by Rod Stewart
Berlin 236, 288
Berlin, Irving 330
Bermondsey 124, 125
Berry, Chuck 204; ‘Memphis, Tennessee’ 132; ‘Sweet Little Rock ’N’ Roller’ 111, 148, 341, 348, 357
Best, George 167, 339
Bethell, Nicholas, 4th Baron 163
Beverly Hills 239, 241; Presbyterian Church 284–5
Beverly Hills Hotel 161, 334
Beverly Park: Celtic House 69, 299, 328
Big Cyril (driver) 178, 251
Bilk, Acker 25
Bill Haley and the Comets 13
Bisset, Jacqueline 219
Blake, Doug 97
‘Blind Prayer’ 114, 347
Blitz 5–7, 251
Blondes Have More Fun 170, 211, 214–15, 297, 349
Blues Incorporated 47
Bluesology 167
Body Wishes 227, 350–51
Boffey, Susannah 38–40, 43, 229
Bolan, Marc 142
Bolton 46
Bonham, John 88, 92
Booker T. & the MGs 191
Boreham, Brian 24, 30
Boruc, Artur 157
Boston 133–4
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe 223–4
Bourret, Caprice 310
Bowie, David 142
Bradford, Geoff 57
Branson, (Sir) Richard 199
Brazil 213, 265–6, 297–8; football team 234
Bremner, Billy 154
Brentford Football Club 16–17, 18–19, 20, 23
Brian Auger Trinity, The 72
Bricusse, Leslie 78
Brighton 29–31, 38, 39, 345
‘Brighton Beach’ 345
Brit Awards 148
British Airways 203
Broccoli, Cubby 185
Brock, Tony 266
Brogaard, Lars 291–2
Broonzy, Big Bill 61; ‘I Feel So Good’ 125, 132–3, 359; ‘I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town’ 63
Brown, James 89
Brown, Oscar Jnr 61
Brown, Ricky 73, 74, 76
Brown, Savoy 134
Brown, Scott 159
Browne, Jackson 205
Buckingham Palace 342–3
Buckland, Pete 134, 201
Buell, Bebe 208
Buenos Aires, gunfight in 151–2
Buggles, ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ 294
Burdon, Eric 76, 96
Buzzy Linhart’s Seventh Sons 90
Bygraves, Max 257
Cadbury’s chocolate 270
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 37, 170, 342
Cahn, Tita and Sammy 219
Caldwell, Gary 157
Camouflage 98, 207, 259, 265, 331, 351
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) 29
cannabis (dope) 106, 138
Canned Heat 133
Cannes 231, 271–2
Capek, John 286
Cara Mia (horse) 165
Caribou Ranch, Colorado 192
Carlisle, Belinda 266
Carlo (dog) 164
Carnaby Street 45
Carr, Allan 194
cars 58, 100, 101–8, 128, 142, 161–2, 216; accidents 106, 108; car-jacking 107–8
Carson, Johnny 219
Catalina Island 252, 273
Celtic Football Club 21, 150, 154–9
Challis, Annie 2, 305, 308
Charles, Prince of Wales 314–15, 343
Charles, Ray 44; ‘The Night Time is the Right Time’ 50, 51, 54; ‘What’d I Say’ 45, 189
chat-up lines 280
Chattanooga 276
Chelsea 240; King’s Road 142, 164
Chen, Phil 204, 205
Cher 181
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood 192
Chester Square, London 214–15
Cheval (horse) 165
Chic (band) 211, 260
Chicago 34, 69
Chisnall, Arthur 42
Chris Barber Jazz Band 25
Churchill, (Sir) Winston 251
‘Cindy’s Lament’ 114, 115–16, 347
Clacton-on-Sea 9
Clapton, Eric 41, 82, 91, 98, 185, 189, 295
Clark, Dick 202
Clark, John 158
Clash, The 197
Cleveland, Ohio 121, 138, 148
Clyde Valley Stompers 25
CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) 29
Coast to Coast 356–7, 360
cocaine 138–40, 169, 171, 193, 218, 256, 264, 265, 266, 340
Cochran, Eddie 26, 118
Cocker, Joe 185
Collins, Jackie 218
Collins, Joan 180, 218
Collins, Judy 119
Cologne 288
Colorado 192
colour-blindness 12, 21
Columbia Records 80, 334
Colyer, Ken 44
commercials 270–71
Concorde (airliner) 236–7
condom commercial, proposed 270
Connery, (Sir) Sean 339
Connolly, Billy 158
Conrad, Kimberley 310
Conway, Lionel 241–2, 243–4, 286
Cook, Garry 286–7
Cook, Roger 85
