The repertoire

The Laurel Canyon songbook

Every night draws from songs written within a few winding miles of Laurel Canyon Boulevard. This is the songbook the show interprets — artist by artist, from the first Byrds jangle to the Eagles at full flight.

The Mamas & The Papas

Where the canyon story starts — the harmonies that pulled a generation west.

  • California Dreamin'
  • Monday Monday
  • Creeque Alley

The Byrds

The first canyon settlers, and the jangle that invented folk rock.

  • Turn! Turn! Turn!
  • Mr. Tambourine Man
  • So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star

Buffalo Springfield

Stephen Stills and Neil Young's first collision — protest and promise.

  • For What It's Worth
  • Mr. Soul

The Doors

The canyon's darker corner, from a rehearsal space just off the Boulevard.

  • Light My Fire
  • Love Me Two Times

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Three-part harmony born in a Laurel Canyon living room.

  • Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
  • Our House
  • Woodstock
  • Helplessly Hoping

Neil Young

The loner on the ridge — the canyon's restless conscience.

  • Old Man
  • Heart of Gold
  • Cinnamon Girl
  • Ohio

Joni Mitchell

Lookout Mountain's poet laureate — the songbook's beating heart.

  • Big Yellow Taxi
  • A Case of You
  • Both Sides Now
  • Woodstock

James Taylor

The gentle voice that carried canyon songwriting to the world.

  • Fire and Rain
  • Sweet Baby James
  • You've Got a Friend

Carole King

From the Brill Building to Wonderland Avenue — Tapestry changed everything.

  • I Feel the Earth Move
  • So Far Away
  • Natural Woman

Jackson Browne

The kid in the Echo Park basement who wrote the road itself.

  • Running on Empty
  • Doctor My Eyes
  • Take It Easy

Linda Ronstadt

The voice of the Troubadour — and the band that became the Eagles.

  • You're No Good
  • Blue Bayou
  • When Will I Be Loved

America

Canyon harmony's second wave — sunshine with a shadow.

  • Ventura Highway
  • Sister Golden Hair
  • A Horse with No Name

The Eagles

Where the California sound went stadium-sized.

  • Take It Easy
  • Peaceful Easy Feeling
  • Desperado
  • Hotel California

Read the story of the canyon behind these songs, or hear how the band tells it on The Show.

Hear the songbook live