Led Zeppelin, page 78
Oakland Tribune, 504
Oats, Bobby, 35
Oats, Bruce, 122
Obs-Tweedle, 110, 134, 145
“Ocean, The,” 285, 290, 308
Ogden Security, 328
Oldham, Andrew Loog, 68, 138, 473
Old Mill House, 557
Olympia Stadium, 211
Olympic Sound Studios, 57, 98, 140, 147–49, 173, 177–78, 184, 203, 223, 271, 291, 383, 392, 566
101ers, 473
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), 385
Organisation Unlimited, 232
O’Rourke, Steve, 496
Osaka, 279–80
Osbourne, Ozzy, 194
Ostin, Mo, 152–53, 155
“Out on the Tiles,” 233, 243
“Over the Hills and Far Away,” 285, 290, 303
Paar, Jack, 158
Page, James, Sr., 24–25, 28, 36–37, 536
Page, Jimmy
Anger and, 384–85, 471
in art college, 49–52
banjo played by, 234, 256
Bonham’s death and, 559, 561, 562
bookshop opened by, 345
childhood of, 24–27
clothing of, 145–46, 309, 397–98, 490, 548–49
Crowley as influence on, 244–46, 314, 315, 325–26, 345, 384–85, 438, 439
Crowley’s Abbey of Thelema and, 432
double-necked guitar played by, 273, 417, 495
dragon suit of, 397, 398
drug use of, 332, 409, 438, 439, 441–42, 444, 447–49, 453, 458–59, 478, 491, 493, 495, 496, 511, 515, 521, 523–25, 533–34, 542, 550–52, 568
echo and backward effects employed by, 174, 185, 308–9
finger sprained by, 395–98, 406
in the Firm, 569
formation of New Yardbirds/Led Zeppelin) by, 105–6, 107–15, 132, 133–35, 140–42, 156
fuzz box used by, 66–67
gastroenteritis bout of, 491
Gizmotron used by, 525, 527
guitars of, 27–29, 33–34, 38, 40, 66, 169, 185, 217, 273, 426
guitar solos of, 167, 177, 187, 189, 285, 407, 416, 417, 494, 502, 539, 545
Hale’s death at home of, 544–45
interviews of, 294
as leader of Led Zeppelin, 262, 409, 562
in Live Aid, 569–71
as loner, 409
mandolin played by, 255–56
mononucleosis of, 48–49
music reading and, 52, 55
in Neil Christian & the Crusaders, 19, 20, 38–40, 43–46, 48–49, 51, 78
occult interests of, 244–46, 325–26, 345, 384–85, 409, 439
parents’ divorce and animosity and, 536
pedal steel played by, 226
penny-pinching of, 232
Plant’s partnership with, 249, 360, 408–10, 438, 445
Plumpton Place manor of, 246, 286, 325, 344, 355, 439, 544–45
post-Led Zeppelin career of, 568–73
as producer, 47–48, 68–70, 77, 139, 171–72, 174
in Red E. Lewis & the Red Caps, 20, 35–38
relationships of, see Buell, Bebe; DeShannon, Jackie; James, Catherine; Martin, Charlotte; Mattix, Lori; Miller, Pamela
security concerns for, 328
as session musician, 2, 6, 51–52, 54–60, 64, 67–68, 77, 104–5, 137, 139–40, 383
sexual proclivities of, 245, 314, 315, 409
skiffle group of, 29–30
sound explorations of, 47, 66–67, 69, 70, 100, 101, 174, 175, 185, 411
stage presence of, 191
Stele of Revelation and, 325–26, 385
theremin played by, 185, 417
Tower House home of, 344–45
violin bow used by, 8, 9, 100, 145, 175
in Yardbirds, 2, 5, 24, 73, 77–80, 85–90, 97–101, 103, 104, 175–76, 178, 219–20, 226, 398
Page, Patricia, 24–27, 29, 36, 535–36
Page, Scarlet, 275, 315, 320, 325, 430, 432, 515
Palmer, Carl, 561
Pappalardi, Felix, 369
Paramor, Norrie, 51
Paramounts, 35
Paris, 457–58
Parker, Bobby, 43, 188
Parker, Colonel Tom, 512, 517
Parnes, Larry, 118
Patton, Charley, 119, 364
Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 197
Pegg, Dave, 117, 120, 125, 126, 130–32, 179, 239–41
Pentangle, 173
Perry, Joe, 11
Petagno, Joe, 373
Petty, Tom, 529, 570
Pevsner, Nikolaus, 117
Phillips, Eddie, 58, 100
Phillips, Esther, 63
Phonograph Record, 303, 389
Physical Graffiti, 383–84, 392
cover of, 392
“Custard Pie,” 357–58
Headley Grange and, 352–56, 358–60, 365–66, 383
“In My Time of Dying,” 363–65
“In the Light,” 361
“Kashmir,” 356–57, 411
release of, 410–11, 419
reviews of, 411
“The Rover,” 358, 383
sales of, 411, 419
“Sick Again,” 363
“Ten Years Gone,” 360–61, 484
“Trampled Under Foot,” 361–62, 411
“The Wanton Song,” 362–63
writing and recording of, 352–66
Pickett, Kenny, 58
Pickett, Wilson, 154
Pictures at Eleven, 567, 568
Pink Floyd, 181, 230, 288, 296, 298, 325, 460, 529, 543, 572
Plant, Carmen, 219, 221, 429, 430, 432, 512
Plant, Karac, 291, 429, 430, 432–33
death of, 511–14, 518, 521, 525
Plant, Logan, 528
Plant, Maureen, 189, 200, 221, 291, 429, 430, 480, 511, 512, 528
car accident of, 423–36, 444
marriage to Robert, 144, 162
Plant, Robert
Bonham’s death and, 558–59, 561, 562, 568
car accident in 1970, 435
car accident in 1975 and recovery, 432–38, 444, 445, 447–50, 456, 457, 471, 480, 512
clothing of, 146, 309, 334, 396, 397
Cole and, 546
drugs and, 518
farms of, 219, 325
flu contracted by, 396, 398
in formation of New Yardbirds/Led Zeppelin, 110–13, 132, 134, 141–42
The Honeydrippers: Volume One, 568
in Live Aid, 569–71
Manson Family incident and, 443
marriage of, 144, 162
Midlands background of, 6, 115–19, 125, 148
Page’s partnership with, 249, 360, 408–10, 438, 445
parents of, 118–19, 123, 220, 307
Pictures at Eleven, 567, 568
post-Led Zeppelin career of, 568–73
pre-Led Zeppelin career of, 109–11, 120–26, 131–32, 145, 177, 183
The Principle of Moments tour of, 569
singing of, 111, 120, 121, 124, 146, 150, 173, 176, 185, 187, 225–26, 289, 308, 332, 355, 358, 406, 408, 411, 480, 487, 507, 538, 571, 573, 574
son’s death and, 511–14, 518, 521, 525
stage presence of, 191
temperament of, 409–10, 435, 526
tensions between Bonham and, 273–74, 278
unannounced public appearances of, 520
and U.S. tour plans in 1980, 545–47, 554–55
vocal cord operation of, 355, 358
Playboy, 337
Plaza Hotel, 501
Poco, 125, 224
Polar Studios, 521–23
Police, 484, 543, 572
Polydor Records, 156
Polygram, 152, 473
Pontiac Silverdome, 493
Poole, Mac, 117
Pop, Iggy, 316, 338, 382, 414
Pop Proms, 194, 565
Powell, Aubrey (“Po”), 297–302, 325–26, 373–74, 376, 385, 459–62, 495–97, 501, 529–31, 563, 567
Powell, Cozy, 241, 537
Power, 207
Premier Talent Agency, 159, 283–85
Presley, Elvis, 27, 31, 41, 118, 320, 354, 512, 517, 552
death of, 517
Led Zeppelin’s meeting of, 381–82
Pretenders, 537
Pretty Things, 298, 373–75, 385–89, 423, 440, 469, 483, 517, 531
Proby, P.J., 63, 144
Procol Harum, 223
progressive rock, 137, 567
Promenade Concerts, 194, 565
promoters, 283–85
Presence, 484, 526, 556
“Achilles Last Stand,” 447–50
“Candy Store Rock,” 452
cover of, 459–62
“For Your Life,” 451
“Hots On for Nowhere,” 452, 462
master tapes of, 454–55
“Nobody’s Fault But Mine,” 448
release of, 461, 462
reviews of, 462–63
