The Timeline — Chapter One
1960 — 1969

AM radio, Sunset Strip
& a city on fire.

The 60s began with childhood memories and ended with Los Angeles changing around him: JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King Jr., Vietnam, Watts, the Beatles, the Monkees, baseball, bikes, road trips, and the first sound of a future songwriter.

The Timeline — Chapter One

AM radio, Sunset Strip & a city on fire.

The 60s began with childhood memories and ended with Los Angeles changing around him: JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King Jr., Vietnam, Watts, the Beatles, the Monkees, baseball, bikes, road trips, and the first sound of a future songwriter.

1960 — 1969
Hollywood Boulevard at night in the 1960s Marty Robbins, Big Iron — Columbia 45
The Timeline — Chapter Two · The Music

The 60s
in eight songs.

What was playing on the radio while Los Angeles changed around him.

Eight songs · tap to play
01 Ring of Fire Johnny Cash
02 Big Iron Marty Robbins
03 Pipeline The Chantays
04 Last Train to Clarksville The Monkees
05 Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers
06 (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone The Monkees
07 Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones
08 We Can Work It Out The Beatles
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Meet Judd.

  • His first guitar cost $27.
  • He rode his Schwinn past the Monkees Mobile.
  • His first soundtrack was Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins & AM radio.
  • Before Wyoming, he was a city kid chasing music through Los Angeles.

Meet Judd.

  • His first guitar cost $27.
  • He rode his Schwinn past the Monkees Mobile.
  • His first soundtrack was Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins & AM radio.
  • Before Wyoming, he was a city kid chasing music through Los Angeles.
1965

What’s playing
on the radio?

I took guitar lessons for a while from some hippies working at a music store in the Pico-Robertson district and learned songs like the Last Train to Clarkesville, I’m a Believer and Not Your Steppin Stone from the first and second albums by the Monkees. As a matter of fact, the Monkee’s Mobile was parked next to CBS studios on Fairfax, just blocks from my childhood home and we would ride by it regularly on our Schwinn bicycles.

1965

What’s playing on the radio?

I took guitar lessons for a while from some hippies working at a music store in the Pico-Robertson district and learned songs like the Last Train to Clarkesville, I’m a Believer and Not Your Steppin Stone from the first and second albums by the Monkees. As a matter of fact, the Monkee’s Mobile was parked next to CBS studios on Fairfax, just blocks from my childhood home and we would ride by it regularly on our Schwinn bicycles.

Lance · Major · Lobo

My brother, sister
and the neighborhood.

The neighborhood kids and our dogs were a big part of our lives. Lance was the collie. Major and Lobo came after.

Lance · Major · Lobo

My brother, sister
and the neighborhood.

The neighborhood kids and our dogs were a big part of our lives. Lance was the collie.

1966

My Daddy’s ’66
convertible Caddy.

1966

My Daddy’s ’66
convertible Caddy.

Torn-paper sunburst Four in a row
Torn-paper sunburst Four in a row
Travel
Travel
1966

What’s playing
on the radio?

In 1966, my mother took me to get my first guitar from White Front Discount Store. $27.00

1966

The first guitar

In 1966, my mother took me to get my first guitar from White Front Discount Store. $27.00

Torn-paper diagonal stripes
Wyoming
Throughout Junior High School and High School my family drove to many places such as June Mountain, California and Jackson Hole Wyoming, which afforded us the opportunity to expose my dad to all the new artists mentioned above. John Denver and America really spoke to him. On our trips he even became a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac. To this day, when I hear the music of those artists it reminds me of my dad and their songs can still bring tears to my eyes!
Influence
I now recognize that my musical style and taste is a combination of the musical influence that my father shared with me growing up and the music of my generation that I gravitated to due to his influence. It makes me proud to know that I was also able to turn my dad on to the music that spoke to me as well.
Torn-paper diagonal stripes
Wyoming
Throughout Junior High School and High School my family drove to many places such as June Mountain, California and Jackson Hole Wyoming, which afforded us the opportunity to expose my dad to all the new artists mentioned above. John Denver and America really spoke to him. On our trips he even became a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac. To this day, when I hear the music of those artists it reminds me of my dad and their songs can still bring tears to my eyes!
Influence
I now recognize that my musical style and taste is a combination of the musical influence that my father shared with me growing up and the music of my generation that I gravitated to due to his influence. It makes me proud to know that I was also able to turn my dad on to the music that spoke to me as well.
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