joelselvin

Joel Selven, a music journalist and author of the new book “Hollywood Eden," tells the story of the young artists and musicians who came together at the dawn of the 1960s to create the sound of the California dream. It's the story of how West Los Angeles's University High School class of 1958 — which included Jan & Dean and Nancy Sinatra — helped create an image of the West Coast as an idyllic land of sand and surf.

This episode is with Joel Selvin, Joel was one of the writers of the Pop Music section of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper for over 30 years. His latest book is titled: Hollywood Eden - Electric Guitars, Fast Cars and the Myth of the  California Paradise. It's all about the rock/surf music world in the late 50s to the early 60s and features the stories and connections with Jan & Dean, Nancy Sinatra, The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, Phil Spector, Lou Adler and many more that were all just immerging at this time.