Rockumentaries
CROSS SECTIONS:
Monterey Pop Songs
Songs you might have heard on the way to or from Monterey Pop, 1967.
Influential Jams
Led by the most inventive guitarists: Bloomfield, Hendrix, Clapton, Garcia, Allman.
SCENES:
San Francisco Psychedelic Garage Pop
Birth of acid rock in the mid-1960s, part 1.
San Francisco Psychedelic Rock
Acid rock in the mid-1960s, part 2.
UNSUNG SESSION HEROES:
Nicky Hopkins
He played piano and keyboards for the very best rock groups, largely uncredited.
A virtuoso on every virtually every string instrument.
SIMILARITIES (LYRIC and SONIC):
There are lots of songs about trains… maybe too many.
Inspirational folk-rock, reinterpreted with exotic instrumentation.
ROOTS:
From the earliest blues recordings to recent rock, we start at the roots.
Where did rock songs come from? More explorations into folk roots.
