by Rees, Paul
“Dazed and Confused” 88, 90, 97, 104, 105, 154, 172, 195
Dead or Alive 219
Deamer, Clive 280
Death Wish (film) 210
Decatur, Illinois 283
Decca Records 17, 28, 63
Dee, Kiki 61
Deep Purple 207, 252
Def Leppard 193, 288
Delta Blues Band, the 26, 37–9, 115, 310
Denny, Sandy 120, 313
Denver (Auditorium Arena) 93–4
Depeche Mode 205, 219
Des Barres, Michael 156–7, 167, 178, 202
Des Barres, Pamela 106
Detective 154, 167
Dickens, Charles 11
Diddley, Bo 32
Diskery, the (record shop), Birmingham 25–6
Dixieland jazz 31
Dixon, Willie 90
Djemaa El-Fna, Marrakech 260
Doc Pomus 222
Dolan, Mike 59, 69, 73
Dolgoch, N. Wales 134, 261
Donegan, Lonnie 18
Donner, Ral 195, 203
Doors, the 66, 95, 117
Dorsey, Gerry 63
Dortmund, Germany 195
“Down by the Seaside” 109, 151
Down from the Mountain (film) 283–4
“Down to the River to Pray” 308
Dr. Feelgood 160
“Dreaming” 22
Dreamland 280–2, 283
Dreja, Chris 77
drugs 31, 66, 68, 115, 123, 134, 154–5, 165, 171, 175, 176, 188
see also amphetamines; cannabis; cocaine; LSD; Mandrax
Dudley Zoo 93, 276–7
Dudley, John 21–2, 30, 33, 36, 114
Dunnery, Francis 250
Duran Duran 205, 226
Duvall, Huelyn 189
Dyfi Valley, Wales 109
Dylan, Bob 24, 43, 54, 149, 152, 186, 227, 278, 329
Eagles, the 256, 299
Earle, Steve 307
Earl’s Court, London 159
Earp, Wyatt 12
Eaton, Nigel 249, 259–60, 262–4
Ed Sullivan Show 16
Edgewater, the (hotel), Seattle 179
Edmunds, Dave 195
Edward (schoolmate of Plant) 60
Edwards, Andy 273–4, 277
Egypt 258–9
“Eight Miles High” 55
Elbow Room, Birmingham 55, 67
Electric Lady Studios, NY 130
“Electric Magic” (1971–2 U.K. tour) 128
Electric String Band, the 67
Elizabeth II, Queen 13, 172
EMI 29
Empire Pool, London 128
English Disco (club), LA 144
Entwistle, John 77
Ertegun, Ahmet 92, 146, 209, 221, 240, 298, 313
Ertegun, Mica 298
Es Paranza (record label) 213
Eurythmics 233
Evans, Keith 202
Everly Brothers, the 32, 292, 294
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 107
“Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” 52
Exile on Main St. 149
Express & Star (newspaper) 30–1, 53, 64, 70, 87, 159, 277
Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr 166
Fairfield Four, the 283
Fairport Convention 99, 108, 110, 113, 120, 249, 287
Fame, Georgie 58
“Fat Lip” 206–7
Fate of Nations 247–52, 259, 280; tour 252, 253–4
Festival au Desert, Mali 285
Featherstone, Mr. (chemistry master) 45
Fifth Dimension 55
Fillmore East, NY 97
Fillmore West, San Francisco 94, 95, 97, 256–7
Financial Times 159
“Fingertips Part 2” 49
Firm, the 223
Flanagan, Bill 287, 290, 292, 300, 314, 324
Fleet Foxes 318
Fleetwood Mac 39, 84, 173
Fleetwood Mac 153
Fletcher, Gordon 137
Flock, the 112
Flower Power 96
Folk Blues 26
folk music 25, 38, 67, 107–8, 110, 257, 259, 269, 273, 316, 317, 318
Folkestone 238
Foo Fighters 304, 323
“For What It’s Worth” 73
“For Your Life” 169, 170
Foresters Arms (pub), Forest of Dean 228
Forever Changes 67
Forum, the, LA 113, 143, 146, 153, 157, 177–8, 214
Forum, the, London 318
Foster, Perry 37, 39, 58, 115, 310–11
400 Ballroom, Torquay 59
“Four Sticks” 119, 122, 126
Four Symbols see Led Zeppelin IV
Fowley, Kim 85, 105, 144, 165, 168
Franklin, Aretha 92
Frank’s Ballroom, Kidderminster 67
