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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Bill Scott-Kerr, Darcy Nicholson, Richard Shailer and Sally Wray at Transworld Publishers, Gillian Blake at Henry Holt and my agent Charlie Viney.
PICTURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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INDEX
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Abrams, Mark 22
Abril, Victoria 283
AC/DC 207
Adam Ant 221
Adams, Bryan 294
Adams, Nick 12
Adele xii, 319
Adler, Lou 109–10
Adler, Steven 259–60
Aerosmith 261
Agassi, Andre xiii
Aguilera, Christina 307
Alden, Ginger 184–5, 188
Alexander, Arthur 54
Algren, Nelson 141
Allen, Woody 148, 185
Allison, Jerry 41
Allman Brothers Band 158
Almond, Marc 292
Ammons, Albert 75
Amos, Tori 301
Anderson, Al 170
Andreessen, Marc 317, 318
Animals, the 89, 93, 98–9
Anka, Paul 21–2, 27, 29
Appel, Mike 163
Apple 317, 318, 319
Apple Corps 115, 116–18
Arden, Don 223
Armstrong, Louis 62, 190, 322
Asher, Jane 117
Asher, Peter 117
Asheton, Ron 154
Avalon, Frankie 41
Avory, Mick 92
Aycock, Andrew 224–6
B-52s, The 207, 278
Bach, Barbara 272
Badalamenti, Angelo 286
Badfinger 143
Baez, Joan 52, 57, 64, 110
Bagehot, Walter 322
Band, The 129
Band Aid 244
Live Aid 245–9, 292
Banderas, Antonio 283
Bangs, Lester 228
Bankhead, Tallulah 119
Barber, Chris 23
Barrett, Aston 170
Barrett, Carlton 170
Barry, John 72
Beach Boys, the 54, 126
‘Be True To Your School’ 80
The Beach Boys Today! 86
and Brian Wilson 81–8
Endless Summer 165
formation 84
‘Good Vibrations’ 87, 105
‘I Get Around’ 84, 89
songwriting 82–3
‘Surfin’ USA’ 64, 84
Beard, Peter 146
Beastie Boys 257
Beatles, the 99, 238
break up of 120–1
Decca turns them down 49
formation 91
‘A Hard Day’s Night 82, 89, 289
‘Help!’ 93, 97, 211
‘Hey Jude’ 122
‘I Feel Fine’ 82, 89
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ 89
influence of Buddy Holly on 42
influence on Bruce Springsteen 160, 164
John Lennon’s death 213
John Lennon’s relationship with 209
‘Love Me Do’ 69, 70, 72
Magical Mystery Tour 117
Michael Braun review 192
myths xiv
name 126
‘Paperback Writer’ 105
‘Please Please Me’ 76
receive MBEs 95, 115
and Ringo Starr 66–71, 78
Rubber Soul 97
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 109, 113, 119, 175
‘She Loves You’ 80
songwriting 82–3
success 82, 114–21, 212
touring 54, 118, 125
TV appearances 81, 100
Beatty, Warren 227, 279, 284
Beck, Jeff 50
Beck, Julian 133
Beck 315
Bee Gees, the 198
Belushi, John 227
Benatar, Pat 219, 271
Bendix, William 78
Benny, Jack 33
Berlin 257
Bernstein, Leonard 147
Berry, Chuck 7, 82, 223
‘Johnny B. Goode’ 35, 156–7
Mann Act charges 54
‘Maybellene’ 4, 9
‘Rock and Roll Music’ 27
Rockin’ At The Hops 74
‘Roll Over Beethoven’ 18
song themes 7
‘The Biggest Show of Stars’ 22
Best, Pete 67, 68, 70, 71
Beyoncé 319
Bieber, Justin xii
Big Brother and the Holding Company 106, 108, 110, 111
‘The Biggest Show of Stars’ (1957) 22, 38
Bill Evans Trio 64
Bill Haley and the Comets 9
Bindon, John 201
Bingenheimer, Rodney 154
Birch, Will 195
Björk xii
Black, Bill 15
Black Dyke Mills Band 118
Black Sabbath 123–8, 159, 261
Black Sabbath 127–8, 129
Ozzy Osbourne 223
Stonehenge set 233
Blackboard Jungle 22
Blackwell, Bumps 4, 5–6, 7
