by Laura Joplin
Rock Folk, by Michael Lydon, Citadel Press, New York, 1990.
Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock and Roll, by Ed Ward, Geoffrey Stokes, and Ken Tucker, Rolling Stone Press, New York, 1986.
The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll, by Jim Miller, ed., Random House, New York, 1980.
Storming Heaven: LSD and the American Dream, by Jay Stevens, Harper Perennial Library, New York, 1988.
Uncovering the Sixties: The Life and Times of the Underground Press, by Abe Peck, Citadel Press, New York, 1991.
NINE: THE SAN FRANCISCO HIPPIE MOVEMENT
THROUGH
BREAKING UP WITH BIG BROTHER
Primary contributors: Fred Catero, Nancy Getz, Sharry Gomez, Jay Good, Bruce Harah-Konforth, Chet Helms, Richard Hundgen, Julius Karpen, Joe McDonald, “Bear” Owsley, D.A. Pennebaker, Dan Weiner, Baron Wolman.
Sam Andrew, John Cooke, Cornelius “Snooky” Flowers, Linda Gravenites, Nick Gravenites, Bobby Neuwirth, John Till.
FOURTEEN: REST, ROMANCE, AND REGROUP
THROUGH
FULL TILT TRIUMPH
Sam Andrew, Ben Beall, Peggy Caserta, Dr. Henry Chu, John Cooke, Bennett Glotzer, Linda Gravenites, Nick Gravenites, James Gurley, Michael McClure, Sam Monroe, Seth Morgan, Bobby Neuwirth, Pat Nichols, David Niehaus, Tary Owens, Clark Pierson, Jimmy Pryor, Paul Rothchild, Dr. Ed Rothschild, Glenda South, John and Dorcas Till.
SIXTEEN: THE MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History, Oxford University Press, New York, 1986.
Intimate Strangers: The Culture of Celebrity, by Richard Schickel, Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., 1985.
Several articles in the Port Arthur News in 1987 and 1988.
PERMISSION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint previously published material:
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN: Excerpts from Jim Langdon’s 1965 “Nightbeat” column.
CHEAP THRILLS MUSIC: Excerpts from the lyrics of the following songs: “Catch Me, Daddy” by Janis Joplin; “Turtle Blues” by Janis Joplin; “Last Time” by Janis Joplin; “Magic of Love” by Mark Spoelstra; “Down On Me,” arranged by Janis Joplin; “Caterpillar” by Peter Albin; “Blindman” by Peter Albin. All lyrics © Cheap Thrills Music. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC.: Excerpt from the lyrics of “Bourgeois Blues,” words and music by Huddie Ledbetter, edited with new additional material by Alan Lomax. TRO—Copyright © 1959 (renewed) Folkways Music Publishers, Inc., New York, NY. Used by permission.
