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A
Abbey Road (album), 83, 84, 214
Accidental Trio, the, 36
Acevedo, Susan, 85, 179, 184, 192, 238, 261
Acevedo, Tia, 85
Adams, Neile, 72
Adler, Lou, 6
Africa/Brass (album), 18
After the Gold Rush (album), 223, 224, 261
After the Gold Rush (film project), 206, 223
After the Storm (album), 319
“The Age of Aquarius,” 193
The Age of Aquarius (album), 214
Agnew, Spiro T., 193
“Alabama,” 272
Alden, John G., 71
“All the World Is Love,” 60
“All You Need Is Love,” 60
“Almost Cut My Hair,” 169, 170, 184, 185, 195, 226, 232, 247, 324
Alpert, Dick, 56
Alpert, Ron and Howard, 272
Altamont festival, 195–200
“Alvin the Alligator,” 53
“Ambulance Blues,” 300
America, 274
“America’s Children,” 194
American Dream (album), 318, 319
“Amoureuse,” 283
“And So It Goes,” 289
Andrews, Johnny, 247
Animals, the, 5
Anka, Paul, 100
“Another Sleep Song,” 290, 299, 307
anti-war movement, 56, 57, 92, 106, 107, 189–91, 193, 194
Are You Passionate (album), 320
Arizona Republic, 41
The Armies of the Night (book), 92
“Artful Dodgers,” 311
“As I Come of Age,” 232, 238, 240, 287, 312
Au Go Go Singers, the, 14, 38, 46, 112
B
Baez, Joan, 7, 35, 92, 104, 105, 163
“Baiion,” 14
Balin, Marty, 197
“Ball of Confusion,” 247
“The Ballad of John and Yoko,” 167
Band, the, 136, 225, 290, 295, 308
Bangs, Lester, 198
“Barefoot Floors,” 296
Barncard, Stephen, 180, 263, 264
Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun (album), 264
Baxter, Les, 13
Beatles, the, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23, 29, 39, 50, 51, 60, 67, 77, 83, 95, 106, 115, 118, 132, 153, 167, 211, 212, 214, 225, 233, 260
Belafonte, Harry, 159
Belkin, Mike, 238
“The Bells of Rhymney,” 37
Berger, Michael, 283
Berkeley Barb (magazine), 56, 191, 197
Berkeley Tribe (magazine), 164, 198, 199
Bernstein, Joel, 77, 123, 132, 143, 280, 285, 286, 287, 297, 299, 300, 305, 308–11, 315, 316, 319
Big Sur Folk Festival, 104, 105, 163–65
Big Three, the, 13
Billboard (magazine), 38, 120, 166, 225, 244
Bingenheimer, Rodney, 20
“Bird on a Wire,” 87
“Birds,” 151
“Black Coral,” 314
“Black Queen,” 114, 143, 153, 161, 192, 198, 213, 217, 251, 307
Black Sabbath, 269
“Blackbird,” 103, 125, 126, 132, 133, 153, 156, 186
Blackstead, Eric, 230
Blakley, Ronee, 219
Blood, Sweat & Tears, 96, 97, 214
Blood, Sweat & Tears (album), 214
Bloomfield, Michael, 96
“Blowin’ in the Wind,” 100, 115
Blows Against the Empire (album), 262, 263
“Blue Boy,” 208
Blue Cheer, 63
“Bluebird” (aka “Ballad of the Bluebird”), 62–65, 81, 91, 251
“Bluebird Revisited,” 150
Bonham, John, 308
Booker T. & the MG’s, 166
“Both Sides Now,” 177
Brando, Marlon, 15
“Break Up Easy,” 40
Briggs, David, 85, 86, 119, 224, 286, 288
“Bright Sunny Day,” 276
Brody, Frank, 247
Brown, Elaine, 193
Brown, Nancy, 312
Browne, Jackson, 88, 89, 93, 274, 313
Brubeck, Dave, 7
Buffalo Springfield, 2, 3, 6, 28–30, 47–55, 57, 62–66, 68, 77, 80–86, 96, 97, 113, 116, 128, 143, 144, 146–50, 156, 161, 181, 184, 185, 206, 222, 224, 233, 285, 327
Buffalo Springfield (album), 30, 51
Buffalo Springfield Again (album), 65, 66
“Buffalo Stomp (Raga),” 50
Bunnell, Dewey, 274
Burdon, Eric, 94
“Burn Your Hatred,” 95
“Burned,” 51
“Bus Stop,” 59
Bush, George W., 320
Butterfield, Paul, 144
Butterfly (album), 61
Buttrey, Kenny, 280
Byrds, the, 2, 3, 5, 15–19, 21, 24, 26, 28–30, 38, 39, 41, 47, 52, 57–59, 61, 62, 67–74, 87, 112, 126, 139, 141, 187, 273, 275–78, 282, 285
C
“California Dreamin’,” 20
Callier, Terry, 11
Camelot (musical drama), 91
Campbell, Dan, 260
Campbell, Glenn, 218
“Carrie Ann,” 115
Carroll, Diahann, 38
“Carry Me,” 311
“Carry On,” 3, 185, 186, 240, 250, 252, 285, 299
Carry On (album), 314
Carter, Ron, 245
Cavett, Dick, 157, 158, 176, 177
Celebration at Big Sur (film), 164, 167
Celebration Copy (album), 268
Changes (magazine), 159
Charles, Ray, 270
“Cherokee,” 255
Chicago, 214
Chicago Conspiracy Trial, 188–90
“A Child Is Coming,” 263
“A Child’s Claim to Fame,” 65, 66
Chin, Charlie, 63
Christgau, Robert, 138, 268, 269
“Church,” 260
“Cinnamon Girl,” 145, 149, 222
“The Circle Game,” 73
