If there is a scene that could sum up the theme behind “Easy Rider,” the unforeseen Hollywood 1969 hippy counterculture classic, it is when George Hanson, played by Jack Nicholson, tells Billy: “What ...

In the second scene of the Peter Fonda–Dennis Hopper film Easy Rider there is a cameo part for Phil Spector. The scene takes place at a small airport and involves a silent transaction in which Spector ...

On this day (July 14) in 1969, Easy Rider premiered in theaters across the United States. For many moviegoers, it was their first look at the country’s growing counterculture movement. The film, ...

The 50th anniversary presentation of the classic film 'Easy Rider,' featuring live musical performances by such original soundtracks artists as John Kay, Roger McGuinn and Peter Stampfel, celebrated ...

Roger McGuinn and Steppenwolf's John Kay reprised their famous soundtrack songs, and in some cases extended them while the movie took a time-out. In a year full of major 50 th anniversary ...

T Bone Burnett is assembling the musical performances to accompany the 1969 film. “Peter Fonda’s team reached out to see if I’d be interested in exploring ideas for the film’s 50th anniversary,” says ...