MAINSPRING WATCHWORKS MUSIC: Excerpts from “Bye Bye Baby” by Powell St. John. Copyright © Mainspring Watchworks Music, ASCAP, R. P. St. John, Jr. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
STRONG ARM MUSIC: Excerpts from the lyrics of “What Good Can Drinking Do?” by Janis Joplin; “Move Over” by Janis Joplin; “No Reason for Livin’” by Janis Joplin; “Come Away with Me” by Janis Joplin; “Mercedes Benz” by Janis Joplin; “One Good Man” by Janis Joplin. © Strong Arm Music. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
STRONG ARM MUSIC AND MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING: Excerpt from the lyrics of “Kozmic Blues,” words and music by Janis Joplin and Gabriel Mekler. Copyright © 1969 by Strong Arm Music and MCA Music Publishing, a division of MCA Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC.: Excerpts from the lyrics of “Work Me, Lord” by Nick Gravenites. © 1969 Fourth Floor Music, Inc. All rights administered by WB Music Corp.; “Try” by Jerry Ragovoy and Chip Taylor. © 1968 Unichappell Music Inc.; “Piece of My Heart” by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy. © 1967 Unichappell Music Inc. and WEB IV Music Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
INDEX
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Adams, Don, 283
Adkins, Lieuen, 108, 129–30
Adler, Lou, 236
Albin, Cindy, 193–95
Albin, Lisa, 193–95
Albin, Peter, 138, 178, 180, 193–94, 198, 201–2, 205, 214, 223, 226, 230, 242, 247, 263, 283, 296
Alexander, George, 99
Alexander, Stan, 127
Allen, Mike, 171
Allen, Steve, 64
Andrew, Sam, 137, 178–79, 193, 208, 224, 236, 241, 266, 270, 273–74, 279, 283–84, 295–96, 298, 301–2, 304–5, 308–9, 335–36, 346, 374
Animals, 243
Avedon, Richard, 264
Baez, Joan, 117, 153
Bailey, G. W., 90–91
Bailey, Pearl, 264, 266
Baker, Maury, 305
Ball, William, 12–13
Band, the, 343
Beall, Ben, 324–25
Beatles, 232, 235, 254, 285, 302, 322
Behan, Brendan, 262
Bell, Richard, 330
Belz, Carl, 185, 333–34
Bennett, Karleen, 46–48, 58–59, 62, 66–67, 70, 72–79, 81, 83, 88, 156, 230–31, 293, 322, 358–59
Berg, Beatrice, 274
Big Bopper (Jay P. Richardson), 64, 72, 384–85
Big Brother and the Holding Company, 5, 173, 176–81, 184–238, 242–57, 259–91, 294–96, 298, 300, 308, 333, 335–36, 338, 342, 346, 392
Big Daddy (Harry Hilmuth Pastor), 97
Big Richard, 159
Bill Haley and the Comets, 64
Bland, Bobby “Blue,” 72
Bloomfield, Michael, 248, 291–92, 346
Bonaparte, Berkeley, 231
Bowen, Kristen, 58, 82, 362
Brand, Stewart, 184
Braque, Georges, 87
Braudy, Leo, 280, 379
Bray, Clarence, 362
Brewer and Shipley, 371
Brown, Clarence “Gatemouth,” 99, 385
Brown, Joe E., 107, 140–41
Brown, Pat, 142
Brown, Sidneh Rosine, 13–14
Brubeck, Dave, 71
Bruce, Lenny, 226
Bukowski, Charles, 95
Butterfield, Paul, 248, 350
Caen, Herb, 253
Campbell, Brad, 295, 305, 330
Canned Heat, 195
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, 176
Carr, Paul, 314
Carter, Phillip, 78, 87, 90–91, 99
