Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock

Richie Unterberger

ISBN 10: 0879307439 / ISBN 13: 9780879307431

Published by Backbeat Books, 2003

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1st printing. 343pp. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "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!--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, CSN&Y; 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." [publisher copy] "An admirable job weaving together diverse strands culled from a daunting number of interviews and extensive research. . . Unterberger's ability to digest the frenzy is remarkable."--No Depression. Pristine paperback w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine. Quite presentable.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879307439
• ISBN 13: 9780879307431
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

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! – 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, CSN&Y; 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.

About the Author

Richie Unterberger is one of today's most prolific and respected writers on 20th century American popular music. Author of Turn! Turn! Turn, Urban Spacemen, and Unknown Legends, he is a senior editor for allmusic.com, the Internet's largest database of artist bios and album reviews.