Blackwell, Chris 168–71
Blauel, Renate 266, 267, 268, 269
Blizzard of Ozz 223, 224
Blockheads, the 194
Blodwyn Pig 127
Blondie 198, 207, 218, 220
Bloomfield, Mike 101
Bluesology 269
Blur 317–18
Bob Marley and the Wailers 168–70, 173, 191
Bobby Fuller Four 105
Bolan, Marc 140
Bon Jovi 268
Bonds, Gary U.S. 64
Bonham, John 200, 201, 204
Bono 246–7
Bono, Sonny 156, 298
Boomtown Rats 198, 243–4
Boone, Pat 6
Bowie, Angie 154, 155, 156
Bowie, David xii, 137, 139, 322
Aladdin Sane 158
Black Tie White Noise 308
death 323
Diamond Dogs 165
The Elephant Man 212
Hunky Dory 143
Let’s Dance 235
and Lou Reed 141–2
Low 191
relationships 154
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 149, 150
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 215
signs with RCA 141
‘Under Pressure’ 222
US success 210
Young Americans 166, 173
Ziggy Stardust xiii, 150–7
Boy George 244, 267
Boyd, Jenny 117
Boyd, Pattie 177
Brand, Oscar 61
Brand, Russell xiii
Braun, Michael 192
BRIT Awards 292
Brooks, Garth 286
Brooks, James 304
Brown, Bobby 307
Brown, James 82, 284
Brown, Jay 31
Browne, Jackson 165, 235
Bruce, Jack 102, 104
Buchanan, Jack 151
Buckingham, Lindsey 174, 175, 176–7, 178, 179
Buckingham Nicks 175, 180
Buerk, Michael 244
Buggles 219
Bulgari, Gianni 148
Burgess, Anthony 151
Burk, Bill 186
Bush, Kate 198, 229, 250, 308
Butler, Geezer 124
Butterfield, Paul 276
Byrds, the 97, 105, 122, 126
Cactus 126
Cahn, Sammy 115
Campbell, Glen 86
Canned Heat 135
Cannonball Adderley
102
Capitol 276
Capote, Truman 146, 147
Carroll, Jim 139
Carter, Ernest ‘Boom’ 160, 163
Carter, Jimmy 190
Cash, Johnny 18
CBS 252, 256
Chandler, Chas 98–9, 101, 102
Chandler, Jordan 306–7
Channel, Bruce 69, 72
Chapman, Mark 211–12, 239
Chapman, Tracy 262, 278
Charles, Ray 44, 52, 54, 64
Chavez, Ingrid 283–4
Checker, Chubby 52
Cherney, Ed 276
Cherry, Ava 154
Chiffons, the 80
Childs, Carole 254
chitlin circuit 5, 100, 102
Clanton, Jimmy 41
Clapton, Eric 182, 301
drink and drugs 135, 273, 274, 277
influence of Hank Marvin on 50
and Jimi Hendrix 101, 102–4
relationships 177
Clark, Dave 292
Clark, Jim 317, 318
Clash, the 196, 203, 295
albums 191, 207, 229
Clemons, Clarence 160
Cliff, Jimmy 149
Clinton, Bill xiii, 307
Clovers, the 44
Cobain, Kurt xvii, 309–13
and Courtney Love 309, 311–12
death 309–10, 312
and fame 312–13
Cochran, Eddie 22, 25, 35
Coen Brothers 30, 53
Cohen, Leonard 129, 271, 301
Cohn, Nik 151
Colclough, Beechy 306
Cole, Richard 96, 201, 204
Collins, Phil 222, 277
Columbia Records 58, 60, 110, 159
Colyer, Ken 23
Commander Cody 204
compact discs (CDs) 241, 256, 268, 310
Continental Hyatt House, Hollywood 230
Cooke, Sam 27
Cooper, Alice 152
Copeland, Miles 220
Costello, Elvis 191, 194, 207, 212, 215
Count Basie 148
Courson, Pamela 135
Coward, Noël 195
Cox, Courteney 240
Crawdaddy 131, 139
Cream 102, 105, 126
Creedence Clearwater Revival 164
Creme, Lol 217
Crickets, the 37, 41, 42, 69–70
Cripps, Bruce see Welch, Bruce
Crosby, Bing 18, 62
Crosby, David 226
Crowded House 257, 294
Crystals, The 72
Culture Club 235, 244
Cure, The 215
Curtis, Tony 156
Daily Mail 31
Daily Mirror 249
Daily Telegraph 269
Daltrey, Roger 133
band arguments 91–2
drugs 90–1, 92
relationships 93
the Who 90–4, 96
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