Index

• Abel, Rick, 17, 25, 56, 62, 75–76, 122, 124, 168–169, 173, 313

• abusive relationships

  • accusations of, 77–78, 267, 276

  • between James Johnson Sr. and Mabel Sims Johnson, 5

  • Mabel Sims and RJ, 6

• acting aspirations, 231, 310–311, 314

• addiction, 166, 219–220, 232, 234, 242, 261, 303

  • See also drug use ; specific drugs

• advances, 58, 68, 75–76, 81, 231, 260

• alcohol use, 59, 132, 167, 238, 247

• “Alice in Ghettoland,” 172–173

• “All Night Long,” 202

• allegations of torture, 257–258, 263–265, 274, 276–277

• Allen, Michelle, 270–271, 278

• Alley, Frances, 256–259, 263, 271–272

• American Music Awards, 152, 186

• American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), 112, 322

• arrests, 50–51, 259

• artists as lawbreakers, 292, 332

• Associated Press, 94, 97, 173, 193, 234, 236, 242, 245, 318

• Atlantic Records, 57–59

• A.V. Club, 218, 231, 314

• awards, 100, 253, 322, 323

  • See also honors

 

• “Back in You Again,” 298–299, 300–301

• Balkou, Nick, 17, 50, 76–77, 81

• band living conditions, 58, 66, 71–72, 75–76

• B. B. King tour, 78–81, 122

• Beckenstein, Jay, 89

• “Below the Funk (Pass the J),” 4, 160

• “Big Showdown,” 68–69, 76

• “Big Time,” 120, 138–139

• Billboard charts

  • albums, 112, 132, 139, 144, 186, 202, 207, 210, 224, 231, 246, 303, 327

  • singles, 52, 107, 109, 130–131, 139, 151, 157, 159, 183–184, 204–205, 215, 222–223, 229, 244, 253

• Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards, 323

• Blair, Linda, 203–204

• Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, 11, 51–52

• “borrowed” objects, 18, 24–25

• Bracken, John, 45–48

• Brooklyn Brig, 44–45, 47–48

• Bruggeman, Dan, 13, 47

• Buffalo News, 88, 256, 273, 282, 285, 307, 325–327

• Bustin’ Out : The Best of Rick James (album), 284–286, 296

• Bustin’ Out of L Seven (album), 111–112, 131–132, 139, 284

 

• Canadian recording opportunities, 17–18, 82, 84

• “Can’t Stop,” 223

• “Casanova Brown,” 156

• “Changes,” 84

• Chappelle’s Show, xv, 117, 172, 238, 317–321

• charges

  • against RJ, 259, 265, 274

  • against Tanya, 259, 265, 267

• childhood, 4–5, 7, 12

• Chin, Brian, 154, 162

• choreography, 103, 120, 124, 149, 300

• “City of Fallen Angels,” 261

• Clinton, George, 96–97, 185, 199, 308, 336

• cocaine

  • attitudes towards, 98, 166

  • costs of, 166, 228, 234, 257, 270

  • smuggling, 32, 90, 265

  • ties to White Cane band, 70, 74–75

  • use, 8, 32, 58, 70–71, 79, 99–100, 103, 129, 165–170, 177, 180, 232, 247, 255–258, 271, 300–301

• “Cold Blooded,” 204

• Cold Blooded (album), 21, 204, 206–207, 230, 300

• collaborations, 180–182, 204, 243, 283

• Colored Girls. See Mary Jane Girls

• Columbia Records, 215

• Come Get It ! (album), 88–92, 96, 98, 100–101, 108–109, 112–113, 132, 300

• “Come into My Life,” 131

• Complete Motown Singles, The, 41

• concert promotion, RJ working in, 82–83

• concerts, 118–125, 156, 163–164, 187–188, 233, 252–253, 301–302

  • Confessions of Rick James : Memoirs of a Super Freak, The, 10, 61, 92, 113, 139, 233, 241, 257, 262, 264, 296, 305, 339

• contracts, 18, 67, 69, 80, 85, 89

  • See also Motown Record Corporation
    v. Mary Jane Girls

• costs

  • concert related, 121, 125

  • of drug use, 166, 228, 234, 257, 270

  • personal expenses, 106, 260, 306

  • production, 81, 230–231, 247

  • of recording, 32–33

• “Country Woman,” 76

• court-martials, 44–48

• cover art, 75, 101, 111, 115, 135, 138–139, 161, 185, 201, 228–229, 245–246, 248–249, 302, 327