Cooke, Charlie 339
Cooke, Sam 26, 73–4, 80, 86, 305, 317
Copley, Teri 280
Copped Hall, Essex 251
Cornick, Glenn 92
Country Life (magazine) 251
Cranbourne Court, Berkshire 68, 163–6, 174, 176, 179, 184, 250–51
Cream (band) 94, 128, 209
Cregan, Jim 203, 204, 205, 218–19, 239, 255, 261, 295, 296, 344–5
Crerand, Paddy 154
Cromwellian club, London 81
Cronnin, Kevin 24, 30
Cropper, Steve 190, 191
Croydon: The Greyhound 132
Crudup, Arthur ‘Big Boy’ 119
Cuban Missile Crisis 28
Curtis, Tony 218
Cyril (driver) 178, 251
Cyril Davies R&B All Stars 47–8
‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy’ 211–14, 256, 268, 295, 314, 331, 341, 349, 357
d’Abo, Mike: ‘Handbags and Gladrags’ 113–14, 347, 357; ‘Little Miss Understood’ 114
Daily Telegraph 203
Daily Worker 28, 344
Dalglish, Kenny 36, 154–5, 283
Dallas 202, 248–9
Daltrey, Roger 67
Davies, Cyril 47, 48
Davies, Dave 11
Davies, Ray 11
Davis, Clive 334, 336
Dawson, Ewan 23, 103–4, 105, 151–2
‘Day Will Come, The’ 80
de Cordova, Freddie 219
Dean, John ‘Dixie’ 154
Decca Records 61–4, 80, 109–110
Deep Purple 138
Denny (hairdresser) 34–5
Detroit 132, 134
Dickins, Rob 261–2, 285–6
disco 211, 212, 214, 256
Dixon, Willie: ‘Don’t You Tell Nobody’ 61; ‘I Ain’t Superstitious’ 88, 90, 98, 360; ‘You Shook Me’ 88, 91, 360
Donegan, Lonnie 14, 44, 112
Doonican, Val 60
dope (cannabis) 106, 138
Dorchester Hotel, London 311
Dowd, Tom 189–91, 192, 204
‘Downtown Train’ 262–3, 285
DreamWorks 333
drinking 35, 54, 129–31, 147, 168–70, 203, 243, 256, 260; and driving 102, 142
Driscoll, Julie 73, 74, 76, 77–8
driving tests 102
drugs 165, 168–70; amphetamines 50–51; cannabis 106; cocaine 138–40, 169, 171, 193, 218, 256, 264, 265, 266, 340; LSD 168
Dublin 244
Dudley Zoo 135
Dunbar, Aynsley 84
Dundee United Football Club 158
Dundee University 53
Dunn, Donald ‘Duck’ 191
Dylan, Bob 26–7, 115, 121, 335; ‘Forever Young’ 261; ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’ 113, 347; ‘Only a Hobo’ 118; ‘Song to Woody’ 26; ‘Tomorrow is a Long Time’ 119
Eagles, The 198
Ealing Jazz Club 47
Earls Court (venue) 170, 300, 311
earpieces 291–3
East Finchley 10, 24
Edgar Broughton Band 135
Edinburgh 141, 245
Edmonton: Cooks Ferry Inn 135
Edna (Rod’s aunt) 75–6
Edwards, Bernard 260
Edwin Hawkins Singers 92–3
Eel Pie Island, Twickenham 41–3, 47–8, 53, 54, 111
Ekland, Britt: appearance, character and family 34, 180, 181, 182, 194; life with Rod 179, 180–85, 186–7, 189, 191–2, 193–4, 223, 227; career 180, 182; break-up of the relationship 180, 194–5
Elizabeth II, Queen 32, 343–4; Silver Jubilee 199
Elliott, Ramblin’ Jack 29
Elton, Ben 343
Emberg, Kelly: Rod first meets 235, 238, 247–8; life with Rod 239, 240, 248–50, 252, 253–4, 268–70; background, appearance and character 247, 249, 250, 269; career 247, 249, 253, 254; family 254–5; birth of daughter 255, 268–9; leaves Rod 270; Rod’s doomed marriage proposal 273–5; life after Rod 328
EMI Records 61, 91
empty seats, fear of 215, 258
England football team 20–21, 150, 153–4, 244–5, 267, 342
Epping: Wood House 156–7, 251–2, 269, 299, 314, 318, 344
Epping Forest 293
Escape to Victory (film) 274
Evans, Linda 218
Every Beat of My Heart 259–60, 351
Every Picture Tells a Story (album) 119–21, 166, 347–8
‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ (song) 120, 296, 347, 357, 358
FA Cup 139