“Royal Orleans,” 451–52
sales of, 462, 470–71
“Tea for One,” 450–51
title of, 461
writing and recording of, 438, 443–45, 446–53
Preston, Neal, 404, 540
pub circuit, 472–73
punk, 382–83, 473–74, 484–86, 490, 531, 549, 566, 567
Pye Records, 152
Q, 235
Quaalude (Mandrax), 355, 359, 365, 418, 459, 491, 550
Queen, 386, 570
Queen’s Head Football Club, 518
Queen’s Head pub, 513, 529, 562
Rachman, Peter, 94–95
Radio City Music Hall, 459
Radio Show, The, 426
Raiders of the Lost Ark, 300
Rainbow Grill, 402–3, 422, 424, 502
“Rain Song, The,” 287–88, 303
RAK, 96, 97, 108, 109, 142–43, 152, 156, 215, 248, 298
Ralphs, Mick, 368, 373, 418, 495, 537
“Ramble On,” 203
R&B, 24, 26, 43, 44, 62, 66, 70, 72, 119, 121, 124, 154, 155, 256
R&B All-Stars, 18
R&D Studios, 203
Rascals, 153–55, 158, 169
Rattles, 119
RCA, 483
Record Mirror, 62, 427, 543
Redding, Noel, 102
Redding, Otis, 315
Red E. Lewis & the Red Caps, 20, 35–38
Reed, Jimmy, 23, 24, 33, 46, 96, 120, 500
Regan, Mary “Ma,” 122–23
reggae, 288–89
Reid, Terry, 102–3, 108–11, 132, 140, 156, 161–62, 166, 472
Relf, Keith, 71, 75–78, 80, 81, 103, 104
Reykjavik, 227
Rhein-Main Air Base, 552
Rhodes, Greece, 431–34
Ricardo, see Cole, Richard
Rich, Buddy, 127, 209, 381
Richard, Cliff, 34, 45, 57, 93, 137
Richards, Keith, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 50, 108, 119, 149, 255, 294, 420, 500, 515
in New Barbarians, 541–42
Riverfront Coliseum, 493
Riviera, Jake, 425, 469, 516
“Road to Love, The,” 51
Roberts, Elliot, 348
Robinson, Jimmy, 469
Robinson, Lisa, 309, 312, 313, 327, 378, 534, 561
Robinson, Pete “Plug,” 125
Robinson, Smokey, 119
Rockfield Studios, 424–25
rock ’n roll, 24, 26, 30–31, 41, 58–61, 63, 64, 82, 93, 99, 105, 118–19, 154, 181, 381, 382, 473, 532
amps in, 165–66
art college and, 50
heavy metal, 176, 185, 547, 567
loudness of, 187
progressive, 137, 567
punk, 382–83, 473–74, 484–86, 490, 531, 549, 566, 567
“Rock and Roll,” 254
Rock and Roll Circus, 177
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 572
Rockwell, John, 502
Roden, Jess, 122
Rodgers, Paul, 348, 354, 368, 373, 392, 563
Rolling Stone (magazine), 169, 180–81, 192, 210, 235, 303, 304, 385, 389, 401, 411–12, 462, 477, 486, 539, 543
Rolling Stones, 6, 17–18, 21–24, 47, 60, 64, 68, 70–72, 108, 119, 121, 122, 139, 149, 154, 177, 208, 223, 230, 255, 297, 298, 348, 357, 374, 446, 453, 472, 515, 529, 572
Exile on Main Street, 293
Led Zeppelin as compared with, 293–94, 304, 307, 379, 410
press and, 294, 307
Sticky Fingers, 282, 286, 297
taxes and, 420, 421
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, 231, 233
Ronson, Mick, 476
Ronstadt, Linda, 125, 476
Roosters, 53
Ros, Edmundo, 127
Rose, Tim, 109, 114, 132, 133–35, 239
Rosenberg, Steve, 508–9
Rose Palace, 192
Rough Trade, 473
“Rover, The,” 358, 383
Roxon, Lillian, 309
Roxy Music, 532, 545
Royal Albert Hall, 194, 224, 261, 335, 474, 565, 566
Royal Garden Hotel, 518
“Royal Orleans,” 451–52
Rundgren, Todd, 378, 533
Rush, 547
Rush, Otis, 21, 145, 177, 330–31
Sach, Cynthia, 468
Sade, Marquis de, 245
Safer, Janine, 237, 369, 409, 489, 491, 493, 494, 497, 500–502, 505, 508–9, 512, 516–17
Sales, Mick, 19