Fred Zeppelin 265
“Free as a Bird” 256
Free Trade Hall, Manchester 54
Fricke, David 121, 156, 215, 232, 254, 292, 306
“Friends” 109, 126
Frost, Deborah 252
Gabriel, Peter 258
“Gallows Pole” 111, 326
Gammond, Kevyn 44, 64, 67, 72, 73, 74–5, 89, 202, 273, 277, 301, 310, 328
with Band of Joy 72, 73, 74–5
with Bronco 202
with Life of Prion 273, 277
on Plant 44, 301
Gaumont Cinema, Wolverhampton 18, 32
Gaye, Marvin 118
Geldof, Bob 225
Get Carter (film) 174
G.I. Blues (film) 21
Giovino, Marco 315, 316–17, 326
Gittus, Melvin 188
Glastonbury Festival 263
Glyndŵr, Owain 15, 289, 313
Gnaoua people 126, 260–1
“God Save The Queen” 173
“Going to California” 120, 124, 245
Goldberg, Danny 137, 142, 146, 176
Golden Eagle (pub), Birmingham 36–7, 204
Good Egg, the 69, 72
“Good Golly Miss Molly” 119
“Good Times, Bad Times” 90
Gordy, Berry 23
Gorman, Steve 244, 272
Grace 269
Graham, Bill 94–5, 97, 139, 179–80
Grammy Awards 288, 291, 314
Grant, Peter
American tours: 1967–8 92, 93, 97; 1970 111–12, 113; 1972 129, 130; 1973 144–5, 172; 1977 179–80, 182
appearance 123
Atlantic deal 92
and Bonham 86, 89, 197, 198, 201
Brown on 122–3
death 264
and drugs 155, 171
and Karac’s death 182, 184, 187
and Knebworth Festival 191–2
and Led Zeppelin IV 115–16, 122–3
as Led Zeppelin manager 77, 90–1, 115, 122, 129, 137–8, 142, 144–6, 164, 174, 182, 191, 194, 196, 201
LeFevre on 138–9
and Page 77, 83, 86, 146
and Plant 78, 79, 83, 137, 191, 207, 208–10, 232, 264, 313
and security 113, 124
and Song remains the Same, The 144–5, 172
and Swan Song 145–6
tax exile 159
turns down Woodstock Festival 99–100
and Warren (son) incident 179–80
Grant, Warren 179–80
Grateful Dead, the 66, 95, 247
Great Depression 283
Greece 279
Griffin, Patty 315–16, 319–20, 325, 326–7, 328, 329
Griffiths, Peter 58
Grohl, Dave 304
Groom, Peter (“Gobsy”) 38
Groove, the (record shop), Stourbridge 31, 45
Grosvenor Hotel, London 312
groupies 105–6, 129, 165–6
Guardian 26, 27
Guitar World (magazine) 210
Guthrie, Woody 18, 31
Haggard, Merle 293
Haley, Bill 17
Halfin, Ross 216, 232, 263, 324
Hall, Colin 187
Hall, Tony 17
> Hall, Wulfrun 279
Halliday, Toni 220
Hamilton, Margarita 237
Hammer of the Gods (Davis) 140–1
Hammersmith Odeon, London 195, 215
Hardin, Wes 12
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, San Francisco 321
Harper, Roy
Bath Festival (1970) 112
first Plant encounter78
“Hats off to (Roy Harper)” 112
on 1973 American tour 139–40, 141–2, 143
and Page 118
on Plant 78, 142–3, 183, 213, 325
rents house out for Led Zeppelin II sessions 211–12
Stormcock 118
Harris, Bob
at Bob Marley concert (Cardiff) 171–2
cancer 320
and Krauss 284, 308
in New Orleans 308–9
on 1975 American tour 158
at Paris Theater (London) 124
on O2 Arena concert (2007) 304–5
on Peel 66
on Plant/Page 158
presents Q award (2007) 312
at Swan Song launch 148
Harris, Emmylou 278, 283, 293, 307
Harris, Jet 87, 93
Harrison, Mike 91
Harwood, Keith 168
“Hats Off to (Roy) Harper” 112
Hawks, the 54, 107
Hayes, Isaac 117
Hayley Green, West Midlands 14, 37
Hayward, Richie 220, 223
Headley Grange, Hampshire 110, 118, 122, 128, 149
“Heartbreaker” 100, 104, 133, 326
“Heaven Knows” 234
“Hell Freezes Over” (Eagles tour) 256
Hellingly Cemetery 264