Faces 123–49; formation 124–6; touring 127, 128–9, 131–8, 140–42, 143, 144–5, 147, 154, 165, 180, 198, 204; management and finances 128, 142–3; clothes 129, 131, 142; drinking 129–31, 147, 168; drugs 138–40; disputes and break-up 144–8, 184, 198; reunion tour 200; ‘Angel’ 144, 360; ‘Around the Plynth’ 127; ‘Cindy Incidentally’ 132, 359; Coast to Coast 360; ‘Devotion’ 135, 358; First Step 128, 130, 133, 358; Five Guys Walk into a Bar 126; ‘Flying’ 125, 358; ‘It’s All Over Now’ 135, 360; Long Player 130, 359; A Nod Is As Good As a Wink . . . to a Blind Horse 130, 359; Ooh La La 130, 145, 359; ‘Shake, Shudder, Shiver’ 125, 127, 358; ‘Sweet Lady Mary’ 132, 359; ‘Three Button Hand Me Down’ 127–8, 198, 358; ‘Wicked Messenger’ 135, 358; ‘You’re My Girl’ 135; see also Small Faces
Fairweather Low, Andy 104
Farlowe, Chris 114
Fawcett, Farrah 218
Fillmore East, New York 90–91, 97–8, 336
Fillmore West, San Francisco 90, 118
Finchley 10, 12, 21, 23–4, 27
Finchley Express 19
Finchley Under-15s (football team) 18
Findlay, Krissy 95
Finney, Albert 218
Finsbury Astoria 85
First Step 128, 130, 133, 358
Fitzgerald, Ella 331, 332, 335
Five Dimensions 44–5, 49
Fleetwood, Mick 79
Fleetwood Mac 79, 138, 204
Fly Me to the Moon 356
Foolish Behaviour 257–8, 350
Foot Loose & Fancy Free 349
football: Rod as player 16–20, 21, 158, 169, 196, 231, 241–3, 246, 264, 304, 338–9; Rod as fan 20–21, 150–59, 168, 234, 243–5; Scotland v. England matches 20–21, 153, 244–5, 267, 342; FA Cup 139; World Cup 150–52, 153–4, 234; see also Brentford FC; Celtic; Highgate Redwing; Los Angeles Exiles; Rangers; Scotland football team; Sunderland FC
Ford, Gerald 175
Ford, Susan 175
Ford, Tom 254
‘Forever Young’ 261, 270, 331, 344, 351, 358
Fort Lauderdale 282
Fortgang, Jeff, ‘Some Guys Have All the Luck’ 259
Four Tops, The 86, 89
Fram (football team) 338–9
France 30, 271–3, 316; see also Cannes; Paris; St Tropez
Franklin, Aretha 189, 190; ‘Spanish Harlem’ 161, 164
Fraser, Andy 146
Free (band) 146
Gaff, Billy: appearance and character 128, 186; Faces manager 128, 133, 136, 138, 143, 145, 148; Rod’s manager 185–6, 194, 195; and Rod’s tax exile 185–6; best man at Rod’s wedding 217; fired 232–3
Gallé, Emile 183, 323
Galton, Ray 60
Garfunkel, Art 332; Bridge Over Troubled Water 121
Gasoline Alley 117–19, 145, 212, 346, 347
Gay Intruder, The (boat) 178–9
Gaye, Marvin 271
Gemmill, Archie 152
George, Susan 193
Glasgow 154–5, 158; Hampden Park 20, 153, 342; Celtic Park 154, 156, 158
Glitter, Gary 65, 165
Glover, Dave 71–2
Go-Go’s, The 266
golf 339
Golub, Jeff 296
Gomelsky, Giorgio 72–3, 75
‘Good Morning Little Schoolgirl’ 63–6, 80
Goode, Tony 71
Goodman, Mark 295
Gothenburg 1
Gouldman, Graham 83
Grainger, Gary 204
Grammy Awards 337, 342
Granny Takes a Trip (boutique) 142
Grant, Peter 93
Grateful Dead 91, 138
Grattage (London landlord) 8
Great American Songbook album series 330–37, 341, 353–5, 356
Green, Belinda 216
Green, Peter 79
Guinness World Record: for largest audience 297, 298
Guthrie, Woody 29
Guy, Buddy 72; ‘Let Me Love You Baby’ 72, 88
hairstyles, Rod’s 27, 31–7, 53, 250
Haley, Bill 13
Hall of Fame, Rock ’n’ Roll 148–9
Hamilton, Alana: life with Rod 106, 210, 214–16, 216–17, 218–21, 223, 229–32, 234–5; friends and socialising 171, 209, 210, 218, 229–30, 239; background, appearance and character 208–9, 210, 223, 231; Rod first meets 208–210; career 209, 240; children 209, 215, 217, 220–21; marriage to Rod 216–17, 229–32, 234–5, 302; and Rod’s daughter Sarah 227–8, 229; illness 230–31; and Rod’s management 231–2, 233; spiritualism 234–5; breakdown of marriage 238–40, 302; divorce 240, 269; as grandmother 328
