Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs 52
May, Brian 287, 291, 292
Mayfield, Curtis 100
MC Hammer 286
MC5 160
Meat Loaf 222
Meat Puppets 299–300
Meehan, Tony 46
Megadeth 286
Melody Maker 212
Melvins, the 313–14, 315
Memphis Press-Scimitar 186
Mercury, Freddie (Farrokh Bulsara) 287–93, 312
AIDS 287–8, 292–3
early life 289
sexuality 288–90, 291–3
Messina 180
Metallica 271
MIA 49
Michael, George 244, 268
Band Aid 245
‘Careless Whisper’ 242
Faith 264, 267
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 286, 305
sexuality 267
takes action against Sony 304–6, 307
Microsoft 317, 318
Midge Ure 244
Midler, Bette 277
Miller, Steve 165
Miracles, the 64, 127
Mississippi-Alabama Fair (1956) 13
Mr Freedom 151
Mitchell, Guy 18
Mitchell, Joni 122, 143, 165, 167, 173
Mitchum, Robert 162
mobile phones 316
Moby Grape 127
Mogull, Artie 59
Money, Ronnie 101
Money, Zoot 101
Moon, Keith xiv, 156, 230
band arguments 91–2, 95–6
drugs 90–1, 92, 297
relationships 93
rock-star stereotypes xvii
the Who 90–4, 95–6
Moore, Demi 283
Moore, Mary Tyler 261
Moore, Scotty 15
Morgan, Seth 109
Morrison, Jim xiii, 130–5, 281
charged with indecent exposure 132–4
death 135, 140
and Patricia Kennealy 130, 134–5
16 photoshoot 132
Morrison, Van 24, 113, 122, 165
Morrissey xii, 271, 315
Most, Mickie 99
Mothers of Invention, the 105, 260
Mötley Crüe 259, 260, 262, 263
Motown 81
Mott the Hoople 153
MP3 players 317, 318–19
MTV 248, 281, 283, 302
Duran Duran 217–18
Guns N’ Roses 261–2, 263
Michael Jackson 237
Mick Jagger 219, 220
MTV revolution 217–21
Muddy Waters 148
Muir, Frank 34
Murphy, Elliott 160
Murray, Bill 185
Murray, Charles Shaar 154
Murray, Mitch 69
Muse 322
Namath, Joe 108
Nash, Graham 226
Naughty Rhythms Tour 167
Neal, Mark 224
Neil, Fred 58
Nelson, Paul 56
Netscape 317, 318
Neverland Ranch, Santa Barbara 306
New Barbarians, the 205
New Musical Express 102, 116, 154, 212
New Order 278
New York Times 59, 62, 112, 135
drug use in Hollywood 227
Elton John auction 269
John Lennon 212
Live Aid 249
Rolling Stones 148
Newman, Paul 59
Newman, Randy 149
News, the 241
News of the World 267
Newsweek 146, 164, 212
Newton-John, Olivia 192, 220
Nicholson, Jack 246
Nichopoulos, George (Doctor Nick) 183, 184–5
Nicks, Stevie
Buckingham Nicks 175, 180
drink and drugs 178, 273–4
and Fleetwood Mac 174, 175, 176–7, 178, 179–81
Fritz 176
relationship with Lindsey Buckingham 175, 176–7
Nightingale, Annie 211–12
Nirvana 50, 296
Bleach 278
death of Kurt Cobain 309–10, 312
In Utero 310–11
Nevermind 294, 309–10
Unplugged in New York 315
Nixon, President 187
Nobilio, Doctor 2
Noone, Peter 131
Norden, Denis 34
Norman, Philip 208–9
NWA 271
Oasis 315, 317–18
O’Brien, Glenn 138
O’Connor, Sinéad 286
Oldfield, Mike 158
Oldham, Andrew Loog 77–8, 79
Olivier, Laurence 21, 290
Olsen, Keith 180
Onassis, Jackie 238
Ono, Yoko
Double Fantasy 211, 212, 215
and John Lennon 119–20, 208, 209, 210, 211
wealth 209, 210
Orbison, Roy 162, 164
hit songs 52, 54, 80, 89
O’Rourke, P. J. 281–2