Casals, Pablo, 386
Caserta, Peggy, 188, 328, 370
Castille, Lonnie, 305
Catero, Fred, 269, 273
Cato, Bob, 274
Cavallon, Carol, 266
Cavett, Dick, 305–6, 342, 349, 354–56, 358
Chamberlain, Richard, 225
Chambers, Lester, 267
Chantels, 299
Charlatans, 210
Cher, 176
Cherry, Keith, 295
Chocolate George, 5
Chopin, Frédéric, 30
Christie, Julie, 225
Ciccone, Stanley, 225
Clark, Bob, 102
Clark, Doug, 387
Clark, Guy, 170
Clark, Malcolm, 382
Clark, Tom, 137
Clay, John, 105–6, 108, 115, 126, 130
Clements, Terry, 295–96, 305
Cohen, Allen, 187
Coleman, Ornette, 178
Colon, Jeanne, 253
Coltrane, John, 178
Cooke, John, 6, 217, 252, 260, 263–64, 296, 301, 305, 313, 318, 331, 333–34, 337, 341–44, 350, 356, 360–61, 363, 366, 372–73, 375–76, 384
Country Joe and the Fish, 225–26, 234
Crumb, R., 274, 276
Dalí, Salvador, 300
Dameron, Allan, 171
Davidson, John, 277
Davis, Adelle, 183
Davis, Clive, 238, 261–62, 282, 292, 318, 351–52
Davis, Judy, 229
de Blanc, Peter, 147–49, 152–56, 159–62, 166–69, 177–78, 199–200, 217, 234, 329
Delaney and Bonnie, 343
Dirty Shames, 214
Donovan, 306
Doors, 350
Doubleday, Marcus, 305
Du Bois, W. E. B., 18
Duckett, Leonard, 255
Dylan, Bob, 120, 144, 192, 233, 249, 268, 307
East, Cecil (grandfather), 19–20, 26
East, Donna (cousin), 94, 211–218, 221
East, Harry (uncle), 93–94
East, Laura Hanson (grandmother), 19–20, 26, 28–29, 67
East, Mimi (aunt), 28–29, 92–94, 97–98, 218, 221, 299
East, Ulysses Sampson Grant, 17
Echols, Alice, 167
Eden, Barbara, 283
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 65
Elliott, Cass, 237, 263, 307
Elster, Arlene, 57–59, 77–78, 231
Elwood, Philip, 230, 236
Erb, Lyndall, 5, 335, 370
Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., 349
Faubus, Orval, 65
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, 70, 97–98, 134–35, 220
Fisher, John, 360, 364
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 75, 349, 380
Fitzgerald, Zelda, 349
Flatt & Scruggs, 117
Fleming, George, 13–14
Flowers, Cornelius “Snooky,” 298, 302–3, 305, 309, 313–14, 330
Fonda, Peter, 307
Franklin, Aretha, 260, 292
Franklin, Erma, 260
Fredeman, Mary Carmen, 83
Freewheeling McClure Montana, 374
Friedman, Myra, 127, 141, 259–60, 263, 303, 317
Frosch, William, 240
Full Tilt Boogie Band, 328, 333–34, 336–39, 341–53, 355–56, 367
Gasca, Luis, 305
Gates, John “Bet-a-Million,” 27
Gauthier, Dale, 79–80
Getz, Dave, 178–79, 193–94, 218, 236, 247, 274, 277, 279, 283, 287, 296
Giarratano, Bernard, 157–59, 162, 199
Gibb, Barry, 299
Gibb, Robin, 299
Gillespie, Dizzy, 222
Ginsberg, Allen, 70, 97, 135–37, 141, 182, 223, 231
Gladstones, 186
Gleason, Ralph, 235, 246, 313
Glotzer, Bennett, 277, 279, 303, 338–39, 353, 371
Gomez, Sharrie, 225
Gordon, Robert, 3–6, 229, 238, 317, 365–66, 368, 372, 375
Gordon, Sam, 249
Graham, Bill, 188–89, 247–48, 273
Grass Roots, 180, 190
Grateful Dead, 5, 180–81, 184, 189, 192, 206, 210, 221–22, 311, 343
