much up on the rock singers now. Still listen and follow curent folk or folk rock music/musicians and a bit of country. I loved the rock music of the 1960's and 1970's and some 1980's but none of the rock music of today.
I wonder if Joni still goes to visit her Laurel Canyon house anymore and if that green open window she was pictured in is still there and looks the same? I think she lives out in the Brentwood area now.
Ed Kienholtz lived on blue heights
Frank Zappa lived in Laurel Canyon i think his wife Gayle still lives there. So much history...!
You should cover the Nicholas Beach late 60s era for the filmmakers who lived on the beach out there--at one time it was the center of the universe, spielberg, Coppolla, lucas, scorcese, so many others... I lived up at County Line just above Neptune's Net in that far out neighborhood just north of Nicholas Beach. such an amazing place. There's a great documentary about that time and the filmmakers and they cover the beach scene that happened there ... here it is on YT: ruclips.net/video/xy54nQj8B8Q/видео.html
Thanks, will have to watch it. The Leo Carillo Beach area is really cool and under the radar.
How in the hell do fire trucks get up there and if they do, how do they turn around?
Hence Hillman's house burning down.
How does an ambulance or fire engine get up to some of these houses...
I have no clue. I don't see how its possible on Magnolia, the street Chris Hillman lived on. And guess what---his house burned down!
Interesting to see all the homes, but they all look so run down. Nothing but dirt and wet wood. All that shade and moisture could tear up a concrete house.
Its like anywhere, some of em are kept up and some of em ain't. That real estate is getting expensive though and my guess is the run down ones won't be there for long...
You feel like you're in the country,yet you're a few minutes from the action in Hollywood.
Its pretty remote up at the top but you're down on the Sunset Strip in like 8 minutes.
I just wanna see the dog.
Scout!
What about the mamas and Papas front man didn't get stay in Laurel Canyon with Michelle Phillips
It’s extremely distracting and difficult to watch the video, listen to your narratives and to read the subtitles that are scrolling on the screen (which are saying information other than what you’re talking about) at the same time. All good info and great tours though ..
Showing way too fast need more of the house's
Very depressing
0:48 "Thier?" Getting to be a "hobbit..."