Osborne, Buzz 313, 314
Osborne, John 21
Osbourne, John ‘Ozzy’ xii, 124, 125–6, 223–4, 228
death of Randy Rhoads 225
and Sharon Arden 223–4, 228
as wild man on stage 224
Osbourne, Sharon (née Arden) 225
death of Randy Rhoads 225
and Ozzy Osbourne 223–4, 228
Page, Frank ‘Brother Gatemouth’ 3
Page, James 24
Page, Jimmy 50, 199–200, 201, 203, 204–6
Paramor, Norrie 48
Parker, Colonel Tom 13, 15, 16, 20, 186, 188–9
Parlophone 69
Parnes, Larry 34
Parsons, Gram 165
Pavement 301
Payne, Davey 197
Peellaert, Guy 151
Pendergrass, Teddy 226
Penn, Sean 279, 284
Pennebaker, D. A. 62, 155
Penniman, Leva Mae 1
People 189, 212
Perkins, Carl 18, 22
Pet Shop Boys 257, 264, 271
Peter, Paul & Mary 58, 72, 80
Petty, Norman 41, 58
and Buddy Holly 37–8
Petty, Tom 182, 253–4, 255, 278
Phair, Liz 308
Phil Silvers Show, The 34
Philips 317, 319
Philip, Michael see Jagger, Mick
Phillips, Dewey 3
Phillips, John 109–10
Phillips, Jud 32
Phillips, Sam 29, 30, 31, 33, 169
Pink Floyd 202
Another Brick In The Wall 215
The Dark Side Of The Moon 158
The Division Bell 315
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 264
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 113
The Wall 207
Plant, Robert 133, 199–202, 203, 204–6
Platters, the 9
Pogues, the 271
Poison 262
Police, the 207, 222
Poly Styrene 193
Polydor 180
Portishead 315
Powell, Aubrey 203
Prado, Pérez 9
Presley, Elvis xi, xii, 10–17, 50, 59, 238
appearance 6, 14, 187–8
‘Baby Let’s Play House’ 9
character 29, 41
death 185–6, 188–9, 230
drugs 186–7
early life 11–12, 56
The Ed Sullivan Show 10, 20–1
films 119
first broadcast appearance 3
G.I. Blues 52
hairstyle 14
‘His Latest Flame’ 64
‘Hound Dog’ 18
influence on Freddie Mercury 289, 290
Lincoln Continental 10, 12, 16
loneliness 183, 184, 187
Love Me Tender 10, 12, 15, 17
‘Loving You’ 27
military service 54
relationships 12–13, 14–15, 17, 183–5, 186
and Sam Phillips 169
sex appea
l 14–16, 17, 42, 133
songwriting 82
success 57, 62, 160
television appearances 60
‘Tutti Frutti’ 7
TV appearances 10, 19–20
vanity 187–8
Presley, Gladys 10–12, 13, 16, 17, 184
Presley, Lisa Marie 185, 306
Presley, Priscilla 184, 185
Presley, Vernon 10–11, 13, 17, 189
Pretenders, the 222, 226
Price, Lloyd 44
Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) 241
and Bonnie Raitt 275–6
changes name to a symbol 302–4, 305–6
‘Little Red Corvette’ 302
Live Aid 246
‘The Most Beautiful Girl In The World’ 307
1999 229
Purple Rain 242, 302
Sign O’ The Times 264
and Warner Brothers 302, 303–4, 305–6, 307
Prine, John 160
Proby, P. J. 133
Procol Harum 113
Public Enemy 264, 284
Pugh, Wynette (Tammy Wynette) 15, 274
punk 195, 203
Q magazine 296
Quarrymen, the 24–6, 42, 45
Queen
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ 182
Freddie Mercury dies 287, 292–3
Innuendo 294
A Kind Of Magic 257
Live Aid 246, 292
‘Radio Ga Ga’ 248
‘Under Pressure’ 222
Quiet Riot 259
radio 3, 20
Radiohead 308
Radziwill, Princess Lee 146
Rage Against the Machine 49
Railroaders, the 24, 45
Raitt, Bonnie 274–7
