Boss Angeles!: A Guide To Los Angeles RocknRoll Landmarks, 1955-75

Boss Angeles! is your guide to the story of rock'n'roll in Los Angeles. Fact-filled entries by musician and writer Deke Dickerson pinpoint 70 significant sites: the birthplace of Louie, Louie; where the Byrds met Bob Dylan; Pandora’s Box, epicentre of the 1966 riots on Sunset Strip; where James Brown recorded Say It Loud - I’m Black And I’m Proud; the burger stand where Brian Wilson hit on the idea for Fun, Fun, Fun; through to Rodney’s English Disco, site of excessive scenes involving Iggy Pop, the Runaways and a cast of glam and punk ne'er do-wells.