The excerpts below, running a few thousands words each, are but a small sample of the breadth of coverage in Eight Miles High. Click beneath, though, to read about some pivotal people, places, and movements within the folk-rock movement:
San Francisco Folk-Rockers Go Psychedelic: The journey from folk and folk-rock to acid rock by the Charlatans, Big Brother & the Holding Company, and Country Joe & the Fish
Late-'60s L.A. Singer-Songwriters: The roots of the sound of Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne
The Birth and Heyday of Fairport Convention: The formation and perfection of Fairport Convention, the leading British folk-group of the late 1960s
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