• criminal trials, 256–260, 265–266, 268–272, 274–275, 278–279

• crossover appeal, 99, 151, 207

• cunnilingus, 105, 118, 120, 127, 134, 136, 148, 184, 299, 337

 

• “Dance Wit’ Me,” 184

• “De Ja Vu (I’ve Been Here Before),” 115

• death, 28, 219, 329–332

• “Deeper Still,” 325

• Deeper Still (album), 314, 324–327

• deportations, 23–24, 51

• desertion, 14–15, 44–46

• Dick Clark’s Live Wednesday show, 99–100

• Dirty Mind (album by Prince), 134–135, 148

• disco music, 97–99, 108, 143–144

• “Divine Love (So Fine),” 284

• “Do You Wanna Play,” 325–326

• “Don’t Give Up on Love,” 137–138

• “Don’t You Worry,” 68–69, 76

• “Dorinda”/“Malinda,” 11, 51

• double-dealing, contracts, 18, 67, 80, 85, 89

• Doughty, Bob, 17, 71, 79–81

• “Down By Law,” 284–285

• “Dream Maker,” 109

• drug smuggling, 32–34, 90

• drug use, 69, 85, 95, 108–109, 132, 150, 166–168, 231, 234, 235–238, 248, 301, 303, 328–330

  • abstaining from, 188, 261, 292–293

  • acid, 40

  • cocaine, 8, 58, 70–71, 99–100, 103, 165–170, 177, 218–219, 228, 232, 234, 247, 255–258, 300–301

  • and the criminal case, 270–271

  • and family dynamics, xvi

  • heroin, 8

  • marijuana, 8, 24, 31, 57, 103, 119, 305

  • other types, 31

  • Palmer’s, 56

  • poppers, 31, 36

  • Quaalude, 149, 187

  • songs about, 108–109, 148–149, 161, 204, 228, 285, 303

  • vs. women, 40–41

 

• earnings, 92, 106–107, 125, 163–164, 202, 210, 226, 231, 242, 252, 306

• “Ebony Eyes,” 204–205, 288–289

• Endersby, Stan, 16–17, 25, 50, 67–68, 176–177

• escapes, 45

 

• “Fantasy,” 54

• “Favorite Flava,” 299

• fighting, 4, 54, 56, 213, 264–265, 272–273

• financial antics, 18, 67, 80, 85, 89

  • See also advances ; contracts

• “Find It,” 76

• “Fire and Desire,” 153–156

• Fire It Up (album), 130–132, 139

• Flag, The (album), 226–231, 238–239

• Folsom State Prison, 288–290, 298

• “Fool on the Street,” 112

• “Forever and a Day,” 230

• Freakonomics (Dubner & Levitt), 338–339

• “Free to Be Me,” 228

• freebasing cocaine, 166–167, 228, 255

  • See also cocaine ; drug use

• “Funk in America/Silly Little Man,” 226–229, 244–245

• funk music, 96–97, 111, 137–138, 141, 159, 223, 246, 248, 312, 366

• “Funk Wit Me,” 325–326

• “Funkin’ Around,” 83

 

• Garden of Love (album), 137–141, 144

• Gaye, Jan, 152, 168

• Gaye, Marvin, 143, 152, 183

• Gerrard, Denny, 65, 70, 74

• “Get On Down,” 76

• “Get Up and Dance,” 87–89

• “Get Wit It,” 249

• “Gettin’ It On (In the Sunshine),” 137–138

• Ghant, Candice, 198–199

• “Ghetto Life,” 158–159, 162, 181, 187, 244–245

• “Give It to Me Baby,” 151, 157–158, 207, 302, 336, 339

• Gladden, Mabel. See Sims, Mabel

• “Glow,” 222

• Glow (album), 221–224, 230

• Glow The Autobiography of Rick James (Ritz), 339

• See also Ritz, David

• “Go On and Cry,” 41–42

• “Good Ol Days,” 156, 301

• Gordon, Shep, 140–142

• Gordy, Berry, 41, 43, 55, 66, 91, 97, 103, 114, 236–237, 322

• Grammy nominations, 144, 150–151, 253–254

• Grand, Richard, 17–18, 29

• Great White Cane, The (album), 71, 75–77, 80, 248

• “Grim Reaper,” 82

• “Guinnevere,” 325

 