Gravenites, Linda, 224, 226, 231, 242, 251, 257, 262, 267, 272, 279–81, 285, 299, 301–2, 313, 317, 321–24, 332–33, 335, 348–49, 353, 369
Gravenites, Nick, 134, 144, 175, 197–98, 224–25, 282–83, 291–92, 295, 322, 332, 337–39, 371
Green, Patty, 164
Grogan, Emmett, 374
Grossman, Albert, 237, 248–52, 264, 267–68, 277, 279–80, 282–83, 292, 294, 303, 308, 315, 325, 329–31, 338, 353, 370
Grossman, Stefan, 195
Gurley, James, 137, 178, 180, 188, 193–95, 198, 229, 241, 244, 269, 278–79, 296, 302, 346
Gurley, Nancy, 178, 188, 193–95, 214, 224, 302
Gustaitis, Rasa, 278, 280
Guthrie, Woody, 71, 99
Guy, Buddy, 343
Hanks, Larry, 138
Hanson, Henry W., 17
Hanson, Herbert, 17–18
Hanson, John Milton, 15
Hanson, Lauretta, 15
Hanson, Stella Mae Sherman, 18
Harrison, George, 232, 302, 307
Harry, Debbie, 300
Hart, Lorenz, 299
Haston, Adrian, 54, 62, 69, 71, 87, 91–92, 102–3, 156, 255, 293
Haston, Gloria Lloreda, 86–89, 92, 140, 162, 166, 255, 293
Havens, Richie, 248
Hawkins, Ronnie, 330
Heinlein, Robert, 183
Helmer, Bill, 121, 131
Helms, Chet, 131, 133–34, 135, 139, 160, 173, 175–81, 188, 192, 202, 245
Hensley, Terry, 295
Hentoff, Nat, 264, 267
Hoar, Shadrach, 14
Hoar, William, 15
Hofmann, Albert, 181–82
Holiday, Billie, 145–46, 279
Hollister, Leo, 182
Holly, Buddy, 64, 384
Holtzman, Scott, 237–38
Hopkins, Lightnin’, 178
Hore, Hezekiah, 11–12
Howe, Neil, 20–21
Hunter, Ivory Joe, 384–85
Huxley, Aldous, 182–83
Ian and Sylvia, 343
Irwin, Barbara (aunt), 3, 92–94, 96–98, 211, 214–15, 218–21, 244, 272, 312, 317
Irwin, Jean (cousin), 94, 218, 244
Iverson, Roger, 62
Jackson, Jack, 115, 276
Jackson, Teodar, 170
Jahn, Mike, 262–63
James, Harry, 385
Jefferson Airplane, 180, 190, 221–22, 257
Jerry LeCroix and the Counts, 76
John, Elton, 353
Jones, George, 385
Jones, James, 70
Jones, Tom (singer), 310
Joplin, Charles Alexander, 18
Joplin, Dorothy East (mother), 2–4, 7–8, 20, 23–33, 36–48, 55–57, 63–64, 67–68, 72, 77–82, 84, 89–90, 100–1, 106, 153–56, 166, 169, 173–74, 237, 244–45, 286–89, 299, 359, 364–66, 377, 379–80, 386, 388–89
Joplin, Florence Porter (grandmother), 18–19, 25–26
Joplin, Laura Lee (sister), 1–9, 30, 33–44, 48–49, 74, 77, 101, 106, 109, 141–42, 153–54, 162, 165, 174, 191–92, 213, 221, 244–46, 254, 272, 288–89, 293–94, 299, 309–10, 356–66, 377, 379–89, 392–94
Joplin, Michael Ross (brother), 2, 6–7, 31, 35, 41, 48, 74, 77, 101, 153–54, 169, 191, 213, 221, 244–46, 254–55, 257–58, 272, 277, 286, 288–89, 293, 321, 364, 366, 377, 380–81, 385, 387, 392–93
Joplin, Seeb Winston (grandfather), 18–19, 24–26
Joplin, Seth Ward (father), 2–4, 6–7, 19, 24–41, 43–48, 59–60, 65–68, 72, 74, 77–82, 84, 100–1, 105–6, 142, 144–45, 153–56, 162, 198–99, 221, 244–45, 272, 288–89, 322–23, 331, 359, 364–66, 386–87, 389
Joplin, Benjamin, 14–15
Joplin, Thomas, 13
Kaprow, Alan, 185
Karpen, Julius, 226, 229–30, 236–38, 247–48, 263–64
Kenai, 136–37, 147
Kennedy, John F., 139
Kermode, Richard, 295, 305
Kerouac, Jack, 61, 63–64, 66, 71, 75, 135, 137, 144, 147
Kesey, Ken, 182–84, 222, 254