Clapton, Eric, 81, 108, 143, 144, 211, 217
Clarke, Allan, 21–23, 25, 26, 59, 61, 65, 79, 108, 109
Clear Light, 122
Clinton, Hillary, 321
“Cloud Nine,” 148
Coburn, James, 122
Cockburn, Bruce, 79
Cohen, Leonard, 73, 87, 88, 99, 130
Collins, Judy, 36, 37, 45, 65, 73, 84, 85, 97, 98, 101, 104–6, 110, 113, 114, 121–23, 126, 131, 142, 150, 182, 189, 251, 255
Colour Me Pop (TV show), 102
“Coming In to Los Angeles,” 230
Committee, the, 167
Como, Perry, 83
Cooder, Ry, 298
Coolidge, Priscilla, 255
Coolidge, Rita, 179, 254–57, 261, 272, 273
Cosby, Bill, 85
“Country Girl,” 184, 185, 188, 207
The Country Girl (play), 85, 184
“Cowboy Movie,” 256
“Cowgirl in the Sand,” 120, 222
Cowsills, the, 136
Cox, Wally, 79
Coyote, Peter, 172
Crazy Horse, 119, 120, 145, 148, 151, 179, 213, 222, 223, 296, 312
Creedence Clearwater Revival, 139
Crist, Art, 77
Crosby, Aliph [Whitehead], 9, 10, 281
Crosby, David:
birth of musical career, 10, 11, 13, 14
sexual attitudes, 11, 13, 72, 161
use of drugs, 14, 18–21, 17, 67, 125, 178, 316, 317
first sees Buffalo Springfield, 28
performs with Stephen Stills, 29, 30, 65, 105
sailing and the Mayan, 66, 70, 71, 88–90, 218–20, 237, 242, 257, 284
meets Joni Mitchell, 74
as record producer, 76, 77, 87, 88, 276
meets Neil Young, 77
solo recordings, 90, 91, 93, 168–71, 263, 269, 322, 323
moves to Northern California, 141
argues with Stills, 151
death of Christine Hinton, 173, 174, 178, 183
hatred of country music, 187
accompanies Bob Dylan to Princeton, 253
artichokes overcooked, 313
offends Young, Nash, and Stills, 322
Crosby, Floyd, 9, 10, 31, 51, 141
Crosby, Floyd, Jr. [Ethan], 9, 10
Crosby, Stills & Nash (aka CSN):
first meeting, 6
Cass Elliot imagines collaboration, 95
sing together for first time, 103, 104
plan their future, 108–10
at Moscow Road, London, 111–16
recruit backing band, 121, 122
secure record contract, 127, 128, 134
lose backing band, 128
record debut album, 129–33
booked for Woodstock, 137
debut album released, 138, 139
search for additional member, 140, 143–46
win Grammy award, 214
reunion announced and canceled, 277
re-form without Young, 315
PERFORMANCES:
San Francisco (11/14/69), 194
Carnegie Hall (9/30/71), 271, 272
Winterland (10/7/73), 289
Crosby, Stills & Nash (album), 129–34, 137, 138–40, 143, 145, 149, 154, 166, 180, 210, 214, 304, 315
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (aka CSNY):
share same room for first time, 6
formed, 145–48
recording sessions, 149, 179–88, 246, 285, 286, 310, 311, 313, 314, 318–20
live shows canceled, 151, 178, 232, 242
ambiguous place in market, 165, 166
boycotted by fans, 236–38, 248
personnel changes, 239, 242, 243
re-form, 243
issue two singles simultaneously, 246
band “just stop,” 253
band “not breaking up,” 254
live album, 259
“Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Month,” 268
1973 reunion, 285–87
band “pissing in the wind,” 290
1974 reunion tour announced, 291, 292, 295
mid-tour press conference, 304, 305
watch Wembley footage, 308, 309
21st-century reunion tours, 320, 321
PERFORMANCES:
Woodstock (8/18/69), 156, 157, 228–30
Greek Theatre (8/25–31/69), 159–61
Big Sur Folk Festival (9/13–14/69), 164, 165
Fillmore East (9/19–20/69), 162
Winterland (11/13–16/69), 193, 194
Honolulu (11/22/69), 194
Dallas (11/28/69), 195
Phoenix (11/29/69), 195
Altamont (12/6/69), 196–98
Chicago (12/13/69), 204
Houston (12/18/69), 207
San Diego (12/21/69), 209, 210
London (1/6/70), 210–14
Copenhagen (1/11/70), 214
Fillmore East (6/2–7/70), 250–52
Chicago (7/5–6/70), 252
Boston (10/3/71), 272
Carnegie Hall (10/4/71), 272
Winterland (10/4/73), 288, 289
Seattle (7/9/74), 298–300
Vancouver (7/10/74), 300
Oakland (7/13–14/74), 300, 302
Tempe (7/16/74), 303
Kansas City (7/19/74), 300
Denver (7/25/74), 300
Jersey City (8/8/74), 304
Atlantic City (8/9/74), 302, 303
Norfolk (8/17/74), 303
Landover (8/19–21/74), 301
Chicago (8/27–29/74), 303
Cleveland (8/31/74), 303
Roosevelt Raceway (9/8/74), 306
Wembley Stadium (9/14/74), 306–9
Crowe, Cameron, 74, 148, 315, 328
Crown of Creation (album), 69
CSN (album), 315