• Hammer, MC, 251–254, 336

• “Hard to Get,” 184

• Heaven and Earth (band), 66, 68–69

• “High on Your Love Suite,” 112

• Hijazi, Tanya

  • bail, 260

  • criminal activities, 256–259, 263–265, 270–271, 272–273, 291

  • described, 240

  • divorce, 306, 328

  • family of, 261–262, 289

  • as inspiration, 299, 327

  • marriage, 281–282, 291–292, 304–305, 339

  • on RJ, 308, 313–314

  • RJ on, 241

• hip-hop music, 97, 297–298

• “Hollywood,” 109

• Hollywood dreams, 172–175, 210–211, 231, 309, 311

• “Hollywood Star,” 84, 109

• honors, 100, 112, 144, 150–152, 253–254, 322–323

  • See also awards

• housing, 142–143, 237, 255, 260, 288

• Hudson, Camille, 7, 100–101, 333

 

• “I Got You,” 327

• “I’m a Sucker for Your Love,” 114–115, 164

• imitation of musical styles, 21–22, 29, 42, 97, 131, 134, 143, 227–228, 245

• “In My House,” 224–225

• “In the Girls’ Room,” 245

• insults, towards RJ, 4, 54

  • interviews

  • Associated Press, 94, 97, 173, 193, 234, 236, 242, 245

  • A.V. Club, 218, 231, 314

  • Buffalo News, 88

  • with David Ritz, 40, 42, 59, 81, 83–85, 105, 114, 130, 132, 147, 172–173, 204, 207, 209

  • New York Daily News, 273

  • Newsweek, 191–192

  • Oui, 173–174

  • Right On !, 158, 181

  • Washington Post, 97, 122, 166, 251

• Isgro, Joseph, 294–296

• “Island Lady,” 137–138

• “It’s My Time,” 41–42, 54

 

• Jackson, Michael, 194–195, 210, 279

• jail time, 23, 44–45, 47–48, 51, 213, 260, 265, 275, 278–279, 282–283, 287–291

• jailhouse informants, 271, 278

• James, Rick

  • accusations of being gay, 160–161

  • ambitions, 3, 139, 151, 172–173

  • appearance, 66, 101, 103, 116, 119–120, 122, 149, 187, 228–229, 246, 268–269, 272, 293, 302, 334

  • character of, 7, 18, 26, 34, 40, 95, 236–237, 316

  • in court, 258, 268–269, 271–272

  • death, 329–330

  • divorce, 106–107, 306, 313–314, 328

  • family background, xvi, 1–5, 46

  • funeral, 333–335

  • generosity, 25, 67–68, 183

  • on himself, 255–266, 289–290, 332

  • hobbies, 142–143

  • honored, 100, 112, 144, 150–152, 253–254, 322–323

  • as Johnson, James Jr., 68

  • legacies, 336–342

  • marriage, 62, 83–84, 268, 281–282, 291, 304

  • on married women, 128–129

  • as Matthews, Ricky James, 20

  • medical problems, 132, 186, 219–220, 307–310

  • musical education, 3, 9–11

  • musical skills, 10–11, 66–67, 87, 112

  • name changes, 20, 51

  • on parenthood, 62

  • religious conversion, 221, 233, 242–243

  • schooling, 9–10

• James, Rick Jr., 62, 189, 224, 304

• James, Ty, 62, 189, 224, 304, 323, 335

• Johnson, James Ambrose Jr.. See James, Rick

• Johnson, James Ambrose Sr., 5, 314

• Johnson, James Jr. (RJ), 68

• Johnson, LeRoi, 2–6, 32, 124, 127–128, 142, 147–148, 167–168, 185, 192, 210–211, 223–224, 236, 259, 265, 329–330

• Johnson, Tazman James, 261–262, 267, 289, 304

• Johnson, William, 3, 213, 307

 

• Kelly, Peter, 128, 261–262

• Kerr, Colin, 27–30

• Kickin’ (album), 248–249

 

• lawsuits, 100, 132, 138, 186, 207, 224

  • Frances Alley’s, 258–259

  • Mary Sauger’s, 265, 275

  • Motown Record Corporation v. Mary Jane Girls, 230, 232–239, 242

• legal troubles

  • commercial disputes, 121–122

  • desertion, 42–43

  • family, 213

  • over drugs, 8

  • over stolen articles, 23–24, 50–51

  • See also contracts ; criminal trials ; lawsuits ; Motown Record Corporation
    v. Mary Jane Girls

