LEGENDS of the CANYON: Now on DVD
September 5, 2010 by MusicThread
Filed under Featured, Rock
Image Entertainment is proud to release Legends of the Canyon DVD on August 31st, 2010.
The film chronicles an era of music and culture that sprung in the wake of JFK’s assassination. Radical change was sought out in many different sects of society, but the music was truly what brought together an entire generation. Featuring the music of Crosby Stills and Nash, America, Buffalo Springfield, and many more, director Jon Brewer paints a picture of the 1960s and illustrates a truly unique and revolutionary time period.
Legends of the Canyon
Synopsis: LEGENDS OF THE CANYON delivers the story of the advent of rock music spawned in the garden of the Hollywood Hills, Laurel Canyon. Many of rock music’s legendary artists of the late 1960’s brought to life the anthems of a generation in these hills, in a commune-like setting. CROSBY STILLS and NASH, The Mamas and the Papas, Joni Mitchell, America,, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds and many others…
Adding depth, color and certainly authenticity to the film, famed rock photographer Henry Diltz, (CSNY official photographer) contributes as narrator and with a variety of original photographs, some never before exhibited, and rare footage shot amongst the musicians’ tribe of Laurel Canyon.
Visually stunning, intensely captivating and musically inspiring, this CLASSIC ARTISTS’ film brings us to a time and place where some refused to let go of a dream of a life where harmony ruled the Earth, their music still echoes through the hills of Laurel Canyon to this day.
Cast: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Mamas and the Papas,Joni Mitchell, America, Neil Young
Director(s): Jon Brewer
Special Features:
· Henry Diltz’ Original 8mm Silent Footage
· A Fan’s Bootleg Footage From Oklahoma City “Stills Tour”
· Extended Interviews
· The Naming Of “Buffalo Springfield”
· Henry’s Acid Trip
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Photo Galleries
