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INDEX
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Adam and the Ants, 211
Adams, John Quincy, 6
Adams, Scott, 182–83
Adkins, Stanley, 256–58, 260, 264
Agora Ballroom, 158–59
Air Supply, 275
Alamo, 103
Aldridge, Elizabeth, 148–50, 165, 189
Aldridge, Holliday, 150, 156–57, 165, 171, 179, 180
Aldridge, Lesa, 148–50, 154–58, 160, 161, 163–65, 171, 174–77, 179, 180, 184–86, 188, 189, 193, 198, 200, 202, 206–8, 209, 216, 219, 220, 228, 237, 243, 252–54, 257
Aldridge, William “Bill,” 148, 149, 189
Alexander, Gordon, 75, 78, 81–82, 95, 100–101, 107, 211, 246
Alexander, Willie “Boom Boom,” 267
“Alex Chilton,” 1, 269, 284
Alexenberg, Ron, 97
Alfonso, Buddy, 54–55, 57, 63
Alfonso, Linda, 54
Allen, Rick, 64–65, 69, 86, 88
Allman Brothers, 181
Alluring Strange, 297
Alpert, Herb, 25
Altman, Billy, 133, 135, 145
Alumni Memorial Gym, 261
American Bandstand, 70
American Recording Studios, 41, 45, 48, 49, 51, 52, 60, 65, 71, 72, 78, 85, 86, 95–97
Amherst Records, 188
Angry Samoans, 134
Animals, 37, 57, 67
Antenna Club, 247, 256
Archies, 94
Ardent Records, 97, 107
–8, 113, 120–22, 125–26, 130, 133, 145, 147, 150–52, 159, 161–62, 177, 181, 183, 187, 296, 300–302
Ardent Studios, 67, 79, 85–90, 93–94, 96, 105–6, 108–10, 113–15, 117–20, 125–26, 127, 130–33, 137–38, 141, 150, 160, 162, 163, 168, 171–74, 177, 178–79, 182, 184, 185, 208, 209, 214, 229, 234, 237, 247, 273, 282, 300, 303, 306
Arista Records, 184, 194
Armed Forces Radio, 57
Armstrong, Alvis, 283
Arron, Robert, 292
Aston, Martin, 277
Auer, Jon, 295–97, 299, 306–7
Aura Records, 219, 244
Austin American-Statesman, 302
Avalon, Frankie, 25
Axton, Estelle, 30
Azerrad, Michael, 286–87
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 139, 140
Badfinger, 130, 135, 155, 156
Baker, Chet, 20, 31, 43, 274, 292
Baker, Lee, 176, 214, 215
Ball, Charles, 195, 198, 203–8, 210, 212–13, 219, 242, 249, 292
Band, 80
Bandwagonesque, 294
Bangles, 249, 284–86, 289
Bangs, Lester, 68, 72, 90, 91, 133, 203–4
Barbarian Records, 243
Barker, Jimmy, 247
Barnes, Ken, 230
Bar/None, 305
Barrett, Syd, 229, 244
Basie, Count, 28
Bates, David, 210, 211
Beach Boys, 33, 49, 59, 61, 73, 75–76, 87, 88, 89, 97, 111, 142, 168, 301
Beat Exchange, 257
Beatles, 27, 30, 31, 33–34, 39, 52, 104, 108, 115, 123, 125, 130, 139, 155, 185
Beautiful Sounds, 79
Beaver, David, 186
Bechtold, Kokie, 39, 40, 42, 47, 60
Begley, Ed, Jr., 147
Behind the Magnolia Curtain, 247–48
Beifus, John, 131
Bell, Al, 130, 151, 161
Bell, Christopher Branford “Chris,” 29, 33–34, 103, 104–16, 117–26, 127–29, 132, 137–39, 164, 166, 182, 186, 198, 203, 206–8, 213, 217–18, 220–21, 293, 296, 297
death of, 223–24, 225, 230
departure from Big Star, 126, 127, 137, 151, 182