• LeMelle, Daniel, 93, 99, 106, 116–117, 149–150, 165–166, 177, 183, 201, 232, 289–290, 301

• lies, about ages, 13–14, 46–47, 53–54

• Life (movie), 310–311

• life in the ghetto, 6–7, 9, 13, 98, 158–159, 162, 244

• life meets art, 173–175, 223–224, 298, 300, 325–327

• “Loosey’s Rap,” 243–244, 247

• Los Angeles Times, 99, 108, 112, 115, 120, 138, 144, 151, 153, 154–155, 177, 260, 266, 271

  • interviews, 82, 186, 199, 313

• “Love Gravy,” 310

• “Love Gun,” 117–118, 130–131

• lyric themes in RJ’s songs, 97–98, 143, 204, 236, 244, 294, 340

• lyrics

  • English influences on, 146–147

  • explicit nature of, 98, 103, 105, 109, 120, 130–131, 134, 157–158, 299–300, 325–326, 340

 

• McDuffie Funderburg, JoJo, 103, 196, 198–200, 202, 301, 331

• McGraw, Peter, 25, 127

• McLean Hospital, 219–220, 232

• “Make Love to Me,” 162

• “Malinda”/“Dorinda,” 11, 51–53

• “Mama’s Eyes,” 5

• Marie, Teena, 113–115, 140, 153–156, 164, 176, 196, 238, 309, 315, 327, 331

• marijuana use and possession, 8, 24, 31, 33–34, 57, 198, 305

  • onstage, 103, 119, 121–122, 164

  • songs about, 108–109

  • See also drug use

• “Mary-Go-Round,” 138

• “Mary Jane,” 99, 108–109, 112, 187, 303, 339

• Mary Jane Girls, The, 103, 176, 196–202, 207, 220, –, 230, 232–239, 237, 242

• Mason, Rickman, 39–40, 53

• “Masquerade,” 54

• Matthews, Ricardo. See James, Rick Jr.

• Matthews, Ricky (RJ), 20, 51

• Matthews, Tyenza. See James, Ty

• “Maybe,” 327

• Merryweather, Neil, 22, 39, 50, 53, 64–65

• MGM Records, 74–75, 80–81

• Misener, Kelly, 61–63, 83–84, 105–107, 132

• Mob incidents, 178–179

• money issues, 32–33, 260, 296, 306

• “Money Talks,” 180–181, 227–228

• Mood Records, 88, 89

• Morgan, Syville, 61–62, 189, 224

• “Mother Earth,” 76

• Motown Record Corporation, xv, 38–43, 51–55, 90–92, 98–100, 102–104, 107, 113–115, 182–183, 235, 250

• Motown Record Corporation v. Mary Jane Girls, 230, 232–239, 242

• “Mr. Policeman,” 120, 160–162, 244–245

• MTV, 147, 190–195, 205, 216, 244

• Murphy, Eddie, 195, 214–217, 222, 226, 310–311, 341

• music inspired by RJ, 337, 339–340

• music sampling, 251–254, 296, 336–337

• “My Love,” 185

• “My Mama,” 83

• Mynah Birds (band), 21, 27–29, 31, 35, 38–41, 50–51

 

• Newsweek, 147, 191–192

• Nicholas, Nick St., 16, 20–21, 49

• Nolasco, Tony, 24, 86–92, 313

• numbers racket, 2, 4–5, 7–8

 

• onstage antics, 103, 118, 120–121

• oral sex, 105, 118, 120, 127, 134, 136, 148, 184, 299, 337

• “Out in the Country,” 53

 

• Palmer, Bruce, 35–36, 49, 56

• parole, 291, 301, 303

• “Party All the Time,” 215

• Pendergrass, Teddy, 169, 193

• perjury, concerning age, 13, 46–47, 53–54

• Philadelphia Inquirer, 120, 138, 200, 210, 288, 293, 300, 336

• “P.I.M.P. the S.I.M.P.,” 205–206

• “Player’s Way,” 298

• police incidents, 121–123, 143, 162

• political songs, 180–181, 226–228, 244–245

• Polydor Records, 89

• poppers, 31, 36

• pornographic nature of RJ’s music. See lyrics ; sexual contact

• Portsmouth Naval Prison, 48–49

• “Portuguese Love,” 156

• Prince, 131, 133–136, 200, 210, 225, 227–228

• producing

  • career, 113–114, 164, 182, 201, 215, 224–226

• RJ’s love of, 176–177

• prostitutes, 8–9, 205–206, 298

• punk funk music, 98, 105, 243, 245, 248–249

 

