These 10 tuneful, local landmarks are showcased in a new book, “Rock and Roll Explorer: Explorer Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area” (Globe Pequot, $25), by Bay Area music writers Mike Katz and Crispin Kott.
1. Grateful Dead house: 710 Ashbury St., San Francisco
This is arguably the most famous address in Bay Area rock ‘n’ roll lore, drawing countless tie-dyed tourists to see where the beloved jam band lived in the 1960s.
2. Doobie Brothers house: 285 S. 12th St., San Jose
This spot, where the Doobies got their start, was designated a historic landmark by the San Jose City Council in August.
3. Jefferson Airplane house: 2400 Fulton St., San Francisco
The address might ring a bell. It was used as the title of the band’s 1987 compilation album, “2400 Fulton Street.”
4. “Mid-Century Monster”: Lake Merritt area, Oakland
The 1952 Robert Winston sculpture, located off Bellevue Avenue near Lake Merritt, was featured on the cover of the 1968 Sly and the Family Stone album, “Dance to the Music.”
5. The Metallica Mansion: 3132 Carlson Blvd., El Cerrito
The top-selling Bay Area band of all time lived here from late 1982 through 1986, ironing out much of the material that would end up on the amazing “Ride the Lightning” and “Master of Puppets” albums.
6. Eagles birthplace: 4926 El Camino Real, Los Altos
Linda Ronstadt put together a very special backing band – including Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Randy Meisner – for a show at the Los Altos venue, Chuck’s Cellar, in 1971. Those three men, of course, went on to form the Eagles.
7. Janis Joplin house: 635 Ashbury St., San Francisco
The legendary vocalist lived in a number of different locations in the City by the Bay, including a second floor apartment in this lovely Victorian located just steps from the famed Haight-Ashbury intersection.
8. Tupac Shakur’s Apartment: 275 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland
The talented rapper moved into this apartment complex in 1991, the same year he released his debut album, “2Pacalypse Now.”
9. Green Day house: 2243 Ashby Ave., Berkeley
Before they hit multiplatinum heights, the Green Day guys lived in this communal space — where the video for “Longview” was filmed.
10. Grace Slick house: 1310 Greenwood Ave., Palo Alto
Slick (who was known as Grace Wing at the time) lived in this house with her family from the early 1950s until she left for college at the University of Miami.
