The sound of Dimitri Tiomkin is the sound of Hollywood's Golden Age, for it was this prolific composer who provided the soundtrack to many memorable moments in American film history. Tiomkin's scores...
Ballad Of Easy Rider - From the Columbia film, Easy Rider
The anti-establishment youth culture of the 1960s finally came into its own cinematically with Easy Rider, the cult favorite about two motorcycling rebels "in search of America." It made the careers of Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, and established Jack Nicholson, who appeared in a brief but superbly shaded characterization. The soundtrack also addressed itself to its young audience with songs by such contemporary artists as Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix and The Byrds, whose "Ballad Of Easy Rider" became an immediate generational anthem.
(R. McGuinn); Rec. June 18, 1969. (mx. HCO 106035); Originally Released 1969