• Quaalude, 149, 187

• Quality Records, 84, 109

 

• racism, 191–195, 279–280

• rap music, 97, 203, 206, 243–244, 250–254, 293, 297–298

• RCA Victor, 68

• Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), statistics, 100, 144, 151, 186, 202, 207

• recording opportunities in Canada, 17–18

• Reflections (album), 209–210, 219

• rehab, 219–221, 232, 234, 278–279, 283, 285–287, 328–329

• reviews, “17,” 209–210

  • ballads, 138

  • Bustin’ Out : The Best of Rick James, 284

  • of Chappelle’s Show skits, 318

  • Cold Blooded, 206

  • comparing RJ and Prince, 135–136

  • “Dance Wit’ Me,” 184

  • Deeper Still, 324–325, 327

  • “Ebony Eyes,” 204–205

  • “Fire and Desire,” 153–155

  • Fire It Up, 131

  • Flag, The, 227–228, 230, 231

  • Garden of Love, 137–138

  • “Give It to Me Baby,” 157

  • Glow, 222–223

  • Life (movie), 311

  • “Loosey’s Rap,” 243–244

  • of the Mary Jane Girls, 198–201

  • “Money Talks,” 181

  • of RJ as a producer, 176, 215, 225

  • Rock, Rhythm & Blues, 249

  • Street Songs, 143–145

  • “Super Freak,” 148, 337

  • Throwin’ Down, 184–186

  • “U Can’t Touch This,” 252, 254

  • Urban Rapsody, 298–300, 302

  • Wonderful, 245–246

• Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, 322

• Rick James Memorial Funk Fest, 334

• Rick James Stone City Band Magical Funk Tour, 116, 122

• “Rip Off 1500,” 24–25, 68

• Ritz, David, 40, 42, 59, 81, 83–85, 105, 114, 130, 132, 147, 172–173, 204, 207, 209

• rivalry (Prince vs. RJ), 133–136, 200, 206, 245–246, 299

• RJ’s music, described, 73, 94

• Robinson, Smokey, 41, 51, 146, 197, 204–205, 332

• “Rock and Roll Baby,” 82

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Library and Archives in Cleveland, 8, 151

• Rock, Rhythm & Blues (album), 249

• Rolling Stone, 11, 97, 191, 306, 309

• Romer, Dick, 127

• Ross, Diana, 99, 113–114, 133–134, 173

• Roth, Ed, 65–66, 70, 87

• royalties, 239, 252

• Ruffin, Levi, 5, 9–11, 32, 62–63, 88, 92–94, 99, 101, 106, 118, 135, 155–156, 167, 172, 177–179, 189, 219–220, 233, 251–252, 316, 331

 

• Sailor Boys (band), 20–21

• sales numbers, 100, 112, 132, 139, 144, 151, 186, 210, 215, 224, 229–230, 237, 247

• “Sally Walker,” 82

• Salt ’n Pepper (band), 55–60, 68

• sampling music, 251–254, 296, 336–337

• Sarns, Chris, 16, 29, 56–57, 62, 65, 79–80

• Sauger, Mary Elizabeth, 263–266, 272–273

• Semkiw, George, 84–85

• “Serious Love (Spend the Night),” 284

• “17,” 208–210

• sexual assault accusations, 314

  • See also criminal trials

• sexual contact on stage, 103, 120–121

• sexual exploits, 8–9, 77, 84, 121, 127–128, 168, 208, 234, 256–259, 276

• “Sexual Luv Affair,” 245

• “She Blew My Mind (69 Times),” 184

• Shelman, Morley, 35, 38, 42

• Sims, Carmen, 3–4, 212–213

• Sims, Mabel, 2–5, 7–8, 46, 83, 142, 212–213, 255–256, 261, 335

• “69 Times,” 184

• “Slow and Easy (Interlude),” 231

• “So Soft So Wet,” 298–299

• “So Tight,” 244

• “Somebody’s Watching You,” 298

• songs about drug use, 108–109, 148–149, 161, 204, 228, 285, 303

• songwriting, 11, 52–53, 53, 97–98, 103, 105, 138, 143, 146–147, 182, 197, 201, 215, 282

