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.

Ry Cooder

A virtuoso on every virtually every string instrument.

SIMILARITIES (LYRIC and SONIC):

Train Songs

There are lots of songs about trains… maybe too many.

Groovy Folk Rock

Inspirational folk-rock, reinterpreted with exotic instrumentation.

ROOTS:

Country "Hillbilly" Blues

From the earliest blues recordings to recent rock, we start at the roots.

Folk Songs in Rock Pt. 1

Where did rock songs come from? More explorations into folk roots.