is dropped by record label 274–5
‘Nick Of Time’ 276–7, 278
Ramones, the 182, 204
Rank Organisation, The 33
Rankin, Brian see Marvin, Hank
Raspberries 157
Ratt 259
Rattlesnakes, the 24
Rave 95
Ray, Johnnie (Nabob of Sob) 66
RCA Records
and David Bowie 141
and Elvis Presley 10, 12, 153, 188, 189
and Lou Reed 140, 141
Ready Steady Go! 81, 94
Real Paper 160
Record Plant, The 177–8
Red Hot Chili Peppers 295–300
Blood Sugar Sex Magik 294, 295, 299
sock stunt 296–7
Redding, Otis 93, 97, 110, 122
Reed, Jimmy 54
Reed, Lou 137–42, 192
childhood 138
and David Bowie 141–2, 153
leaves Velvet Underground 138
No One Waved Good-bye 140
‘Perfect Day’ 138
as support for Ian Dury 196
‘Walk On The Wild Side’ 141
Reeder, Eskew (Esquerita) 2
Reid, John 266, 269
Reiner, Rob 230
REM 220, 296
Automatic For The People 301
Fables Of The Reconstruction 250
Green 271
‘Losing My Religion’ 294
Renta, Oscar de la 148
Rhoads, Randy 224–5
Richard, Cliff (Harry Webb) 32, 35
films 119
and Hank Marvin 46
and the Shadows 46, 70
Richards, Keith xiii, xiv, xvi, 73–9, 159
and Brian Jones 75
Little Richard’s ‘Tutti Frutti’ 7
Live Aid 246
and Mick Jagger 73–4
the New Barbarians 205
1972 American tour 147, 148
relationships 99
Richardson, J. P. 38, 40
Richie, Lionel 246
Roberts, Julia 283
Robinson, Jackie 3
Robinson, Lisa 140–1
Robinson, Richard 140–1
Robinson, Smokey 82
Robinson, Sugar Ray 20
Rocket Records 269
Rodgers, Nile 197
Rodgers, Paul 133
Rogers, Kenny 212
Rolling Stone magazine
Apple Corps 116
Berlin Wall 282
cover stars 227, 295, 296, 307
the Doors 131, 132
Elton John 268
Fleetwood Mac 179
Janis Joplin 108–9
John Lennon 212
Jon Landau 160
Linda Ronstadt 176
Lou Reed 139
‘The Message’ 228
Nirvana 312
Red Hot Chili Peppers 295, 296–7, 300
Rolling Stones 146, 147
Rolling Stones, the 99, 156, 157
Black and Blue 179, 182
‘Come On’ 80
in concert 202, 246, 322
Dirty Work 257
Emotional Rescue 215
Exile On Main St 149
formation 76–7
‘Get Off Of My Cloud’ 93
‘Honky Tonk Women’ 129
‘(I can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ 97, 159
and Ian Stewart 75–9
influence of Buddy Holly on 42
‘It’s All Over Now’ 89
‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ 122
Knebworth 202
Live Aid 246
1972 American tour 144–8
‘Not Fade Away’ 42
‘Paint It, Black’ 105
songwriting 82–3
success 160, 260
tax exile 142
tours 82, 144–8
Undercover 235
Voodoo Lounge 315
Ronettes, the 80
Ronson, Mick 152, 156
Ronstadt, Linda 176, 273
Roots, the 49, 308
Rory Storm and the Hurricanes 66
Rose, W. Axl 258–63
Ross, Diana 246
Rotolo, Carla 58
Rotten, Johnny 193
Rovell, Marilyn 85, 87
Rowe, Dick 49
Roxon, Lillian 134
Roxy Music 151, 158, 170, 229
Royal Teens 35
Run-DMC 250
Runaways, the 182
Rundgren, Todd 136, 149, 204
Russell, Ken 268
Ryan, Robert 208
Sancious, David 160, 163
Santo & Johnny 44
Sarstedt, Peter 129
Satin, Lonnie 20
Scaggs, Boz 182
Sebring, Jay 131, 132
Seeger, Pete 60
Seidemann, Bob 109
Selassie, Haile 170, 171–2
Seliger, Mark 295, 297
Sellers, Peter 34, 195, 234
