Jim Ladd's former home, high in the Hollywood Hills in Laurel Canyon. The previous broadcast home for Deep Tracks. 8520 Oak Court, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Hey pretty lady, many years ago when I was managing 5 garage bands in the Echo Park-Silver Lake area of L.A., we heard that Leon Russell’s studio, Shelter Studio, was burning down. When we got there it was ashes. We came back the next day with all the guys in our bands, a motley crew of Irish, German, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Italian, Slovenian and Native Americans. When we got there, there were 3 other crews of local bands beginning to sift through the remains of the studio. There was us, (the Alleyheads), there were the Hollywood Dogs, the Ivar Boys and the Hollywood Stoners( not to be confused with the East Hollywood Stoners). A battle soon ensued over the ownership of a spiral staircase and the soundproof glass and tiles of the recording areas, which were pretty much left untouched. Of course, we well fed, strong limbed and street fightin’ sons of the working class, beat up and chased off those skinny, pale skinned, underfed heroin addicts in no time. And we were outnumbered at least 4 to 1. It was glorious. We set the stuff up in our own studios in Echo Park about a month later. Then my guitar player’s older brother kicked us out of our own studio so he could use it as his office, a shipping company. Since he was bigger and older than us, we gave it up. Back to renting out recording studios for us. But the live gigs in old abandoned theatres and dancehalls were the best. Oh, and I still have recording tapes of Leon Russell and Phoebe Snow that I found in the rubble. Could never play them because they played back at 15” per second. I wonder what hidden secrets are there to be found. Dang, all that happened 45 years ago.
You have been part of my life since the early 70's.,Tthanks for the wonderful memories, you will be sorely missed Jim. Say what you want to say and Play what you want to play, into eternity!
My condolences to his family and friends. He was a legend, a Class act of the LA FM classic Rock Radio airwaves! I remember his cool and intellectual words, Late night Free-form Radio showand Headsets radio show on KMET and KLOS, he was one of the best interviewers, too! RIP JIM LADD
Just read of his death and came to see who he was. I’m from the U.K. so never had the pleasure of hearing his voice on the airwaves. To me he represents an era which was free, laid back and easy going. It feels I’ve missed out on one very interesting chap and his career. Rest well Mr DJ, you had a blast by the sounds of things.
nearly a month later and it's still hard to believe jim's voice has gone silent...this time forever. that home of his was a piece of rock and roll history. i hope the current owner understands its importance. rest in peace lonesome l.a. cowboy. lord have mercy.
Jim Ladd was a huge influence on me as a teenager and young adult. He was a great man. I know I'll see him again at the Great Rock N' Roll Concert in the Sky. 🙏 ❤
Mr. Ladd was shrewd to purchase this home way back when. It fit the temper of the times, the people, and of course the free-form radio that he helped to invent. Bohemian. Cool. I read his obit in the NY Times. This all fits.
Yeah, Moving off the top of that hill is is an obvious move for him in this day and age. It's only a matter of time before LA gets the big one as well as fires, mudslides and all. Jim's best talent in my opinion is his passion for the music and his ability to share that with the listener. I met him at KNAC and he was a real fan of the music as well as a pro DJ that lifted that station up. Happy trails Jim Ladd!
It is better to be in a house on rock during an earthquake than it is to be in a house in the basin. Soil turns to liquid in an earthquake whereas rock shakes. It would also be a safe place in a mudslide, but a wildfire would indeed be an issue.
You should have waited. You could have got $300,000 more. Once I almost bought Walt Disney’s garage on Kingswell. I bid $3700 and some guy outbid me at $4700. Its on the grounds of a museum in Fullerton, I believe. East Hollywood rocks. I pulled Charles Bukowski out of the gutter in front of Sarno's and talked to Lawrence Tierney at the Ye Rustic Inn. He gave me a fedora.
@@ChrisLucibelloRealEstateGroup Tkx, but no tkx too dark & dreary... Such a shame, not utilizing LC' own natural lighting to better enhance the home' interior. That's a prime lot.