CSNY/Déjà Vu (album/film), 321
“The Cultural Revolution Saved from Drowning” (article), 202
“Curious Joe,” 285
Cutler, Sam, 197
D
“Dance Dance Dance,” 266
“Dancing in the Street,” 41
“Dang Me,” 115
Danko, Rick, 308
Danny and the Memories, 118, 119
“Dark as a Dungeon,” 35
Davis, Clive, 275
Davis, Miles, 14, 222, 223, 288
Davis, Rennie, 193
“The Dawntreader,” 76
“Day of the Locust,” 253
“Daydream,” 5
Daylight Again (album), 317
de Wilde, Brandon, 72
“Dead Man’s Curve,” 136
“Dear Mr. Fantasy,” 97
Decade (album), 314
“Dedicated to the One I Love,” 54
“Déjà Vu,” 114, 132, 149, 170, 171, 186, 313
Déjà Vu (album), 180–88, 225, 226, 228, 232, 247, 249, 259, 297, 304, 319
Dellinger, David, 244
Densmore, John, 94
Diamond, Neil, 261
Diary of a Mad Housewife (film), 264, 265
The Dick Cavett Show, 157, 158, 176, 177
“Different Tongues,” 311
Diltz, Henry, 21, 133, 232, 260, 261
Disc (magazine), 213
Dixon, Officer, 257
“Do for the Others,” 183
“Do Right Woman,” 72
“Do You Like My New Car,” 254
“The Doctor Will See You Now,” 114
Donovan, 91, 96, 107, 109, 167, 213
“Don’t Let It Bring You Down,” 224
Doolittle, James, 159
Dorfman, Stanley, 308
“Down by the River,” 120, 149, 153, 161, 167, 193, 195, 198, 210, 213, 214, 250, 266
“Down Down Down,” 184
Down the Road (album), 281, 287
Dream a Little Dream of Me (album), 95
Dylan, Bob, 1, 11, 16, 19, 24, 36–38, 45, 84, 95, 100, 101, 106, 136, 233, 251, 253, 290, 291, 295, 318
E
Eagles, the, 274
Earth and Sky (album), 316
East Village Other (magazine), 162, 226
Easy Rider (film), 141, 142, 198, 199, 204, 224
Edwards, Henry, 304
Electric Ladyland (album), 171
“Elevated Observations,” 61
Elizabeth II, Queen, 191
Elliot, “Mama” Cass, 6, 13, 14, 19–21, 25, 26, 67, 71, 87, 94, 95, 103–5, 121–23, 130, 140, 167, 168, 178, 186, 194, 221, 303, 304
Elliott, Bobby, 23, 25, 59, 98, 108
Epstein, Brian, 126
Ertegun, Ahmet, 48, 49, 62, 127, 128, 130, 133, 134, 144, 227, 242, 243, 246, 254, 258, 259, 271, 290
“Eso Beso,” 100
Evening Standard, 213
Everly Brothers, the, 22, 23, 64, 112
“Everybody I Love You,” 185, 238, 241
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (album), 120, 145, 222
“Everybody’s Alone,” 184
“Everybody’s Been Burned,” 16, 240
“Everybody’s Talkin’,” 186
Evolution (album), 60
“Expecting to Fly,” 64, 65, 195
F
Fail-Safe (film), 260
“Falcon Lake,” 86
Family (film project), 206–7
Feliciano, Jose, 159
“Fieldworker,” 297
“Fifi the Flea,” 25
Fifth Dimension, the, 159, 214
Fifth Dimension (album), 19, 41
“Find the Cost of Freedom,” 142, 156, 193, 194, 246, 252
“First Things First,” 287, 312
“Fishes and Scorpions,” 217
Flipper (TV show), 135
“The Flower Bomb Song,” 18
Flying Burrito Brothers, the, 72, 197, 273, 275
Fonda, Henry, 260
Fonda, Peter, 51, 72, 141, 142, 198, 206, 224
Fong-Torres, Ben, 72, 183, 220, 293
Fool, the, 60
“For Free,” 299
“For What It’s Worth,” 3, 54, 62, 96, 107, 194, 213, 251, 256
Ford, Gerald, 304
Fort Lauderdale News, 87
“49 Reasons,” 97
“Four Days Gone,” 39
“4+20,” 150, 156, 158, 165, 186, 230, 251
4 Way Street (album), 258–60
Fourtones, the [Fabulous], 23
Freiberg, David, 12
Frick, Charlie, 226
Friedman, Jim, 38
Fromholz, Steve, 270
“Frozen Smiles,” 255
Furay, Richie, 38, 46–49, 51, 65, 80, 82, 147, 224
G
“The Games We Play,” 60
Garcia, Jerry, 141, 187, 195, 196, 263, 264, 302, 313
Garcia, Mike, 33
Garfunkel, Art, 313
Gathering of the Tribes, 56
Gaye, Marvin, 5
Geffen, David, 127–28, 134, 137, 140, 144, 148, 157, 176, 198, 217, 221, 242, 243, 252, 256, 270, 272, 274–77, 285, 288, 306
Gentry, Bobbie, 99
Gentrys, the, 222
George VI, King, 44
Gerber, Alan, 96
Gilliam, Gil, 267
“Girl to Be on My Mind,” 209
Glatt, Harvey, 79
Gleason, Ralph, 248
“Go Back Home,” 217
“Goin’ Back,” 68
Goldman, Robert W., 205
Gorilla (album), 313
Gossage, Amy (Amelia Luck), 278, 293, 312
Graham, Bill, 162, 192, 205, 244, 248, 251, 291
Graham Nash/David Crosby (album), 264, 274
Grand Funk Railroad, 269
Grateful Dead, 56, 63, 66, 140, 141, 163, 186, 192, 193, 196, 197, 199, 244, 262–64
Great Society, the, 65
Great White Wonder (album), 233
Greatest Hits (CSN album), 148
