Led Zeppelin, page 79
Sullivan, Big Jim, 55–56, 140, 173
Sumlin, Hubert, 46
Sun Records, 26, 41, 43, 348
Sunset Sound, 271
Sunshine, Monty, 118
Superdome, 511
Superhype Music, 155
Surrey County Cricket Club, 270–71
Sutton Art College, 49–52
“Swan Song,” 365
Swan Song Records, 366–70, 385–90, 429, 440, 461, 468–70, 481, 501, 502, 516, 547–48, 567
acts passed up by, 386, 389–90
acts signed to, 354–55, 368–70, 373–77, 385–86, 419, 423–25, 429–30, 438–41, 469, 483, 516–18
Atlantic Records and, 347–49
Bonham’s death and, 559, 562
Callan at, 483, 516, 547
end of, 564
Grant and, 366–68, 375–76, 385–87, 389, 390, 430, 440, 469, 470, 483, 518–19, 547–48
Hoch at, 386–87, 389–90, 429–30, 440, 470, 483, 516
King’s Road offices of, 366–68, 374, 387
launch parties for, 377–80, 387–89
logo of, 373–74
naming of, 349, 365, 367, 370, 373
tax exile and, 429
Swingos, Jim, 492
Swingos Hotel, 492
Sykes, Roosevelt, 188
Sylvester, Ward, 329
Taj Mahal, 169
Talking Heads, 484, 543
Talmy, Shel, 58–59, 65, 69
Tampa, Fla., 312, 497–99, 500, 501
Tampa Times, 312
“Tangerine,” 219, 244
Tate, Sharon, 203
tax exile, 419–20, 422, 425, 427–31, 434–37, 441, 445, 451, 463
Taylor, Bobby, 33, 34, 48
“Tea for One,” 450–51
Tea Party, 3–5, 7–11
10cc, 525
“Ten Little Indians,” 174
Tennessee Teens, 121
Ten Years After, 3, 97, 131, 196
“Ten Years Gone,” 360–61, 484
Terry, Sonny, 357
Texas International Pop Festival, 206
“Thank You,” 202
Tharpe, Rosetta, 33
“That’s the Way,” 222, 226, 237
theremin, 185, 417
Them, 2, 60, 62
Thomas, Ray, 438, 504
Thompsett, Jim, 466
Thompson, Tony, 570, 472
Thorgerson, Storm, 297–301, 460, 529, 530
Thrower, Percy, 274
Tidmarsh, Chris, see Christian, Neil
Tolinski, Brad, 149–50
“Tom Cat,” 252
Tommy, 354, 359, 375, 384
Topham, Tony “Top,” 71
Townshend, Pete, 28, 50, 59, 60, 81, 102, 166, 292, 354, 359
Traffic, 108, 181, 223
“Train Kept a-Rollin’,” 7, 11, 74, 141
“Trampled Under Foot,” 361–62, 411
Trapeze, 117
Tremeloes, 181
“Tribute to Bert Berns,” 148
Tridents, 54
Trident Studios, 474
Troggs, 102
Tropicana, 241
Troubadour, 239, 241
Truth, 99, 105, 142, 154, 171, 178, 180
Tutin, Dorothy, 458
2i’s Coffee Bar, 93
Tyler, Steven, 11, 575
Uhelszki, Jaan, 487
Ulster Hall, 272–73
Ulvaeus, Björn, 523
United Artists, 425
University of Ohio, 192
Valens, Ritchie, 188, 255
Vangelis, 483
Van Halen, 547
Vanilla Fudge, 153, 154, 158, 160, 161, 165, 196, 199–201, 206–7, 236, 561
Vaughan, Larry, 337
Velodromo Vigorelli, 276–77, 498
Velvet Underground, 297, 382, 473
Vibrators, 473
Vietnam War, 218
Village Voice, 396, 462
Vincent, Gene, 31, 34, 39, 40, 41, 55, 95, 96, 118, 140
Virgin Records, 349
Wakeman, Rick, 479
Walker, T-Bone, 21–22
“Walter’s Walk,” 566
“Wanton Song, The,” 362–63
Ward, Clifford T., 122
Warhol, Andy, 241, 297
Warner Bros., 152–53, 181, 465–66
Warner Chappell Music, 515–16
Washburn, Ray, 467, 523, 547, 558, 559, 563
Washington Post, 407, 495
Washington Star, 495
“Watch Your Step,” 43, 188
Waterloo Station, 270–71
Waters, Muddy, 5, 14–15, 21, 46, 119, 120, 174, 183–84, 252
Waters, Roger, 298, 431
Waterson, Tom, 207
Watts, Charlie, 15, 16, 23–24, 420
Wayne, Bruce, 200, 201
Way of Life, 125, 126, 129–31, 239
WEA, 535
“Wearing and Tearing,” 566–67
Webb, Terry, 128
Weedon, Bert, 28
Weinstein, Deena, 190
Weiss, Joan, 367
