Although that whole story depends on who’s telling it and what drug they may have been on. Nash added another harmony and CSN was born. Legend goes that they used to drop in unannounced to each other’s homes and on one of those occasions, Graham Nash dropped in on Mama Cass only to find Stephen Stills and David Crosby singing a new song. So, it’s no wonder that around that time, the place and its environs was populated by the likes of Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Frank Zappa, Carole King, Jackson Browne, Glen Frey and Bonnie Raitt to name but a few. The name itself has something magical about it as do the surrounding areas of Mount Olympus, Wonderland Avenue and Lookout Mountain.
If anyone ever invented a time machine (unlikely, if not impossible but I can dream can’t I?) there are a lot of times and places I’d go back to but Laurel Canyon any time between 19 would be high on the list.