Greenberg, Jerry, 247
Greenfield, Robert, 193
“Guardian Angel,” 311
Guercio, James William, 271
“Guinevere” (Donovan song), 91
“Guinnevere” 74, 75, 91–93, 114, 130, 153, 156, 160, 199, 230, 324
Gustaitis, Rasa, 162
Guytones, the, 23
H
Hair (rock musical), 193
Halverson, Bill, 126, 129, 131, 188, 216, 249, 259
Hamill, Pete, 244
Hammer, Robert, 207
Hannah, Daryl, 322
Hansen, Valerie, 173
“Happiness Runs,” 213
“Happy Together,” 54
Harris, June, 162
Harrison, George, 51, 66, 115, 169, 216, 270
Hart, Mickey, 141
Harvest (album), 269, 274, 279, 288, 290, 315
“Harvey’s Tune,” 96
“Have You Seen the Stars Tonite,” 263
“Hawaiian Sunrise,” 296
Hearst, Patty, 298
“Heart of Gold,” 266, 274, 279
Hefner, Hugh, 15
Heider, Wally, studio, 126, 132, 133, 146, 149, 168, 179, 181, 184, 255, 264
Hells Angels, 197–200
Helm, Levon, 308
“Helpless,” 3, 179, 184, 185, 188, 207, 240, 317
“Helplessly Hoping,” 102, 103, 123, 132, 147, 153, 156
Hendrix, Jimi, 67, 79, 96, 115, 118, 135, 143, 155, 157, 158, 163, 166, 170–72, 209, 216–18, 242, 261, 327, 328
Here If You Listen (album), 323
“Here We Are in the Years,” 86
Herman’s Hermits, 49
Hersh, Seymour, 191
Heylin, Clinton, 234
Hicks, Tony, 20, 23, 24, 60, 78, 277
“High Flyin’ Bird,” 38
High Noon (film), 10
“Highlands,” 1
Hilburn, Robert, 138, 225, 261
Hilliard, David, 194
Hillman, Chris, 15, 28, 58, 68–70, 73, 187, 273, 275, 276, 281, 282, 289
Hinton, Christine, 72–74, 88, 91, 102, 168, 172–74, 178, 179, 183, 191, 193, 219, 220
“History of Neil Young,” 294
Hoffman, Abbie, 106, 107, 201, 202
Hoffman, Judge Julius, 189
Hoh, Eddie, 96
Hollies, the, 2, 3, 5, 6, 20–26, 59–62, 78–80, 98–102, 104, 107–9, 112, 114, 115, 129, 210, 250, 277
The Hollies (album), 25
Holly, Buddy, 33
Hollywood Reporter (magazine), 39
Holzman, Jac, 88
“Homefires,” 296
Homegrown (album project), 310
“Homeward Through the Haze,” 311
Hootenanny (TV show), 13
Hoover, J. Edgar, 236
Hope, Bob, 261
Hopkin, Mary, 115
Hopkins, Jerry, 87
Hopkins, John, 37
Hopper, Dennis, 141, 142, 198, 224
“Horse with No Name,” 274
“Horses Through a Rainstorm,” 147
“How Have You Been,” 186
Howlin’ Wolf, 33
Hudson, Ola, 160
Human Highway (album project), 284, 285
Humperdinck, Engelbert, 159
Humphrey, Hubert, 106
I
“I Am a Child,” 80
“I Can’t Let Go,” 20
“I Don’t Want to Talk About It,” 118
“I Had a King,” 74
“I Have Been Here Before,” 170, 171
“I See Another Man,” 40
“I See You,” 19
“I Shall Be Released,” 96, 105
“I Used to Be a King,” 221
“I Want to Hold Your Hand,” 14
“I’ll Be There,” 149
“I’m Just a Young Man,” 15
If I Could Only Remember My Name (album), 263, 269
“If I Needed Someone,” 50
In Concert (TV show), 258
“In the Midnight Hour,” 50
In the Words of My Friends (album project), 95
Incredible String Band, the, 163
International Times (magazine), 110
Iron Butterfly, 139
Isidore, Conrad, 216
“It Don’t Come Easy,” 216
“It Happens Each Day,” 58
“It’s Been Raining,” 11
“It’s My Time,” 46
“Ivory Tower,” 182
J
James, Rick. See Matthews, Ricky James
Jan and Dean, 136
Jefferson Airplane, 56, 65, 68, 69, 89–91, 106, 140, 157, 158, 163, 168, 192, 196, 197, 244, 262, 263
Jefferson Starship, 262
Jet Set, the, 15
Jewell, Derek, 213
John, Elton, 313
Johnny Cash at San Quentin (album), 214
“Johnny’s Garden,” 232
Johnson, James, Jr. See Matthews, Ricky James
Johnson, Lyndon B., 57, 67, 92
Jones, Brian, 15
Jordan, Nick, 278
Journey Through the Past (film), 267, 268
Judy Collins #3 (album), 36, 37
K
Kane, John, 237
Kantner, Paul, 12, 89, 90, 107, 125, 140, 172, 190, 262–64, 292, 297, 313
Kaufman, Phil, 196
Kaufman, Sue, 264
Kay, John, 16
“Keep On Pushing,” 50
Kennedy, Robert F., 57, 92, 169, 184
Kent, Nick, 294
Kent State shootings, 235, 236, 244–47
“Kids and Dogs,” 169
King, Andrew, 163
King, B.B., 33
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 57, 92
“King Midas in Reverse,” 61, 79, 221, 250
Kingsley, Ben, 30
Kiyo, 116
Knight, Barry, 237
“Know You Got to Run,” 180, 185
Kornfeld, Artie, 136
Kubrick, Stanley, 205
Kunkel, Leah, 303
Kunkel, Russ, 286, 298, 303, 310
“L.A.,” 86
Ladies’ Home Journal (magazine), 44
Ladies of the Canyon (album), 208
