Hotel California: Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the L.A. Canyons 1967-1976

Hotel California tells the story of a remarkable time and place: Los Angeles from the dawn of the singer-songwriter era in the mid-1960s to the peak of The Eagles' success in the late 1970s. It is an epic tale of songs and sunshine, drugs and denim, genius and greed, and stands as the first in-depth account of the LA Canyons scene between 1967 and 1976.

Hoskyn's history of this vital period in the development of today's great musical influences spans the rise of Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Eagles, James Taylor, and Jackson Browne. It particularly focuses on the brilliance and determination of David Geffen, the man who connected them all. Covering genius, drug-crazed disintegration, and the myriad relationships between these artists and the songs that emerged from them, and drawing on extensive interviews with countless stars, singers, writers, managers, executives, and scenesters, Hotel California is a pop-culture classic.