Everybody Had an Ocean
Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles
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2021
Chicago Review Press (Verlag)
978-1-64160-571-7 (ISBN)
Chicago Review Press (Verlag)
978-1-64160-571-7 (ISBN)
"Excellent social history...an indispensable account of a time of beauty and terror." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
A modern epic of the battles between innocence and cynicism, joy and terror
Los Angeles in the 1960s gave the world some of the greatest music in rock ’n’ roll history: “California Dreamin’” by the Mamas and the Papas, “Mr. Tambourine Man” by the Byrds, and “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys, a song that magnificently summarized the joy and beauty of the era in three and a half minutes.
But there was a dark flip side to the fun fun fun of the music, a nexus between naive young musicians and the hangers-on who exploited the decade’s peace, love, and flowers ethos, all fueled by sex, drugs, and overnight success. One surf music superstar unwittingly subsidized the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. The transplanted Texas singer Bobby Fuller might have been murdered by the Mob in what is still an unsolved case. And after hearing Charlie Manson sing, Neil Young recommended him to the president of Warner Bros. Records. Manson’s ultimate rejection by the music industry likely led to the infamous murders that shocked a nation.
Everybody Had an Ocean chronicles the migration of the rock ’n’ roll business to Southern California and how the artists flourished there. The cast of characters is astonishing—Brian and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, eccentric producer Phil Spector, Cass Elliot, Sam Cooke, Ike and Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell, and scores of others—and their stories form a modern epic of the battles between innocence and cynicism, joy and terror.
You’ll never hear that beautiful music in quite the same way.
A modern epic of the battles between innocence and cynicism, joy and terror
Los Angeles in the 1960s gave the world some of the greatest music in rock ’n’ roll history: “California Dreamin’” by the Mamas and the Papas, “Mr. Tambourine Man” by the Byrds, and “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys, a song that magnificently summarized the joy and beauty of the era in three and a half minutes.
But there was a dark flip side to the fun fun fun of the music, a nexus between naive young musicians and the hangers-on who exploited the decade’s peace, love, and flowers ethos, all fueled by sex, drugs, and overnight success. One surf music superstar unwittingly subsidized the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. The transplanted Texas singer Bobby Fuller might have been murdered by the Mob in what is still an unsolved case. And after hearing Charlie Manson sing, Neil Young recommended him to the president of Warner Bros. Records. Manson’s ultimate rejection by the music industry likely led to the infamous murders that shocked a nation.
Everybody Had an Ocean chronicles the migration of the rock ’n’ roll business to Southern California and how the artists flourished there. The cast of characters is astonishing—Brian and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, eccentric producer Phil Spector, Cass Elliot, Sam Cooke, Ike and Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell, and scores of others—and their stories form a modern epic of the battles between innocence and cynicism, joy and terror.
You’ll never hear that beautiful music in quite the same way.
William McKeen is an author and editor whose books include Mile Marker Zero, Highway 61, and Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay. He is chair of the Department of Journalism at Boston University.
Author’s Note
Preface: Brothers
1: Dreamers of the Golden Dream
2: Magic Transistor Radio
3: They Put the Bomp
4: The Second Jesus
5: Everybody Had an Ocean
6: Sacred and Profane
7: The Beautiful Future
8: The Ransom of Junior Sinatra
9: From All Over the World
10: The Door Flies Open
11: The Loners
12: The Teenage Symphony to God
13: Captive on a Carousel
14: Peace, Love and Flowers
15: The Dread
The Tag: Summer’s Gone
Bibliography
Discography
Notes
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.08.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Chicago |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64160-571-5 / 1641605715 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64160-571-7 / 9781641605717 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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