“Lady of the Island,” 102, 114, 130, 160
Lagin, Ned, 313
Landau, Jon, 203
Lane, Robin, 119
Lang, Michael, 135–37, 154, 155, 176, 202
“Last Dance,” 285
Laurel and Hardy, 193
Leadon, Bernie, 36
Leary, Timothy, 56
Led Zeppelin, 139, 213, 214, 227, 233, 269, 300, 308
Lemmings (album/theater show), 294
“Lemmings Lament,” 294
Lennon, Cynthia, 95
Lennon, John, 19, 26, 51, 67, 95, 114, 137, 191, 212
Les Baxter’s Balladeers, 13, 14, 38
Lesh, Phil, 263
“Let Me Go,” 119
“Let’s Impeach the President,” 321
“Letter to a Cactus Tree,” 99, 129, 130
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 166
Lewis, Joe, 235
Life (magazine), 7, 20, 175, 245, 246
Limeliters, the, 7
“Linin’ Track,” 14
Lipton, Peggy, 166
“Little Blind Fish,” 286
Live It Up (album), 319
Lofgren, Nils, 223
“Long May You Run,” 299
Long May You Run (album), 314
“Long Time Gone,” 3, 93, 131, 132, 146, 150, 153, 156, 157, 161, 166, 167, 169, 198, 209, 228, 229, 241, 247, 289, 299
Long Time Gone (book), 317
Loog Oldham, Andrew, 329
“Look at All the Things,” 179
Looking Forward (album), 319
“Lookout Joe,” 285
Los Angeles Free Press, 53
LA Times, 8, 28, 30, 63, 70, 80, 86, 108, 138, 199, 225, 261
“The Losing End,” 300
“Louisiana Man,” 99
“Love Art Blues,” 296
“The Love Gangster,” 77
“Love in Mind,” 266
“Love Is a Rose,” 296
“Love the One You’re With,” 216, 218, 238, 240, 251, 255, 260, 270, 299, 304
Lovin’ Spoonful, the, 39, 41, 67, 122
M
Magical Mystery Tour (album), 77
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 169
“Maker,” 61
Mamas and the Papas, the, 6, 19, 20, 66
“A Man Needs a Maid,” 266, 267
“Man with No Expression,” 99, 114, 129, 147
Manassas, 272–75, 277, 281, 282, 285, 286–89
Manhole (album), 264
“Marrakesh Express,” 60, 98, 104, 114, 129–31, 139, 153, 165, 166, 210, 230
Martin, Dean, 49
Martin, Deana, 49
Martin, Dewey, 47, 55, 82, 224
Martin, Tony, 38
Martin, Vince, 11
Marx, Groucho, 189
Mason, Capaldi, Wood, and Frog, 121
Mathis, Johnny, 159
Matthews, Ian, 177
Matthews, Ricky James, 45, 46, 97, 147, 148
Matthews Southern Comfort, 177
Maysles Brothers, the, 197
McCartney, Paul, 51, 95, 115, 132, 212
McDonald, Country Joe, 189
McGovern, George, 277
McGuinn, Roger [Jim], 10, 15, 17, 18, 20, 37, 58, 68–70, 92, 97, 112, 138, 141, 170, 247, 275, 276
McQueen, Steve, 72
Melody (film), 206
Melody Maker (magazine), 109, 213, 269
Memphis Horns, the, 271
Messina, Jim, 80
Midnight Cowboy (film), 186
Miles, Barry, 59, 110, 114, 140
Miller, Jeffrey, 245
Minnesota Daily, 236
Mitchell, Joni, 3, 72–80, 84, 87, 88, 91, 94, 95, 98, 99, 102–5, 107, 116, 117, 123, 124, 128–30, 133, 142, 143, 152, 153, 157, 159, 160, 163, 167, 168, 172, 176, 177, 182, 185, 192, 207–9, 211, 212, 220, 221, 225, 250, 258, 261, 263, 274, 290, 299, 301, 304, 307, 308, 313
Mitchell, Mitch, 67
Mod Squad (TV show), 166
Mojo Men, the, 54
Molina, Ralph, 118–20, 145, 223
“Monday in May (The Kent State Tragedy),” 245
Monk, Thelonious, 114
Monkees, the, 5, 29, 39, 40, 71, 77, 93
The Monkees (TV show), 39
Monterey Pop (film), 29
Morales, Hector, 137
More Than Human (novel), 205
Morris, John, 154
Mothers of Invention, the, 41
“Mr. Tambourine Man,” 16, 38, 72
Mulligan, Gerry, 7
Murder at Kent State University (album), 244
Murnau, F. W., 9
“Music Is Love,” 256
Music Scene (TV show), 167, 206
“Mutiny,” 314
“My Love Is a Gentle Thing,” 101
“My Old Man,” 220
“Myth of Sisyphus,” 307
N
Naftalin, Mark, 144
Nash, Graham:
meets David Crosby, 21, 26, 27
expertise as harmony vocalist, 22, 103, 112, 313
forms the Hollies, 23
marries Rose Eccles, 24
marital difficulties, 25, 60, 61, 78, 102, 107
illnesses, 25, 121, 125, 126, 151, 152, 242
first experiments with acid, 26, 27, 59
frustrated with Hollies, 60, 61, 98–101
meets Stephen Stills, 79
leaves the Hollies, 108, 109, 115
relationship with Joni Mitchell, 121, 124, 128–30, 142, 143, 182, 208, 220–21
awkwardness on stage, 161, 209, 210
moves to San Francisco, 207, 208
fights with Stills, 251, 255, 256, 314
solo recordings, 269, 270, 287, 289, 290, 316
scared of Neil Young, 317
Nash, Rosemary [Eccles], 24, 27, 60, 78, 79, 99, 107, 109, 261
