Taylor, Vince 151
Tears for Fears 250
technology 20, 48, 316–19
teenagers 22–3
television 19
Television 191
Temptations, the 127, 129 10cc 173, 217
Texas Monthly xiii
Thank Your Lucky Stars 94
Tharpe, Sister Rosetta 2, 5
Thatcher, Margaret 203
Them 89
This Is Spinal Tap 230–4
Thomas, Carla 100
Thomas, Irma 108
Thompson, Linda 184, 185, 186
Thornton, Big Mama 108
Three Dog Night 140
Till, Emmett 3
Timberlake, Justin 307
Time 146, 164, 189, 214, 318
Times, The 34, 249
Tollett, Gary 36
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 182, 253–4, 255
Top of the Pops 94, 150, 243, 245
Tornados, the 72
Toronto SkyDome, Canada 279–81
Tosh, Peter 170
Tower Records 259, 270
Townshend, Pete 110, 133, 192
band arguments 91–2, 95–6
drinking 273
drugs 90–1, 92
hair 272
Live Aid 249
the Who 90–4, 95, 96
transistor radios 20
Travolta, John 192
Treniers, the 48
Troggs, the 99
Trump, Donald 268–9
Tull, Jethro 124
Turner, Tina 246, 249
Twain, Mark 190
Twisted Sister 262, 264
Tynan, Kenneth 196
U2 262, 268, 282
Band Aid 245
‘Gloria’ 220
The Joshua Tree 264
Live Aid 246–7
Rattle And Hum 271
The Unforgettable Fire 242
War 235
USA for Africa 245, 250
USA Today 318
Vai, Steve 299
Valens, Ritchie 39
Winter Dance Party 38, 40
Valentino, Rudolph 15
Van Halen 242
Van Halen, Eddie 233, 240
Van Ronk, Dave 64
Van Zandt, Steve 163, 214
Vaughan, Ivan 117
Vee, Bobby 61
Velline, Robert (Bobby Vee) 40
Velvet Underground, the 138–9, 156
Loaded 137, 141
Lou Reed leaves 137–8
‘Sweet Jane’ 137
The Velvet Underground & Nico 113
Ventures, the 52
videos
Duran Duran 216–18
MTV 217–21
Village Voice 131
Vincent, Gene 18, 61, 151
Vogue 132
Wainwright, Loudon 160
Waits, Tom 232, 235, 250
Waksman, Steve 50
Wallis, Larry 194
Ward, Bill 124
Warhol, Andy 138, 141, 147, 148, 269
Warner Brothers Records
Bonnie Raitt 274
Fleetwood Mac 174
Prince 302, 303–4, 305–6, 307
Red Hot Chili Peppers 295
Was, Don 276
WASP 259, 262
Waterhouse, Keith 55
Waterman, Dick 275
Watson, Tex 128
Watts, Charlie 76, 146
Wayne, John 62, 66
Webb, Harry see Richard, Cliff
Weiss, Steve 201
Welch, Bruce 24, 46
Weller, Paul 245
Wembley Stadium, London 245–9
West, Kanye xii Wham! 304
Band Aid 244, 245
Wheatley, Dennis 124
Wheldon, Huw 24
White, Marco Pierre xiii
Who, the 90–6, 110
‘I Can’t Explain’ 97
Join Together 286
My Generation 93, 95
‘Pinball Wizard’ 129
Quadrophenia 158
tours 282
Who’s Next 143
Wickett, Andy 216
Williams, Hank 32
Williams, Maurice 52
Williams, Paul 161
Williams, Robin 227
Williams, Tennessee 148
Williams, Tony 102
Williamson, James 154
Wilson, Al 135
Wilson, Audree 83, 86
Wilson, Brian 81–8
relationships 85, 87
Wilson, Carl 85
Wilson, Dennis 85
Wilson, Murry 84, 85
Wings 158, 191
Winter Dance Party 38–41
Wired 318
Wonder, Stevie 145, 238
Live Aid 246
Talking Book 149
‘Uptight (Everything’s Alright)’ 105
Wood, Natalie 13, 17
Wood, Ron 24, 196, 205, 227
Woodstock Music and Arts Festival (1969) 124
Woolton village fete, Liverpool 24, 25, 26, 121
Worsley, Arthur 21
Wreckless Eric 194
Wright, Billy 2
Wu-Tang Clan 308
Wyman, Bill 79
Wynette, Tammy 15, 274
Yates, Paula 244
Yazoo 229
Yes 149
York, Duke and Duchess of 266
Young, Izzy 58
Young, Neil 312, 313
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 129
Harvest 149
On The Beach 165
Tonight’s The Night 167, 173
Young, Paul 235, 245
Youngblood, Rachel 225–6
Yule, Doug see David Bowie
yuppies 277
Zappa, Frank 110–11, 260
Ziggy Stardust xiii
David Bowie tries to retire 150–7
Zimmerman, Robert see Bob, Dylan
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music and media since the seventies. He was involved in the launch and editing of magazines such as Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word, among many others.
He was one of the presenters of the BBC rock music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test and one of the anchors of the corporation’s coverage of Live Aid in 1985. He has won the Editor of the Year and Writer of the Year awards from the Professional Publishers Association and the Mark Boxer Award from the British Society of Magazine Editors.
He lives in London, dividing his time between writing for a variety of newspapers and magazines, speaking at events, broadcasting work, podcasting at www.wordpodcast.co.uk and blogging at www.whatsheonaboutnow.blogspot.co.uk.
He says Chuck Berry’s ‘You Never Can Tell’ is the best record ever made. ‘This is not an opinion,’ he says. ‘It’s a matter of fact.’
For more information on David Hepworth, see his website at www.davidhepworth.com
Also by David Hepworth
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Table of Contents
Cover
About the Book
Title Page
Dedication
Foreword
14 September 1955: The first rock star
26 September 1956: The first rock idol
6 July 1957: The first rock fans start a group
22 May 1958: A bad boy flies in
3 February 1959: A good boy flies out
1 July 1960: Enter the guitar hero
25 September 1961: A boy invents himself
28 September 1962: The man who fit in
1 May 1963: The man who didn’t fit in
23 December 1964: The rock star as tragic genius
26 September 1965: The rock band as ongoing drama
1 October 1966: A new sheriff in town
18 June 1967: The first female rock star
15 May 1968: The view from Olympus
9 August 1969: The devil’s business
24 June 1970: Rock god embraces the occult
16 May 1971: The comeback
26 July 1972: Rock goes high society
3 July 1973: A ‘rock star’ retires
6 August 1974: Rock in a complicated world
18 July 1975: The best rock isn’t always rock
4 July 1976: The X factor
16 August 1977: Death is good for business
9 December 1978: A raspberry on top of the charts
8 August 1979: Twilight of the gods
8 December 1980: Death by fan
13 August 1981: Sex, violence and television
19 March 1982: Road fever
31 September 1983: The absurdity of rock stars
27 January 1984: A superstar on fire
13 July 1985: From dumper to sainthood
16 July 1986: Rock royalty up close
1 August 1987: Looking the part
9 September 1988: Clearing the closet
21 March 1989: Clean and sober
29 May 1990: Rock star as celeb
24 November 1991: The party’s over
7 May 1992: Man overboard
7 June 1993: Career suicide
5 April 1994: The last rock star
9 August 1995: Revenge of the nerds
Epilogue
Picture Section
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Picture Acknowledgements
Index
About the Author
Also by David Hepworth
Copyright
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