suicide attempt of, 126, 127, 190
Bell, David, 125, 182
Bell, Joan, 104
Bell, Max, 229
Bell, Vernon, 104
Bell Notes, 215
Bell Records, 48, 65, 70, 73, 78, 88, 90, 95–97, 184
Box Tops’ contract with, 49
“The Letter” released on, 48–51
Benjamin, Kent, 159–60, 237
Benno, Marc, 56
Benton, Robert, 298
Benton, Tim, 120, 121, 142
Berg, Karin, 102, 145, 181, 195, 199, 203–5, 207
Berlin, 163, 164
Bestall, Fred, 275
“Better Save Yourself,” 164
Betts, Dickey, 205
Big Apple Recording Studios, 208
Big Dixie Brick Company, 225–26
Big Star, 3, 58, 106–16, 127–31, 133, 136, 180, 193, 197, 198, 200, 208, 211, 218, 221, 241, 288–90, 293, 294, 302, 309
“Aria Largo,” 307
“Back of a Car,” 137, 138, 153
“The Ballad of El Goodo,” 103, 110–11, 113, 129, 130, 135, 146, 153
Bell’s departure from, 126, 127, 137, 151, 182
Big Star Small World, 303
“Blue Moon,” 163–64, 173
“Daisy Glaze,” 139–40, 153
“Don’t Lie to Me,” 112
“Dony,” 306
“Downs,” 171
“Dream Lover,” 176
“Feel,” 112
“Femme Fatale,” 173, 174, 180
formation of, 106–7
“For You,” 171
“Give Me Another Chance,” 112
“Holocaust,” 165, 173–74
“Hung Up with Summer,” 307
“I’m in Love with a Girl,” 142, 144, 145, 153, 268
“The India Song,” 113, 115, 129, 139
In Space, 306–7
“In the Street,” 3, 112, 119–20, 123, 153, 156, 223, 280, 305
“Jesus Christ,” 164, 171, 174, 180, 185, 223, 267
“Kanga Roo,” 170
“Kizza Me,” 171
at Lafayette’s Music Room, 128–29, 133, 134, 138, 139, 150
last concert of first era of, 167
“Life Is White,” 135, 139, 142
Lightman’s joining of, 150
“Love Revolution,” 307
at Max’s Kansas City, 145–47, 152–55, 157
“Mod Lang,” 132, 141, 145, 155, 156
“Morpha Too,” 142, 144, 145
name of, 110, 115
“Nature Boy,” 174
“Nighttime,” 164, 173
#1 Record, 109–16, 117–26, 128–30, 133, 134, 136, 137–39, 142, 143, 145, 150, 151, 178, 182, 198, 218–19, 223, 296
“O Dana,” 171, 180
“O My Soul,” 128, 129, 135, 137–39, 152, 153
at Overton Park, 159–60
Radio City, 137–47, 150–52, 157, 158, 160, 162, 167, 178, 198, 200, 217, 218–19, 223, 230, 296
reunion rumors about, 220–21, 295
at Rock Writers Convention, 133–36
second era of, 295–99, 302–8, 312
“September Gurls,” 142, 144, 152, 156, 177, 230, 280, 284, 288, 299
“She’s a Mover,” 129, 131, 135, 141, 152, 153
“Stroke It Noel,” 45, 173, 214
“Take Care,” 164, 173, 179
“Thank You Friends,” 164, 173, 179
3rd/Sister Lover, 1, 163–64, 169–74, 176–77, 178–83, 188, 190, 197, 201, 214, 216, 219, 223, 229–30, 238, 279, 293, 296
“Thirteen,” 103, 111–13, 122, 129, 138, 142, 146, 153, 156
“Till the End of the Day,” 174
touring of, 123–24, 129, 155–59
“Way Out West,” 129, 135, 139, 140, 153, 193
“What’s Going Ahn,” 130, 132, 141
“When My Baby’s Beside Me,” 112, 119, 121, 122, 129, 133, 138, 280
“Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” 176, 180
at WLIR, 152–53, 157, 293, 294
“You Can’t Have Me,” 174–75
“You Get What You Deserve,” 140, 153
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, 1
Big Time, 275, 278, 289
Billboard, 51, 55, 58, 64, 73, 78, 82, 84, 88, 121, 146, 147
Birkin, Jane, 216
Bitter Lemon, 29–30
Black, Bill, 52
Black Flag, 248
Blake, Jim, 228, 243
Bland, Bobby “Blue,” 28
Blavat, Jerry, 54
Bleecker Bob’s, 101, 212
Blondie, 195, 199, 204
Blood, Sweat and Tears, 88, 154
Blue Reimondos, 233
Blue Vipers, 259
Blunstone, Colin, 201
Boggs, Thomas, 63, 69, 76, 85, 90, 128
Bomp, 133
Bonds, Barry, 304
Bonzo Dog Band, 180
Boss City,70
Bowie, David, 197, 292
Box Tops, 3, 48–53, 64–73, 75, 78, 83–88, 90–91, 93, 95–97, 99, 102, 116, 128, 154, 207, 208, 221, 241, 252, 265, 276, 289, 308–9, 311
Bell Records’ contract with, 49
The Box Tops Super Hits, 78–79, 82, 90, 91
“Break My Mind,” 51
Chilton’s quitting of, 95, 96, 98
“Choo Choo Train,” 71, 73, 76
“Cry Like a Baby,” 65–68, 70, 72, 73, 83, 86, 88, 16
8, 187, 249
Cry Like a Baby, 68–71, 73
Devilles renamed, 48, 49
Dial-a-Hit, 88
Dimensions, 79–81, 88, 90, 91
“Everything I Am,” 59
“The Happy Song,” 87, 88–89
“Happy Times,” 49, 50
“The Letter,” see “Letter, The”
The Letter/Neon Rainbow, 59–60
“Neon Rainbow,” 59, 61, 63, 65, 73, 102
Nonstop, 71–72, 78–81, 86, 91
oldies package shows and, 281, 285, 303
reunion of, 303–5, 312
“She Knows How,” 60
“Sweet Cream Ladies,” 78, 79, 82, 83, 311
touring of, 53, 54–63, 64, 72, 73, 91–92
Bramlett, Bonnie, 237
Breeze, Jeff, 295
Brewery, 157–58
Brodsky, Joel, 72–73
Brooklyn Zoo, 252
Brown, Armistad “Army,” 12, 17, 19–20, 23, 24, 32, 256
Brown, Iris, 12, 17, 20, 23, 24, 32, 256
Brown, James, 237
Brown v. Board of Education, 22
BR Toad, 228
Bruce, Jack, 157
Bryson, Wally, 189
Buck, Peter, 200, 261, 263
Buffett, Bill, 32–33, 35, 52, 54–55
Buffett, Jimmy, 298
Bunn, Susan, 221
Burke, Solomon, 286
Burnette, Dorsey, 41
Burnette, Johnny, 41
Burns, Stephen, 187
Burton, James, 41
Butts Band, 153–54
Byrd, John, 193
Byrds, 49, 108
Caccamisi, Russ, 27, 37, 38, 40, 42, 46–50
Cale, John, 199, 241
Cameron, Jim, 152
Cannon, Ace, 52
“Can’t Hardly Wait,” 272
Car, 217
Cargoe, 120–22
Carmen, Eric, 125
Carnochan, Ian “Knox,” 244
Carson, Wayne, 42, 43, 59, 60, 80, 81, 85, 96
Carter, Darryl, 46
Carter Family, 189, 215, 238–39
Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 21
Cash, Johnny, 68
Cash Box, 55, 63, 83, 88, 122
CBGB, 195, 198–203, 208, 219, 241, 242, 249, 265, 267–68
CBS Records, 97, 136, 145, 151, 158
Cenotaph, 109, 116
Central High School:
Chilton at, 31, 35, 39–40, 46–47, 53
talent show at, 35–36, 38
Central Park, 1, 251
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