Hen & Chickens (pub), Oldbury 243
Hendrix, Jimi 64, 103, 166, 252
Hereford, 211
heroin 103, 147, 154, 167, 173, 178, 188, 192, 196
Heron, Mike 108
Heston, London 84
Hewkin, Andrew 71
“Hey Joe” 73, 282
Hibbert, Tom 205, 211, 227, 238
Hickman, Jim 202
“Highway Song” 326
Hill, Roy 12
Hill Road, Lye 71
Hilton Hotel, Munich 168
Hindley, Myra 43
Hinton, Mick 150, 153
Hitler, Adolf 12
Hobbit, The (Tolkien) 15
Hoch, Abe 147
Hodgetts, Dave 203, 265, 302, 305
“Hold On I’m Comin” 54
Holder, Noddy 61
“Hole in My Shoe” 69
Holland Park, London 147
Holly, Buddy 16, 18, 28, 39
Hollywood 95–6, 105–6, 164, 167, 168
Holmes, Jake 97
Honeydrippers, the 203–4, 222–3, 226, 227, 296
“Honk” see Lodge, John
“Hoochie Coochie Man” 44
Hooker, John Lee 26, 40
Hornsby, Laurie 17, 68
Hoskyns, Barney 128
“Hot Dog” 194
“Hots On for Nowhere” 169, 170
House, Byron 315
“Houses of the Holy” 318
Houses of the Holy 128, 136–7, 194; album cover 137
Howlin’ Wolf 25, 250, 313
Hughes, Chris 247–51
Humperdinck, Engelbert 63
Hungary 269
Hunter, Meredith 101
Hunting, Morris 25
Hüsker Dü 232
Hutchinson, John 212
Hyatt House Hotel (“Riot House”), LA 85, 105, 106, 113, 143, 157–8
“I Can’t Explain” 84
“I Can’t Quit You Baby” 90
“I Go Crazy” 44
“I Got a Woman” 222
“I Like It Like That” 27
“I Wanna Be Your Man” 35
Ice Palace, St. Petersburg 291
“I’m Gonna Crawl” 194
I’m with the Band (Des Barres) 106
Imagine 117, 166, 316
Immediate Records 84
“Immigrant Song” 111, 238, 302
“In the Light” 151
“In the Mood” 318
“In My Time of Dying” 151–2, 153, 304
In Rainbows 299
In Through the Out Door 189–91, 194, 257, 267
In Utero 252
Incredible String Band, the 108
Ireland 137, 277
Iron Butterfly 92, 97
Iron Maiden 193
Island Records 90–1, 122–3
It Bites 250
“Itchycoo Park” 69
“It’s Gonna Rain” 327
Jackson, Janet 69
Jackson, Michael 247
Jagger, Mick 3, 35, 37, 71, 128, 157, 168, 174, 225
Jah Wobble 280
James, Jesse 301
jazz 45
JB’s (club), Dudley 296
Jeff Beck Group 86, 207
Jefferson, Blind Lemon 25, 40
Jefferson Airplane 66, 73, 95, 96, 111, 247
Jennings Farm 102–3, 114, 133–5, 159, 183, 185–7, 201–2, 205, 211, 217–18, 229
Jersey 163, 198
“Jesus, Make Up My Dying Bed” 152
Jethro Tull 211
JFK Stadium, Philadelphia 226
John, Elton 61, 118, 318
Johns, Glyn 88–9
Johnson, Robert 5, 26–7, 38, 40, 330
Johnson, Samuel 19
Johnstone, Phil 234, 240, 248–9
Jones, Brian 75
Jones, Charlie 237, 241, 252, 258, 267, 280
Jones, Cliff 134
Jones, John Paul
as arranger 89, 104, 121
bass playing 87, 100
and Bonham’s death 197, 198
character 87, 123, 130
early life 87
and Grant 144–5, 264
Led Zeppelin III 110
Led Zeppelin reunions see under Led Zeppelin
on Pictures at Eleven 210
and Plant 130, 258, 263, 272, 313
rehearsals with New Yardbirds 87
on tour with Led Zeppelin 93, 123, 130, 142, 177
on tour with Plant 215
Jones, Mick 193
Jones, Steve 193
Jones, Tom 63, 68
Joplin, Janis 96, 103, 113
Judas Priest 234
Junior’s Eyes 171
Kajagoogoo 219
Kalsoum, Oum 126, 127, 208
Kampuchea, Concert for 195
“Kashmir” 152, 153, 193, 259, 304
K-Doe, Ernie 308
Keele University 203
“Keep A-Knockin’ ” 119
Kefford, Ace (“The Face”) 55
Kellie, Mike 91, 114, 130
Kennedy, Nigel 249
Kennedy, Robert 28, 94
Kennedy Center Honors 323
Kenner, Chris 24, 27