Used to listen to Ladd all the time back in the day......"he loved using term "long legged ponies" describing women......He was also pretty far left in his day
Funny you mention that, as I asked him the same thing. He said the 94’ quake had a minimal effect, as he is higher in the hill and there was almost no damage. He always felt secure in the home and the caissons go deeply in the hill. Both the geological and structural engineer said the home was on solid ground. 👌🏼
Yes, but it's a lot more subtle there (on his FB page). This one has it as the title of the friggin' clip, and his photo for the index picture! He's not Joe Schmo, he is Jim Ladd, and one of the most well-known people in radio in the biz. Can you not imagine the problems this may cause? All you have to do it look it up on Google Maps, and go there, and boom, you're a nuisance. I have to wonder if this is how they handle all their celebrity clients. Why not just leave the address off the title, and give it to those who call the realtor wanting to set up a tour? Seems irresponsible. I just hope this doesn't cause problems. It would be completely different, if it were already vacated. Get my drift?
Hi there, yes... Jim authorized the use of his address and this video. We wanted to make sure that this was handled in a way Jim felt comfortable with. So far people have been respectful of Jim's privacy.
As a loyal fan of Jim from day one I have learn several things about him. Yes he is a private person. Example recently being off the air and not revealing why. That is his right & I respect that. As far as nut jobs showing up, that could have happened a long time ago. All you have to do is research property deeds and even if it is in another name that too can be discovered in time. Bottom line I am sure security and privacy have been considered in the sale of his home. This is not something you or I need to concern our self's with. Jim will be fine. As far as his FB page he keeps it pretty much inline with his show and not his personal life. All the talk about about the sale has been on the realator's page.
You have to have an occultist to introduce occultist and keep the lid on the entire thing, congrats for being, that person I guess. Shhh, the public can never know....
Probably the last guy who had been living there since the 1970s when it was a low rent dump with vagexrants camped out in the brush. Totally gentrified, just like old Jim.
I don’t get this guy’s popularity; or his credibility as a journalist. Maybe he’s not one, I do not know. But what I do know is that he contributes nothing profound , nothing interesting in what he says. An example, I was watching The Doors documentary and what he says has no value. Once, he quotes a line from LA Woman and says it’s poetry. Okay, how? Every comment I’ve ever heard is superficial and inferior. In the same documentary, compare what he says to what everyone else interprets. At least Fricke can relate the lyrics to a meaning. Manzerk adds more depth by relating the song to books and authors. I bet every interview this guy ever gave was phony and without substance. But there he is, hobknobbing with lyricist with depth.
I will always remember him as a uniquely passionate DJ, a lover of and evangelist for Rock n' Roll. He has his idiosyncrasies but he entertained me on the radio many times.
Jim Ladd's former home, high in the Hollywood Hills in Laurel Canyon. The previous broadcast home for Deep Tracks.
8520 Oak Court, Los Angeles, CA 90046
yuck
Now it will be sold to some schmuck. Haha, thats probably what people say about me when they pass me in front of my South Pasadena castle.
Hey pretty lady, many years ago when I was managing 5 garage bands in the Echo Park-Silver Lake area of L.A., we heard that Leon Russell’s studio, Shelter Studio, was burning down. When we got there it was ashes. We came back the next day with all the guys in our bands, a motley crew of Irish, German, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Italian, Slovenian and Native Americans. When we got there, there were 3 other crews of local bands beginning to sift through the remains of the studio. There was us, (the Alleyheads), there were the Hollywood Dogs, the Ivar Boys and the Hollywood Stoners( not to be confused with the East Hollywood Stoners). A battle soon ensued over the ownership of a spiral staircase and the soundproof glass and tiles of the recording areas, which were pretty much left untouched. Of course, we well fed, strong limbed and street fightin’ sons of the working class, beat up and chased off those skinny, pale skinned, underfed heroin addicts in no time. And we were outnumbered at least 4 to 1. It was glorious. We set the stuff up in our own studios in Echo Park about a month later. Then my guitar player’s older brother kicked us out of our own studio so he could use it as his office, a shipping company. Since he was bigger and older than us, we gave it up. Back to renting out recording studios for us. But the live gigs in old abandoned theatres and dancehalls were the best. Oh, and I still have recording tapes of Leon Russell and Phoebe Snow that I found in the rubble. Could never play them because they played back at 15” per second. I wonder what hidden secrets are there to be found. Dang, all that happened 45 years ago.
Good luck. Lots of history in that house. Wow!
@@rudymartinez6242why don’t you turn those tapes over to their rightful estates ✌🏽
You have been part of my life since the early 70's.,Tthanks for the wonderful memories, you will be sorely missed Jim. Say what you want to say and Play what you want to play, into eternity!