Killarney, Jim, 213
Killeen, Bill, 124–26, 129, 341
King, B. B., 246, 259, 270
King, Bill, 305
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 270
Kingston Trio, 120
Kinney, Albert, 94
Kirkland, Karen Kay, 126
Klein, Ted, 111–12, 116, 126–27
Knoll, Linda, 141
Koerner, Ray and Glover, 350
Kozmic Blues Band, 291–301, 303–5, 308–9, 312–14, 318, 325, 329–31, 333, 349
Krainis Consort, 262
Kramer, John C., 149
Kristofferson, Kris, 287, 317, 336–37, 343, 345
Kunkin, Art, 187
Langdon, Jim, 54–55, 62, 65–66, 68, 71–72, 75–76, 79–80, 87, 89, 91–92, 98–102, 104, 107, 139–40, 164–67, 170–74, 192–93, 238, 293, 388
Langdon, Rae Logan, 91–92, 104, 140, 167, 293
Law, Lisa, 370
Lawrence, D. H., 70
Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter), 71, 105, 112, 166
Leary, Timothy, 141, 182–83, 222, 254, 383
Leaves, 180
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 63, 363–64
Lipscomb, Mance, 171
Lipton, Lawrence, 95
Logan, Rae, 140
Lolita, 116–17
Love, 180
Lovin’ Spoonful, 191
Lyons, Grant, 53–54, 62, 71, 92, 101�
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McCartney, Paul, 232, 236, 245
McClure, Michael, 135, 239, 369, 374–75
McDonald, Country Joe, 225–26, 234
McGowsky, George, 198
MacPhee, Chester, 135
McQueen, Dave, 87, 91, 99, 101–3, 156, 170, 288
McQueen, Patti Mock, 87–88, 90–91, 99, 101–3, 156, 163, 170, 288
Malone, Bill, 118
Mamas and the Papas, 235–36
Mann, Steve, 137
Manson, Charles, 312
Marinello, Frank, 236
Markowitz, Roy, 295, 305
May, Roy, 72–73
Mazer, Elliot, 268, 273, 282, 292
Mekler, Gabriel, 85, 304, 349
Miles, Barry, 141
Miles, Buddy, 248
Miller, Henry, 96, 174
Miller, Stanley “Mouse,” 179, 193, 212, 221
Modigliani, Amedeo, 87
Monroe, Sam, 358, 362–63, 377, 382
Morgan, Seth, 6, 366–72
Moriaty, Dave, 54, 62, 69, 71, 92, 102, 128, 173, 275, 311, 354, 383
Morrison, Jim, 277
Morthland, John, 307–8
Moyer, Johnny, 128
Muldaur, Maria, 117
Nash, Graham, 307
Nelson, Paul, 295, 298
Neuwirth, Bobby, 217, 239, 267, 277, 279, 300–1, 303, 334, 336–37, 346, 360, 363–65, 369, 375
Nichols, Pat “Sunshine,” 146–47, 206, 214, 217, 281–82, 290, 303, 307, 316, 334, 353, 371, 374
Nicholson, Jack, 353
Niehaus, David, 324–29, 332, 336, 346–49, 366
Nixon, Richard M., 322
Normand, Hal, 108
Nudie, 343
Odetta, 71–72, 158, 248, 336
O’Donohue, Steve, 73
Oldenburg, Claes, 185
Outfit, 210
Owens, Tary, 69, 78, 87, 109, 128, 171, 192, 231, 359
Paine, Thomas, 14
Palmer, John, 377–78, 387
Pasea, Elton, 78
Paul, Juli, 127–29, 287, 345, 374
Paul, Rooney, 58
Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 350
Paulsen, Pat, 306
Pearson, Ken, 330, 371
Peck, Abe, 187, 276
Pennebaker, D. A., 268–69
Perkins, Roger, 138
Perkoff, Stu, 95
Perry, Charles, 311
Peter, Paul and Mary, 139, 248
Phillips, John, 235–36
P.H. Phactor Jug Band, 210
Picasso, Pablo, 87
Pierson, Clark, 330, 339
Pollard, Michael J., 273
Polte, Ron, 226
Poole, Linda, 160
Porter, Beverly, 15–16
Porter, John W., 13, 15–16