Henry Diltz: The Accidental Archivist of Rock's Golden Era

Henry Diltz, famous rock photographer and archivist, bought a $20 secondhand camera on a whim in Michigan. What followed was a 60-year photographic career that captured Woodstock, Monterey Pop, Laurel Canyon, and nearly every defining album cover of rock's greatest era.In this conversation with Chris O'Dell at The Church Studio in Tulsa, Henry tells the full story — from watching The Beatles on Ed Sullivan from a New England motel room as a folk singer, to living among Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills, and Neil Young in Laurel Canyon, to getting a phone call from Michael Lang and a $500 airline ticket to some concert called Woodstock.He didn't plan any of it. That's what makes it remarkable.This episode covers:The Ed Sullivan moment that ended folk music overnightHow the Laurel Canyon scene created the singer-songwriter eraBeing the official photographer at Monterey Pop and WoodstockSix decades of archiving the music that defined a generationHis cameo in Spinal Tap IIAnd how changing the words you use can change the way you see the worldThe Miss O'Dell Show is recorded at The Church Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma , the legendary studio built by Leon Russell.