National Lampoon (magazine), 294
“The Needle and the Damage Done,” 265
Neil, Fred, 11, 37, 39, 45, 186
Neil Young (album), 86, 116, 117, 179
Neon Philharmonic, the, 214
Nesmith, Michael, 40
New Musical Express (aka NME) (magazine), 162, 210
New York Herald Tribune, 48
New York Times, 9, 82–84, 143, 175, 304
The New Yorker (magazine), 202
Newley, Anthony, 166
Newman, Randy, 76
Nilsson, Harry, 186
Nimoy, Leonard, 193
Nitzsche, Jack, 64, 85, 86, 222, 267, 281
Nixon, Richard, 106, 107, 136, 175, 190, 191, 193, 194, 234–36, 244, 247, 251, 256, 261, 268, 277, 292, 304, 306, 321
“No-Name Jam,” 218
Noone, Peter, 49
Notkoff, Bobby, 119
The Notorious Byrd Brothers (album), 69, 276
“Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing,” 45, 51
“Number Nine,” 41
O
O’Barry, Ric, 135
The Observer, 214
“Ohio,” 3, 246, 247, 249, 250, 272, 304, 321
“The Old Homestead,” 297
“The Old Laughing Lady,” 86
“Old Times Good Times,” 218
Oliver, 214
On Broadway Tonight (TV show), 38
On the Beach (album), 295, 316
The Once and Future King (novel), 91
One, 216
“One Way Ride,” 311
“Only Love Can Break Your Heart,” 224, 318
Ono, Yoko, 95
“Open Up,” 241
“Oriental Sadness,” 25
Ottawa Journal, 62
“Our House,” 182, 207, 290, 307
“Out on the Weekend,” 280
P
Pacific Vibrations (film), 206
Paegel, Tom, 30
Page, Jimmy, 308
Palmer, Bruce, 45–47, 55, 113, 144, 146, 147, 224
Palmer, Tony, 214
“Panama,” 35
Parks, Van Dyke, 41, 47, 54, 76, 94
Parsons, Gram, 72
Pennebaker, D. A., 29
“Penny Lane,” 54
Perkins, Al, 273
Peter, Paul and Mary, 6, 13, 35, 100
Phillips, Michelle, 20, 67, 94
“The Pied Piper,” 136
Pigpen, 193
Pinky and Perky, 210
“The Pit and the Pendulum” (short story), 36
Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra, 263, 264
Plant, Robert, 213
Please Don’t Feed the Guerrillas (film project), 205
Polesky, Alice, 159
Pope, Jack. See Rolling Thunder
“Postcard,” 61
“Pre-Road Downs,” 130, 132, 153, 156, 195, 198, 240
The President’s Analyst (film), 122
Preston, Billy, 216
Primordial Lovers (album), 170
“Prison Song,” 286
“Psychodrama City,” 327
“Puff the Magic Dragon,” 100, 101
“Pushed It Over the End,” 298, 299, 311, 314
Pushing Upward (book), 129
Q
“Questions,” 185
Quicksilver Messenger Service, 163
R
Raditz, Cary, 221
Ragland, William N., 42
“Railroad Boy,” 35
“Rain on the Window,” 60
“The Rain, the Park and Other Things,” 136
Rave (magazine), 14
“The Raven” (song suite), 273
Raymond, James, 322
“Reach Out, I’ll Be There,” 5
Reagan, Ronald, 320
Rebel Without a Cause (film), 159
Record World (magazine), 108
Reed, B. Mitchel, 74, 76, 255, 259
Reed, Lou, 318
Reeves, Greg, 147–49, 153, 161, 166, 181, 185, 187, 209, 211, 223, 239
Reid, Terry, 99, 102, 126, 129, 147
“Renaissance Fair,” 58
REO Speedwagon, 241
“Revolution Blues,” 299
Rhinoceros, 96
Rhodes, Jim, 235
“Rich Old Lady,” 129
Richard(s), Keith, 50, 196, 198, 328
“Right Between the Eyes,” 102, 129
Rivers, Johnny, 28
Roberts, Elliot, 75, 76, 84, 85, 108, 126, 143, 144, 148, 208, 223, 224, 237, 242, 243, 249, 270, 277, 285, 290, 291, 304–6, 308
Roberts, John, 136
Roberts, Rick, 275
“Rock ’n’ Roll Woman,” 65, 81, 285
Rockets, the, 118–20
The Rockets (album), 119
Rogan, Johnny, 68
“Roll Another Number for the Road,” 231, 289
Rolling Stone (magazine), 31, 68, 81, 87, 138, 225, 226, 238, 244
Rolling Stones, the, 19, 46, 60, 64, 115, 118, 163, 196–99, 211, 233, 273, 300
Rolling Thunder (aka Jack Pope), 239
Romney, Hugh (aka Wavy Gravy), 189
Rosenman, Joel, 136
Rosko, 244
Ross, Doctor, 185
Rothchild, Paul, 90, 96, 103, 122, 123, 128
“Round and Round,” 119
Roxon, Lillian, 19
Rubber Soul (album), 51
“Run Run Run,” 50
Rush, Tom, 73
“Russian Lady,” 129
Rust Never Sleeps (album), 316
S
Sachse, Salli, 88
“Sailboat Song.” See “Through My Sails”
Sailor Boys, the, 45
Sam and Dave, 193
Samuel, Calvin “Fuzzy,” 216, 239–43, 250, 260, 287
Sander, Ellen, 71, 82, 87, 147
Sanson, Véronique, 274, 278, 283, 284, 293, 294, 307, 312, 314, 315
Santana, Carlos, 197
Saturday Evening Post, 44
Saturday Review, 195
Schoonmaker, Thelma, 201
Schroeder, Bill, 245
