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Byrds Documentary Premiere Next Week

Byrds Documentary Premiere Next Week

The premiere of a documentary about west coast rock is to air this coming Monday (January 8).

Hotel California: LA from the Byrds to the Eagles is based on Uncut contributor Barney Hoskyns' acclaimed book Hotel California: Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in LA Canyons.

The highly anticipated documentary features interviews with everyone from David Crosby to David Geffen and a heap of original footage.

Hotel California is on at 9pm on BBC4.

Barney Hoskyns will also be talking about the making of the documentary with Danny Baker, this afternoon at 4pm on BBC Radio London.


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