GREAT PIPES FOR FM RADIO
Legendary Pipes 💪
Aw. RIP Jim Ladd, I’ll never forget your voice/contribution to the music world, so glad we have these to see/hear. 🙏🏽❤️🔥
My condolences to his family and friends. He was a legend, a Class act of the LA FM classic Rock Radio airwaves! I remember his cool and intellectual words, Late night Free-form Radio showand Headsets radio show on KMET and KLOS, he was one of the best interviewers, too! RIP JIM LADD
The greatest ever Jim Ladd has left us. RIP Jim nobody was as cool as you!
🙏🏼
The greatest dj to ever grace the terrestrial airwaves, bar none.
Agreed!
Jim Ladd is such a great air personality. Free-form radio is so rare these days.
Agree 🙌🏼 #Legend
Just read of his death and came to see who he was.
I’m from the U.K. so never had the pleasure of hearing his voice on the airwaves. To me he represents an era which was free, laid back and easy going. It feels I’ve missed out on one very interesting chap and his career.
Rest well Mr DJ, you had a blast by the sounds of things.
He was a good kid.
nearly a month later and it's still hard to believe jim's voice has gone silent...this time forever. that home of his was a piece of rock and roll history. i hope the current owner understands its importance. rest in peace lonesome l.a. cowboy. lord have mercy.
Jim Ladd was a huge influence on me as a teenager and young adult. He was a great man. I know I'll see him again at the Great Rock N' Roll Concert in the Sky. 🙏 ❤
And now heaven has a great DJ. Thank you Jim Ladd for your wonderful banter on Radio KAOS.
🙏🏼 Yes
This was awesome.
Thanks Jim!
❤ Wow. Just, “wow…” ❤
Grew up with Jim on my radio. I will always remember him on the mighty met, (KMET), and other LA FM stations. RIP.
Mr. Ladd was shrewd to purchase this home way back when. It fit the temper of the times, the people, and of course the free-form radio that he helped to invent. Bohemian. Cool. I read his obit in the NY Times. This all fits.
Yeah, Moving off the top of that hill is is an obvious move for him in this day and age. It's only a matter of time before LA gets the big one as well as fires, mudslides and all.
Jim's best talent in my opinion is his passion for the music and his ability to share that with the listener. I met him at KNAC and he was a real fan of the music as well as a pro DJ that lifted that station up. Happy trails Jim Ladd!
Nah, just an industry gatekeeper, the real reason he is given the freedom to play what he wants to play all those years.
Uh….we’ve had plenty of big ones, little ones, fires, mudslides etc. Californians are a tough bunch.
It is better to be in a house on rock during an earthquake than it is to be in a house in the basin. Soil turns to liquid in an earthquake whereas rock shakes.
It would also be a safe place in a mudslide, but a wildfire would indeed be an issue.
Around the dial the kinks. That's you, my mentor. I really miss you Jim.
Thank you.
Moorea was a good surprise 😉👍
😎✌👍❤🖖
R.I.P. Jim
Far out. Listened to Jim for hours when I was living there. Very hard to find Free Form Radio today.
Yes! He’s one of the best to ever do it. Glad he is still on the airwaves.
@@ChrisLucibelloRealEstateGroup Got to meet him at a Los Angeles Beatlefest. Cool guy.
RIP♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Rest in peace good man
I whant this home!!!!!
Only $1.1 million? A one thousand square ft. house I owned in East Hollywood recently sold for $900K. No rock history, just a house.
You should have waited. You could have got $300,000 more. Once I almost bought Walt Disney’s garage on Kingswell. I bid $3700 and some guy outbid me at $4700. Its on the grounds of a museum in Fullerton, I believe. East Hollywood rocks. I pulled Charles Bukowski out of the gutter in front of Sarno's and talked to Lawrence Tierney at the Ye Rustic Inn. He gave me a fedora.
RIP Mr. Ladd
Rest in Peace Jim 🙏🏼
1,100,000 is an heck of a good deal for that area and view. The biggest issue living there is fire insurance.
Earle Bailey on the East Coast and my man Jim Ladd on the West Coast!
Yes!
RIP JIM
🙏🏼
😱 YIKES, trapped in the 60s...
That's what made it groovy and unique. The new owners have since remodeled it. 🛠
@@ChrisLucibelloRealEstateGroup Tkx, but no tkx too dark & dreary... Such a shame, not utilizing LC' own natural lighting to better enhance the home' interior. That's a prime lot.