“Sea of Madness,” 149, 156, 184, 230
Seale, Bobby, 189
“Season of the Witch,” 96
Seastones (album), 313
Sebastian, John, 5, 39, 67, 95, 103, 104, 107–10, 122, 123, 128, 144, 155, 172, 178, 186, 194, 255
Sebring, Jay, 97
Sellers, Peter, 216
Selvin, Joel, 199
Seventeen (magazine), 261
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (album), 60, 66
Shaggy Gorillas Minus One Buffalo Fish, the, 39
Shakey (book), 284
Shankar, Ravi, 18
“She Said She Said,” 19
Shields, Rod, 26
Siegel-Schwall Band, the, 73
Silberman, Steve, 13
“Silent Night,” 322
Simmons, Sylvie, 328
“Sit Down, I Think I Love You,” 52, 54
Sklar, Lee, 310
“Sleep Song,” 182
Slick, Grace, 65, 69, 70, 154, 190, 245, 262–64
Smothers, Tommy, 167
Smothers Brothers, the, 7
Snodgress, Carrie, 264–67, 279, 293, 296, 298, 310, 312
“So Begins the Task,” 150, 153, 240, 272
So Far (album), 304
“Soldier,” 311
“Song of Joy,” 41
“Song with No Words,” 91, 169, 258
Songs for Beginners (album), 264, 269, 270
“Soul Sacrifice,” 197
“Southern California Brings Me Down,” 294
“Southern Man,” 224, 238, 240, 241, 246, 250, 266, 280, 281
Spears, Britney, 161
Spector, Larry, 126
Spiegel, Irwin O., 233
Spirit, 163
Springsteen, Bruce, 203
St. Peters, Crispian, 136
Stanton, Allen, 17
Star Trek (TV series), 205
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” 157
Starkey, Maureen, 216
Starr, Edwin, 247
Starr, Ringo, 212, 216, 217, 232, 261
Staten, Henry, 236
Steele, Tommy, 23
Steinberg, David, 167
Stephen Stills (album), 218, 260, 261
Stephen Stills Manassas (album), 273, 274, 287
Stephen Stills 2 (album), 270, 272
Stern, Sol, 198
Steve Miller Band, 222
Stevens, Cat, 269
Stills (album) 312
Stills, Christopher, 293
Stills, Stephen:
childhood, 30–34
military background, 30, 31, 34, 327
in Central America, 35, 36, 54, 83
solo recordings, 35, 36, 113, 114, 260, 271, 270, 312, 316
falls for Judy Collins, 36, 37, 97, 98
folk career, 37–39
auditions for the Monkees, 39, 40
forms Buffalo Springfield, 46–48
guitar partnership with Neil Young, 50, 62, 63, 153
visits Sunset Strip riots, 53, 54
crush on Grace Slick, 65
escapes arrest, 81
duo with David Crosby, 92, 93, 97
problems with Judy Collins, 101, 102, 110, 113, 142
arrogance and shyness, 112, 128, 143, 217, 243, 272
illness and accidents, 126, 200, 232, 233, 239, 258, 270, 273
multi-instrumental prowess, 124, 129
argues with Crosby, 151
drug experiences, 181, 182, 187, 256, 257, 287
duo with Graham Nash, 192
disenchanted with CSNY, 215
relationship with Rita Coolidge, 255, 256, 261
forms Manassas, 273
sacks Geffen and Roberts, 277
meets Véronique Sanson, 278
marries Véronique Sanson, 282
divorce, 314–16
Stills, Talitha “Tai” (SS’s sister), 29, 32, 63, 81, 273
Stills, Talitha “Ti” [Collard] (SS’s mother), 31, 32
Stills, William Arthur [“Otie”], 31–33, 35
Stockwell, Dean, 206
“Stop Right There,” 61
Stranger in a Strange Land (novel), 12, 18, 70, 205
The Strawberry Statement (film), 179, 206
Streisand, Barbra, 20
“Sugar Babe,” 182
“Sugar Mountain,” 45, 73, 266, 300
“Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” 113, 114, 131, 142, 152, 156, 160, 165, 185, 194, 209, 210, 212, 228–30, 250, 251, 271, 299, 300, 307, 308, 324
Sunday Times, 213
Sunshine Superman (album), 91
Super Session (album), 95, 96, 108, 116, 127
Supershow (film), 143
“Survival of the Fittest,” 100
T
Tabu (film), 9
“Taken at All,” 314
Talbot, Billy, 118–20, 145, 223
“Tamalpais High (at About 3),” 13
Tampa Sunday Tribune, 32
Taylor, Dallas, 122, 128–31, 133, 143, 146–50, 153, 161, 172, 180, 181, 185, 196, 211, 216, 238, 241, 242, 273, 276, 277, 279, 287
Taylor, Derek, 28, 58, 66, 114, 115, 178
Taylor, James, 125, 138, 143, 221, 259, 261, 269
“Teach Your Children,” 3, 102, 146, 149, 186, 187, 195, 206, 207, 213, 225, 246, 252, 290, 326
“Teddy Bear,” 5
“Tell Me to My Face,” 25
“Tequila,” 217
“Then the Heartaches Begin,” 60
“There’s a World,” 267
They Call Us Au Go Go Singers (album), 38
Thiele, Bob, 245
Third Condition, the, 245
“$30 Fine,” 172
This Is Tom Jones (TV show), 166, 167
Thompson, Bill, 262
Thoroughfare Gap (album), 316