Hamilton, Ashley 209, 215, 232
Hamilton, George 194, 209
Hampden Park 20, 153, 342
Hampstead & Highgate Express 64
‘Handbags and Gladrags’ 113–14, 347, 357
Hanson, Marcy 208
Hardin, Tim 119
Haringay stadium 10
Harlem 89
Harley, Steve 204
Harmon, Sandy 238
Harrington, Dee: life with Rod 142, 162–6, 173–4, 175–7, 250–51; Rod first meets 160–62; background, appearance and character 161, 173–4; break-up of the relationship 177, 179, 182
Harris, Jet 84
Harrison, Charlie 201
Harrison, George, ‘My Sweet Lord’ 121
Harty, Russell 35
Hawaii 232, 240, 301
Hawkins, Edwin 92–3
Heathrow Airport 203, 237
Hefner, Hugh 310
Hendrix, Jimi 81, 83, 92; plaster cast of penis 96, 97; ‘Angel’ 144, 348, 357, 360
Henry, Clarence ‘Frogman’, ‘Ain’t Got No Home’ 259
High Wycombe 177
Highgate 6, 8, 13, 31, 40, 283; Kenwood Road 24, 68, 105
Highgate Cemetery 21, 283
Highgate Redwing (football club) 9, 18, 19, 20
Highgate Woods 19, 246
Hockney, David 75
Hoffman, Dustin 180, 218
Holiday, Billie 332, 335
Holiday Inns 138, 191
Holland, Jools 67
Hoochie Coochie Men, The 48–58, 59, 61, 62, 71, 72, 110
Hooker, John Lee 57; ‘Dimple’ 54
Hope, Bob 163
Horn, Trevor 263, 286, 331–2
Horowitz, Jimmy 203
horse-riding 293
‘Ho
t Legs’ 236, 349, 357
Hot Legs Dance Troupe 343
hotels, bad behaviour in 136–8, 139, 141, 201–3, 207, 266
Hucknall, Mick 200
Hughes, Billy 139
Hughes, John 253
Human 331, 332, 353
Humble Pie 124
Humperdinck, Engelbert 59
Hunter, Rachel: Rod first meets 274, 279–80; appearance and character 279, 281; career 279, 284; whirlwind courtship 279, 281–4; marriage 279, 282, 284–5, 290–91, 293–4, 297; children 293–4; separation 299–301, 303, 310; and Rod’s cancer 305; life after Rod 328
Huston, Anjelica 218
‘I Don’t Want to Talk About It’ 199, 215, 261, 348, 357
‘I Wouldn’t Ever Change a Thing’ 114, 347
Immediate Records 113, 114
Imperial War Museum 82
in-ear monitors 291–3
‘Infatuation’ 98, 259, 351
It Had to Be You 335–7, 353
‘It Takes Two’ 271, 272, 352
‘It’s All Over Now’ 58, 118, 135, 347, 356, 360
‘It’s Over’ 345
‘I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face’ 333, 348, 355
J Records 334
Jackson, Al 189, 191
Jackson, Ray 120
Jagger, Bianca 173, 175
Jagger, (Sir) Mick 43, 46, 124–5, 142, 173, 175, 299
Jakarta 158–9
James, Etta, ‘At Last’ 322
Janssen, David and Dani 219
Japan 207, 216, 264–5
Jarvis, John 204
jazz 24–5, 44, 73
Jeff Beck Group 84–98; touring 34, 85–6, 88–93, 94–5, 97–8, 99–100, 102, 110, 336; line-up 84–5, 97, 111; management and finances 93, 96–7; Beck-Ola 93, 110, 360; Truth 87–8, 360
Jeff Beck and the Tridents 48
Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions 44–5, 49
John, (Sir) Elton: appearance, character and sexuality 36, 168, 171–2, 269; career 167, 170, 192, 194, 198–9; friendship with Rod 167–8, 170–72, 185, 194, 219; football fan 168; partying 168, 170, 171, 213, 236; in Los Angeles 187, 188; marriage 269
Johns, Glyn 130
Johnstone, Jimmy ‘Jinky’ 154, 155
Jolson, Al 26, 215; ‘Mammy’ 203
Jones, John Paul 63
Jones, Kenney 123, 125–7, 128, 131, 148
Jones, Quincy 295
Jones, (Sir) Tom 59
Joplin, Janis 94
Jordan, Joe 152
Jordan, Marc 286
Kansas City 69
Kass, Ron 180
Kennedy, John F. 28
Kensington Palace Hotel 60
Kentis, Chuck 296, 308
Kentish Town 21
Kerkhofs, Eddie 187, 188
Kern, Jerome 88
Khrushchev, Nikita 28
Kilburn 13
‘Killing of Georgie (Parts I and II), The’ 192–3, 206, 349
King, BB 88
King, Carole, Tapestry 181
Kinks, The 11
Knight, Ian 341–2
Kool Kats, The (school band) 14