Weiss, Steve, 153–54, 156, 158–59, 162, 165, 171, 197, 211, 283–84, 302, 305, 329, 330, 336, 337, 340–42, 347, 348, 366, 367, 488, 506, 508, 509, 511, 513, 516, 541, 555, 563, 564
Bonham’s death and, 561
Led Zeppelin royalties, masters ownership, and music publishing deals made by, 515–16
Welch, Chris, 208–10, 235, 274, 307, 427–28, 463, 543
Wells, Frank, 466
Wenner, Jann, 411–12
“We’re Gonna Groove,” 565–66
West Park Pavilion, 455–57
Wexler, Jerry, 62, 153–56, 369–70, 374, 376–77
Wharton, Alex, 93
“What Is and What Should Never Be,” 203
“What the World Needs Now Is Love,” 63
Wheldon, Huw, 30
“When the Levee Breaks,” 257, 258, 261, 358
Whisky a Go Go, 168, 189, 315, 439, 502
White, Alan, 568
White, Bukka, 357
White, Josh, 15, 364
“White Summer,” 175
Who, 2, 6, 59–60, 81–83, 121, 122, 159, 161, 181, 194, 210, 214, 230, 249, 283–84, 352, 382, 391, 407, 472, 473, 479, 572
Tommy, 354, 359, 375, 384
“Whole Lotta Love,” 183–85, 212–14, 236, 282, 304, 333, 349, 358, 372
Wickham, Andy “Wipeout,” 153
Wilde, Marty, 118
“Wild Thing,” 102
Wilkins, Robert, 566
Williams, Anna, 35, 41
Williams, Big Joe, 119
Williams, Dave, 15, 17, 22, 23, 26, 28, 30–35, 41, 42–44, 46–47, 52, 426
Williams, Sally, 429, 514
Williamson, Sonny Boy, 21, 72, 119, 120, 273
Wilson, B. J., 114
Wilson, Ann and Nancy, 191, 389
Wilson, Shirley, 144
Winwood, Muff, 83
Wishbone Ash, 297
Witherspoon, Jimmy, 21, 119
Winwood, Steve, 83, 107–8, 111, 122
Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves), 480, 518
Wolverly Memorial Hall, 520
Wonder, Stevie, 67, 123, 362, 522
Wonderwall, 335
Wood, Krissy, 414
Wood, Ronnie, 5, 50, 99, 294, 414, 500, 541
Wood, Roy, 560
Woodstock Music Festival, 195, 206, 227, 228
Wray, Link, 47, 119
Wren, Andy, 65
Wright, Joe, 197–98, 205–6
Wyatt, Rod, 32–33, 47
Wyman, Bill, 23, 102, 282, 379, 420
Wynn, Peter, 118
XYZ, 568
Yardbirds, 2, 7, 18, 71–80, 82, 85–91, 97–105, 108, 114, 115, 120, 122, 135, 142, 145, 156–60, 165, 167, 174, 177, 178, 256, 297, 357, 382, 383, 472
Page in, 2, 5, 24, 73, 77–80, 85–90, 97–101, 103, 104, 175–76, 178, 219–20, 226, 398
see also New Yardbirds
Yes, 155, 181, 483, 537, 568
“You Need Love,” 21, 183
“You Need Loving,” 183
Youngbloods, 199
“Your Time Is Gonna Come,” 147, 175
“You Shook Me,” 1, 174, 178
Zappa, Frank, 114, 201, 529
Zeppelin, Eva von, 215
Zeppelin, Ferdinand von, 171, 215
Zeppelins, 209
Hindenburg, 171
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
About the Author
Bob Spitz is the award-winning author of the biographies The Beatles and Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child, both New York Times bestsellers, as well as six other nonfiction books and a screenplay. He helped manage Bruce Springsteen and Elton John at crucial points in their careers. He's written hundreds of major profiles of figures, ranging from Keith Richards to Jane Fonda, from Paul McCartney to Paul Bowles.
What’s next on
your reading list?
Discover your next
great read!
Get personalized book picks and up-to-date news about this author.
Sign up now.
* When Jeff Beck snubbed the Roosters, they offered the position to another local lad, Eric Clapton.
* The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a U.S. federal law enacted in 1970, designed to combat organized crime.
Bob Spitz, Led Zeppelin