Kent, Nick 140
Kent State University 113
Kerrang! (magazine) 3
Kessler, Danny 61, 64
Kezar Stadium, San Francisco 140
Khomeini, Ayatollah 191
Kid Rock 323
Kidderminster
College 48–9, 65
Frank’s Ballroom 67
Market Tavern 135–6
Town Hall 57, 296
King, Ben E. 104
King, Carole 128
King, Martin Luther 94
King, Rex 190, 216, 271
King of the Delta Blues Singers 26
King Edward VI Grammar School, Stourbridge 19, 30, 41–2, 44–5, 46
Kingdome, Seattle 178
Kinks, the 84, 257
Kirke, Simon 146, 207
Knebworth Festival, Hertfordshire 191–3
Korner, Alexis 75, 79, 90, 255, 257
Kracker 146
Kramer, Eddie 128
Krauss, Alison 4, 283–4, 288, 290–1, 296, 300–2, 306, 313–15, 319
Kravitz, Lenny 252, 310, 323
Krupa, Gene 50
Kubrick, Stanley 242
La Cigale (theater), Paris 279
“La Musica è Finita” 64
L.A. Woman 117
Ladies of the Canyon 108
Laine, Denny 67
Lane, Ronnie 149
Lanois, Daniel 61, 87
Lapland, Miss 330
Las Vegas 107
“Last Fair Deal Gone Down” 26
Last Temptation of Christ (film) 258
Last Waltz, The 319
Later . . . with Jools Holland (BBC show) 319
Lawrence, Mike 162
Le Noise 315
Lea, Jim 56, 60, 79
Led Zeppelin
Atlantic deal 92, 145
Bonham’s death and band’s break-up 197–8
Cole on 106–7, 192
concerts and tours
America tours: 1968–9 92, 93–8; 1969 99–100; 1970 104–7; 1970 113; 1972 129–31; 1973 137–44; 1975 153–8; 1977 173–81
Europe tour (1980) 195–6
Japan tour (1971) 124–5
Scandinavia tour (1968) 88
U.K. tours and concerts: 1969 tour 98–9; 1970 (Albert Hall) 103–4; 1970 (Bath Festival) 111–12; 1971 (“Electric Magic,” Empire Pool) 128; 1973 (Alexandra Palace) 133; 1975 (Earl’s Court) 159–60; 1971 (“Electric Magic,” Empire Pool) 128; 1979 (Knebworth) 191–3
Des Barres on 156–7
and drugs 154–5
at Elvis concert 130–1
formation as New Yardbirds 87
high jinks 113–14, 141–2, 143
management see Cole, Richard; Grant, Peter
menace surrounding 171
in Morocco 126
musical style 107
origin of name 90
and plagiarism 97
power of 139
PR 137
and punk 193
record deals: Atlantic 92, 145–6; Swan Song 146
recording sessions: BBC 124; Bombay 126; Electric Ladyland (New York) 130; Headley Grange 110, 118–20, 149–52; Island/Olympic Studios (London) 122–3, 242; Polar Studio (Stockholm) 189–90
reunions: Carmen’s birthday 243; Live Aid (1985) 225–6, 227, 231, 232, 295; Madison Square Garden 240; near Bath 232; O2 Arena (2007) 2–3, 295, 299–300, 302–6, 323
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 261
security and bodyguards 113, 174, 178, 179–80
as tax exiles 159
see also individual members and LPs
Led Zeppelin 88–91, 97, 98
Led Zeppelin II 100–1, 102, 115
Led Zeppelin III 107, 109–11, 115
Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) 127–8
Led Zeppelin: Shadows Taller than Our Souls (Cross) 89
Lee, Arthur 67, 274, 313
Lee, Jesse 246
Lee, Michael 252, 258, 267
LeFevre, Benji
and Bonham’s death 197, 198
on Grant 138–9
at Jennings Farm 185, 201–2, 205, 206, 207
on Knebworth concert 192
on Led Zeppelin 155, 195, 196
on Live Aid 227
on O2 reunion (2007) 300, 305
on Page 156, 167, 176
and Plant 144, 186, 206, 207, 209, 213, 229, 254–5
on Plant 135–6, 143, 145, 147, 167, 202, 206, 209, 210, 212, 213, 215, 216, 219, 221, 222, 229, 254–5, 300
Plant’s nursemaid 164–5, 166