Readings
Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac by Carol Ann Harris
Carol Ann Harris began her long relationship with Lindsey Buckingham as Fleetwood Mac’s popularity took off with the release of Rumours. “Storms” chronicles her interactions with Fleetwood Mac as a member of their inner circle and the perils and pitfalls of her closeness to their fame.
Faithfull by Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull broke out as a star with the Jagger/Richards-penned “As Tears Go By”, and her subsequent relationship with Mick Jagger and her struggles with drugs and the music industry kept her in the press.
Electric Ladyland: Women in Rock Culture by Lisa L. Rhodes
Electric Ladyland examines women’s role in rock n’ roll culture, including female rock journalists, groupies and the musicians themselves, starting with the girl groups of the 1950s and ending with the lady rockers of the 1970s.
Wonderful Tonight by Patti Boyd
Patti Boyd and George Harrison met on the set of “A Hard Day’s Night” and soon she was married to one of the most famous men in music and being aggressively courted by another, Eric Clapton. Her image is forever preserved in rock culture through the songs “Wonderful Tonight” and “Layla”.
I’m with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres
Pamela Des Barres ran with some of the most well known stars of classic rock. Her extreme devotion and love of music led her to express her gratitude in a way reflecting the changing morals and experimental sexuality of the times.
A Free Wheelin’ Time by Suze Rotolo
Suze Rotolo was immortalized on the cover of “The Free Wheelin’ Bob Dylan” as the artist’s girlfriend, but her journey to discover her own talents as an artist and a young woman in 1960s Greenwich Village mark her as a important participant of bohemian culture during the age of classic rock.
Life by Keith Richards
Keith Richard’s rambling autobiography pays tribute to the amazing women he met and courted as a member of the Rolling Stones, including the intense Anita Pallenberg, mysterious Marianne Faithfull and Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes.
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Patti Smith’s sweet and beautiful memoir of becoming a and growing as an artist in gritty 1970s New York, with her bestie/soul mate Robert Mapplethorpe.
Dandelion: Memoir of a Free Spirit by Catherine James
Inspired by a chance encounter with Bob Dylan, Catherine James sets out to discover the world and chronicles her time with classic rock culture in London and the USA.
Miss O’Dell by Chris O’Dell
Through a job with the Beatles’ Apple Records, Chris O’Dell found herself at infamous recording sessions and historic moments (she was on the roof when the Beatles performed their famous last concert). She explores the pressures of tour managing enormous acts such as the Rolling Stones and the highs and lows of being involved with the egos of rock culture.
Bohemians: The Glamourous Outcasts by Elizabeth Wilson
The wild artists and tragic figures of the culture of Bohemia are explored, setting a stage for the ground breaking women of rock culture.
All books can be found at the Vancouver Public Library.