“Through My Sails,” 296, 297, 312
“Time After Time,” 169, 307, 311
Time Fades Away (album), 294, 295
“Timer,” 265
Tjader, Cal, 7
“To a Flame,” 260
The Tonight Show (TV show), 29
“Tonight’s the Night,” 324
Tonight’s the Night (album), 286, 288, 294, 312
“Too Many People,” 25
“Too Much Monkey Business,” 6
Top of the Pops (TV show), 108
Tork, Peter [Thorkelson], 29, 37–40, 53, 71, 79, 93–95, 97, 121, 141
Townshend, Pete, 229
“Traction in the Rain,” 258
Train, 136
“Travelin’,” 35
Travis, Merle, 36
Treash, Anita, 220
The Trip (film), 141
Trips (book), 71
Troy, Doris, 217
“Turn On Your Lovelight,” 193
“Turn! Turn! Turn!” 37
Turning On (book), 162
“$20 Fine,” 172
Two Teens, the, 23
2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 205
U
Uhelszki, Jaan, 31
“Uno Mundo,” 83
Unterberger, Richie, 239
“Up, Up and Away,” 214
“Urge for Going,” 221
Usher, Gary, 68
V
Valenti, Dino, 13, 16, 70, 123
Van Dyke Parks, the, 41
Van Matre, Lynn, 303
Velvet Underground, the, 50
“Very Last Day,” 6
Vietnam War, 8, 45, 106, 190, 234, 235, 277, 292, 293
The Village Voice (magazine), 138, 268, 269
Vogue (magazine), 21
“Volunteers,” 90
Volunteers (album), 168
W
Wadleigh, Michael, 227–29
Waging Heavy Peace (book), 201
Walsh, Joe, 236
“War,” 247
“War Song,” 277
Warwick, Dionne, 166
Waters, Muddy, 33
Wavy Gravy. See Romney, Hugh
“We Are Not Helpless,” 240, 260
“We’re Not Gonna Take It,” 229
Weatherman, 190
Weavers, the, 11
“Wedding Bell Blues,” 127
Weir, Bob, 141
Welch, Chris, 213
Weller, Sheila, 74
Wells, Tom, 236
West, Mae, 216
Wexler, Jerry, 127
“What to Do,” 272
“What’s Happening?!?!” 18
“When You Dance, I Can Really Love,” 224
White, Josh, 11
White, T. H., 91
“The White Negro” (article), 218
“White Nigger,” 218
Whitten, Danny, 118–20, 179, 223, 265, 279, 288
“Who Are the Brain Police?” 41
“Whole Cloth,” 220
“Whole People,” 149
“Why Baby Why,” 130
The Wild Angels (film), 53
Wild Tales (album), 287–90, 293, 312
Wildflowers (album), 73, 84, 97
Williams, Richard, 269
Willis, Ellen, 202
Willy and Ramone (screenplay), 143
Wind on the Water (album), 312
“Wings,” 65
Winnipeg Tribune, 42
“Winterlong,” 179
“Wishyouawish,” 61
“Within You Without You,” 217
Wolfe, Tom, 48
Wooden Nickel (album), 233, 234
“Wooden Ships,” 90, 132, 153, 156, 204, 206, 209, 230, 240, 262
Wooden Ships (film project), 204–6, 249
“Woodstock,” 3, 172, 176, 177, 185, 195, 207, 216, 225, 228, 252
Woodstock (album), 230
Woodstock (film), 201, 204–6, 226–30, 249, 321
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, 135–37, 154–58, 162, 163, 175–77, 201–3, 227–31
Woodstock Nation (book), 202
“The Word Has Need of New Meaning,” 129
Would You Believe (album), 25
Wyman, Bill, 273
Y
Yasgur, Max, 135, 137, 154, 172, 175, 201
Yorke, Ritchie, 139
“You Can Dance to It Real Good,” 180
“You Don’t Have to Cry,” 101, 103, 113, 123, 132, 166, 179
“You Got It Wrong, You Can’t Love,” 40
“You Know Who I Am,” 87
“You’re Wrong Babe,” 129
Young, Edna “Rassy” [Ragland], 40, 42–44
Young, Neil:
childhood, 43–44
meets Stephen Stills, 38, 46, 47
unique songwriting style, 45, 51
auditions for Elektra, 45
auditions for Motown, 46
epilepsy, 55
abandons Buffalo Springfield, 28, 29, 55, 80
rejoins Buffalo Springfield, 65
meets Jack Nitzsche, 64
meets David Crosby, 77
marries Susan Acevedo, 85
solo recordings, 86, 87, 119, 120, 223, 261, 274, 286, 288, 294, 295, 296, 310, 312, 316, 317, 320
maintains low profile, 116–18, 120
recruits Crazy Horse, 118, 119
approached to join CSN, 145, 146, 148, 149
keeps his distance from CSN, 151, 161, 162, 183, 187, 241, 302, 311, 314
takes center stage in CSNY, 167, 247
film projects, 179, 206, 267, 268
perfect rock star body, 195
ambivalence toward Woodstock, 229–31
dissension in his groups, 242
meets Carrie Snodgress, 265
confrontations with audiences, 265, 266, 280, 288
son born, 279
abandons Stills, 314
ridicules CSN, 317
Young, Ricky and Dane, 23
Young, Scott, 42–44
Young, Steve, 41
Young, Susan. See Acevedo, Susan
Youngbloods, the, 193
Younger Than Yesterday (album), 58
Z
Zappa, Frank, 41, 53, 61, 94, 106, 111, 254
Zollo, Paul, 90
Zuma (album), 312