Sennett, Mack 145
Shadows, the 46–9, 70
‘Apache’ 48, 49, 52
Shaw, Sandie 107
Shearer, Harry 230, 231, 234
Shelton, Robert 59, 60, 61, 62
Shepperton Studios 216–18
Shields, Brooke 237
Shindig! 81, 88, 94
Shotton, Pete 117
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, the 239
Sid Vicious xvii
Sikes, Bill 195
Silvers, Phil 234
Simon, Carly 148
Simon, John 111
Simon, Paul 149, 158, 166, 257
Simon & Garfunkel 110, 122, 136
Simonon, Paul 203
Sinatra, Frank 62, 115, 146, 203
‘Everybody’s Twistin’ 72
In The Wee Small Hours 9
Six Gutis 20
16 magazine 131–2
Sixx, Nikki 263
skiffle 23–5, 45
Slim Harpo 100
Slovak, Hillel 298
Sly & the Family Stone 113, 143
Small, Millie 169
Smashing Pumpkins, the 308
Smile 290, 291
Smith, Billy 184, 188
Smith, Cathy 227
Smith, Chad 296
/> Smith, Jo 184
Smith, Patti 167
Horses 167, 173
Smiths, the 250
Sondheim, Stephen 146–7
Sonic Youth 229
Sony 241
and George Michael 304–6, 307
Soul II Soul 278
Sounes, Howard 140
South Pacific 35
Spears, Britney 307
Speciality Records 4
Spector, Phil 87, 162, 163
Spencer, Jeremy 175
Spin Doctors 315
Spinal Tap 230–4
Spiritualized 301
Springfield, Dusty 107
Springsteen, Bruce 252, 312
Born In The U.S.A. 240, 241, 242
‘Born To Run’ 159–64, 167, 173
in concert 247–8, 256, 257, 322
‘Dancing In The Dark’ 240
Darkness On The Edge Of Town 198
Greetings From Ashbury Park, N.J. 158
High Fidelity xv
and Jon Landau 160–1
Live Aid 245
media scrutiny 254
Nebraska 229
on being a rock star xvi, xvii, 157
The River 212, 215
‘Streets Of Philadelphia’ 315
success xiii, 157, 312
working life themes 56
Sputniks, the 24
Stamp, Chris 90, 95
Stanshall, Vivian 195
Stanwyck, Barbara 16
Starkey, Richard see Starr, Ringo
Starr, Maureen 114–15
Starr, Ringo (Richard Starkey) 65–71, 156
drinking 272–3, 274, 277
early life 66
joins the Beatles 66–71, 78
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 117
success 114–15
Status Quo 245
Stavers, Gloria 131–2
Steely Dan 149
Steve Allen Show, The 20
Stewart, Ian (Stu) 75–9
1972 American tour 145–6
Stewart, Rod 179
appearance 133
Atlantic Crossing 166
early life 60
and Ian Dury and the Blockheads 196
‘Maggie May’ 143
videos 221
Stiff 194
Stills, Stephen 226
Sting
Band Aid 244, 245
The Soul Cages 294
Stipe, Michael 220
Stone, Sharon 296
Stone, Sly 177–8
Stone Roses 281
Stooges, the 136, 151, 153, 154
Stradlin, Izzy 259–60
Stranglers, the 204
Stratocaster guitar 46–7
Stray Cats 220
Streisand, Barbra 156, 238
Stryper 259
Stubblefield, Clyde 284
Suede 308
Sugarfoot Sam 2
Sullivan, Ed 10, 20–1, 25, 36, 81
Summer, Donna 185
‘I Feel Love’ 185, 191
Summers, Andy 101
Sun 267
Sunday Night at the London Palladium 36
Sunday Times 26
Supremes, the 82, 127
Swanson, Gloria 324
Swayze, Patrick 283
Sweet 152
T. Rex 143
Take That 301
Talking Heads 198, 212, 215, 242
Tallent, Garry 160
T.A.M.I. Show 82
Tate, Sharon 128
Taylor, Derek 87
Taylor, Elizabeth 306
Taylor, James 136, 273
Taylor, Livingston 160
Taylor, Roger 287, 291
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