@@marsh443 Get over it dude. Its a fuc king classic.
@@atatterson6992 Don't get ur knickers in a knot; it's a shack🤣
@@marsh443 oh, ok. Some people prefer "shacks" for over a million dollars? Who knew?
Are there flipping opportunities for investment ?
In Los Angeles?
Used to listen to Ladd all the time back in the day......"he loved using term "long legged ponies" describing women......He was also pretty far left in his day
Unique and beautiful house. But i wonder how Jim felt in 1994 during the Northridge earthquake.
Funny you mention that, as I asked him the same thing. He said the 94’ quake had a minimal effect, as he is higher in the hill and there was almost no damage. He always felt secure in the home and the caissons go deeply in the hill. Both the geological and structural engineer said the home was on solid ground. 👌🏼
@@ChrisLucibelloRealEstateGroup The Northridge quake threw me 400 miles east. But a part of me will always be there.
why'd he move from SoCal?
Jim decided he and his wife Helene needed a change of pace and moved north
@@ChrisLucibelloRealEstateGroup appreciate the reply, thank u.
@@ChrisLucibelloRealEstateGroup how much north still in California or out of the state?
Why does everyone from the Canyon look as if a drop of holy water would make them fizz?
Haha.. maybe something in the air in L. Cyn.?
You had a kool house jim.
As an Australian, I look at LA and see nothing attractive about the place. Come to some of our sub tropical regions to see what I mean.
Why is the address listed here? Did he approve of this?
He must have. It's on his Facebook page.
Isn't this announcing that it's for sale?
Yes, but it's a lot more subtle there (on his FB page). This one has it as the title of the friggin' clip, and his photo for the index picture! He's not Joe Schmo, he is Jim Ladd, and one of the most well-known people in radio in the biz. Can you not imagine the problems this may cause? All you have to do it look it up on Google Maps, and go there, and boom, you're a nuisance. I have to wonder if this is how they handle all their celebrity clients. Why not just leave the address off the title, and give it to those who call the realtor wanting to set up a tour? Seems irresponsible. I just hope this doesn't cause problems.
It would be completely different, if it were already vacated. Get my drift?
Hi there, yes... Jim authorized the use of his address and this video. We wanted to make sure that this was handled in a way Jim felt comfortable with. So far people have been respectful of Jim's privacy.
As a loyal fan of Jim from day one I have learn several things about him. Yes he is a private person. Example recently being off the air and not revealing why. That is his right & I respect that. As far as nut jobs showing up, that could have happened a long time ago. All you have to do is research property deeds and even if it is in another name that too can be discovered in time. Bottom line I am sure security and privacy have been considered in the sale of his home. This is not something you or I need to concern our self's with. Jim will be fine. As far as his FB page he keeps it pretty much inline with his show and not his personal life. All the talk about about the sale has been on the realator's page.
Looks like a scary place to live with California being an earthquake state and all?
You have to have an occultist to introduce occultist and keep the lid on the entire thing, congrats for being, that person I guess. Shhh, the public can never know....
what a cool place
A truly special home with tons of history. 😎
Probably the last guy who had been living there since the 1970s when it was a low rent dump with vagexrants camped out in the brush. Totally gentrified, just like old Jim.
I don’t get this guy’s popularity; or his credibility as a journalist. Maybe he’s not one, I do not know. But what I do know is that he contributes nothing profound , nothing interesting in what he says. An example, I was watching The Doors documentary and what he says has no value. Once, he quotes a line from LA Woman and says it’s poetry. Okay, how? Every comment I’ve ever heard is superficial and inferior. In the same documentary, compare what he says to what everyone else interprets. At least Fricke can relate the lyrics to a meaning. Manzerk adds more depth by relating the song to books and authors.
I bet every interview this guy ever gave was phony and without substance. But there he is, hobknobbing with lyricist with depth.
Uh, perhaps you should listen to a few more interviews before declaring a conclusion? So that your analysis doesn't sound... superficial.
@@jonpike2602 🤣
I would ask you to check out Jim’s 2015 interview with Neil Peart on YT and then reevaluate his journalistic skills. Jim’s a legend for a reason.
I will always remember him as a uniquely passionate DJ, a lover of and evangelist for Rock n' Roll. He has his idiosyncrasies but he entertained me on the radio many times.
It was an era when DJ’s were passionate about music-some had exemplary journalism skills. I enjoyed it all.