• Soul Train, 117

• special effects, 118, 122–123

• Spice of Life, The (movie) 173–175

• “Square Biz,” 156, 164

• “Standing on the Top,” 181–182

• Stokes, Louis, 1, 45, 334

• Stone City Band, 93, 94, 101, 103, 116–117, 137, 167, 176–177, 187, 207, 216, 233, 251–252, 301–302, 312, 342

• Stone, Sly, 94–95, 98, 165–166

• “Stop It,” 325

• “Stormy Love,” 132

• Street Songs (album), 143–145, 151, 153, 163, 187, 312–313

• “Stroke,” 325, 326

• “Summer Love,” 137–138

• “Super Freak,” 79, 145–152, 164, 181–182, 187, 251–254

• “Sweet and Sexy Thing,” 229

• Sweet, Robert W., 235, 238–239

• “Sweet Surrender,” 84

 

• “Taste,” 325–326, 335

• Taylor, Bobby, 51–53

• “Tell Me (What You Want),” 205

• Temptations, The 53, 105, 145–146, 176, 180–183, 204, 238

• theft

  • accusations from RJ, 233, 257–258

  • of advances, 18, 58, 68

  • from band members, 79–80

  • in Canada, 23

  • of clothing, 8, 44, 50–51

  • microphones, 25–26

  • from record companies, 67

  • from RJ, 260

  • of vehicles, 8

• Third Naval District Brig. See Brooklyn Brig

• “Throwdown,” 184

• Throwin’ Down (album), 180, 182, 185–186, 284

• “Time Is My Keeper,” 76

• Toronto Globe & Mail, 21, 88, 173, 204, 223, 338

• torture, allegations of, 257–258, 263–265, 274, 276–277

• tours

  • with B. B. King, 78–81, 122

  • canceled, 139–140

  • and cocaine use, 168–170

  • Cold Blooded, 207

  • in Europe, 83–84, 187

  • Rick James Stone City Band Magical Funk Tour, 116, 122

  • Street Songs, 156, 161, 163–164, 312–313

  • Throwin’ Down, 187–188

  • Urban Rapsody, 301–302, 307

  • You And I reunion, 315

• “Turn It Out,” 299–300

• TV appearances, 28, 99, 130, 171–172, 187, 214–215, 218, 221, 305–306, 310

 

• “U Bring the Freak Out,” 204

• “U Can’t Touch This,” 145, 251–254, 293, 298

• unreleased songs, 42, 68, 339

• Urban Rapsody (album), 289, 294, 296–300, 339

• US Navy, 12–14, 48

• USA Today, 154, 203, 216–217, 260, 294, 296, 300, 309, 311, 341

 

• videos

  • “Ebony Eyes,” 204–205

  • “Give It to Me Baby,” 158, 191

  • “Glow,” 222

  • “Loosey’s Rap,” 243–244

  • “Party All the Time,” 216

  • Rock, Rhythm & Blues, 249

  • “Standing on the Top,” 183

  • “Super Freak,” 79, 146, 149, 191, 195

  • “Turn It Out,” 300

• violence, 26, 42, 54, 56, 213, 233, 257–258, 264–265, 272–273

 

• Warner Brothers, 242–243

• Washington Post, 135, 148, 150, 163, 182, 184, 197, 199–200, 201, 206, 215, 298, 302, 315, 337–338, 340

  • interviews, 97, 122, 166, 251

• Weintraub, Jerry, 173–175

• Weisman, Stan, 23–24, 26, 33, 58, 62, 69, 74, 126

• Wesley, Richard, 174–175, 219

• “When Love Is Gone,” 132

• White Cane (band), 56, 70–76, 78–80

• women, 29, 40–41, 126–127, 152, 155

  • See also sexual exploits

• Wonder, Stevie, 137, 146, 152, 162, 193, 215, 238

• Wonderful (album), 242–245

• Wuletich, Kimberly, 198

 

• Yorkville, 15–16, 18, 44

• “You and I,” 89, 92, 96–98, 100–102, 105, 108, 110, 112, 157

• “You Make the Magic,” 68–69, 76

• Young, Neil, 36–37, 40, 49, 55–56

• “Your Old Man,” 82