Samwell-Smith, Paul, 70–71, 75, 77, 78, 98
Sander, Ellen, 201–2, 306
San Diego Union, 416
San Francisco Bay Area, 168–70
San Francisco Chronicle, 506
San Francisco Examiner, 170
Santana, 545, 570
Savalas, Telly, 475
Savoy Brown, 239, 240
Scabies, Rat (Chris Millar), 486
Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, The, 350
Searchers, 161, 181
Seattle Pop Festival, 199
Secunda, Tony, 110
Seeger, Pete, 234
Seger, Bob, 531, 532
session work, 54–56
of Jones, 6, 138–40, 153, 383, 569
of Page, 2, 6, 51–52, 54–60, 64, 67–68, 77, 104–5, 137, 139–40, 383
Sex Pistols, 485, 486, 532, 537, 567
Shadows, 45, 51, 120, 137
“Shake,” 169
Shakedown Sound, 122
“Shake ’Em On Down,” 357
Shakespeare, John, 54, 55
Sheehan, Dennis, 487, 551
Sheeley, Sharon, 61
“She Just Satisfies,” 62
Shepperton Studios, 307–8, 530
Sheridan, Tony, 34
Sherman, Bobby, 329
“She Squeezed My Lemon,” 188
Showco, 308, 393, 476, 490, 535, 557
“Sick Again,” 363
Silverdome, 493
Silverhead, 316, 320, 438, 439
Simmons, Stan, 96
Simon, Carly, 476
Simon & Garfunkel, 473, 572
Simpson, Jim, 126, 129
“Since I’ve Been Loving You,” 219, 224–26, 237, 244, 450
Singer Bowl Music Festival, 196–97
Sir Lord Baltimore, 288
skiffle, 27–30, 93, 117–18
Slim, Memphis, 20–21, 120
Small Faces, 68, 83, 95–96, 108, 154, 183
Smith, Henry, 2, 4, 87, 159, 196, 197, 217, 218, 229, 237, 238, 248, 249, 339
Smith, Jimmy, 136
Smith, Tom, 300
Soft Machines, The (Burroughs), 176
Sol Studios, 565, 566
Solters, Lee, 305–7
Solters/Sabinson/Roskin, 305
Song Remains the Same, The, 335–39, 349–52, 371–72, 384, 464–66, 471, 475–80
premieres of, 475–79
reviews of, 476–77, 479–0
soundtrack for, 474–75
“Song Remains the Same, The,” 286–87, 303
Sounds, 380, 398, 423, 462, 479–80, 534, 539, 543
“South Bound Saurez,” 524
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, 533
Spann, Otis, 330
Spare, Austin Osman, 267
Speakeasy, 496
Spector, Phil, 69
Spectrum, 292
Spence, Lewis, 259, 260
Spencer Davis Group, 83, 107, 116
Spicer, John, 33, 35–40, 45, 49, 398
Spinal Tap, 476, 504
Spirit, 165, 169
Spooky Tooth, 223
Springfield, Dusty, 153–54, 213, 367, 369
Springfield, Tom, 213
Squeeze, 484
Squire, Chris, 155, 537, 568
“Stairway to Heaven,” 288, 303, 333, 357, 510, 545
Atlantic’s plea for single of, 282
first performance of, 273
Live Aid performance of, 570, 571
recording of, 261–64
writing of, 249–50, 258–61
Stairway to Heaven (Cole), 205
Staple Singers, 19
Star, 315–16
Stargroves, 231–32, 286, 288, 290, 294–95, 358
Starr, Sable, 316, 318–20, 439
Starship, 329–30, 332, 337, 399–402, 405, 408, 415, 480, 487
Station Hotel, 24
Steele, Alison, 1
Steele, Tommy, 93
Stele of Revelation, 325–26, 385
Steppenwolf, 176
Stevens, Cat, 135
Stewart, Don, 45
Stewart, Ian (“Stu”), 15, 23, 100, 233, 254
Stewart, Rod, 5, 16, 18, 99, 105, 122, 196, 207, 334, 358, 367, 420, 503, 561
Stiff Records, 473, 485
Stigwood, Robert, 95–96
Stills, Stephen, 2, 155, 222, 545
Stockholm, 146, 214, 521–23
Stockholm Daily News, 147
Stone the Crows, 207–8, 292, 346, 348, 368, 373, 497
Stooges, 382, 473
“Stormy Monday,” 225
Stranglers, 473, 539
Strummer, Joe, 473, 479
Studio Instrument Rentals, 444
“Sugar Mama,” 202–3
