Connie hamzy is one of the most wellknown and infamous groupies from the rock n roll era. Sweet connie hamzy parente born january 9, 1955, also called sweet sweet connie or connie flowers, is an american woman who is known as a groupie who claims to have had sex with numerous rock musicians. For blog tours, cover reveals, and promos please email. Rob sheffield on greatest rock memoirs of all time. Confessions of a groupie and millions of other books are. Hamzys dedication to the game and keeping it real, crossfade presents a list of ten sweet and sleazy rock star sex stories. Groupie book because it was everything i could imagine falling in love with a rock star and receiving his attentions back could be. Books by the women who had sex, drugs, and relationships with the unforgettable stars of rock n roll. Also check out the 6 most certifiably insane tales of rock star behavior and 8 acts of rock star debauchery that would destroy you. In 1969, rolling stone shocked the world with an issue about the rock supergroupie. Groupie rockhard beautiful book 1 kindle edition by. In 2009, brown wrote and hosted the vh1 documentary series, do it for the band.
It epitomizes everything we fantasize about being loved by a rock star. If you wanted to identify the most famous groupies of the 60s, 70s and 80s, look no further than at the most famous bands of those eras. September 9, 1948 is a former rock and roll groupie, musician, and actress. Just before she was born, her father moved the family to southern california. From a history of pop to inside accounts of rock n roll and punk, these are six mustread music books for the groupie inside of everyone. Steven tyler of aerosmith is considered the best rock star to have sex with, according to a survey done on groupie centrals message board. Confessions of a groupie pamela des barres biography rock musicians des barres, pamela united states groupies infobuy. From overdoses and groupies to the social upheaval of race relations in america, the tome of rock tellalls paint a portrait that can serve as a backdrop for our national conscience. She has written for the new york times, rolling stone, cosmopolitan, and.
In the 60s and 70s, rock and roll music was at an all time high. The 10 most interesting rock star sex secrets from groupie. I dont read a lot of autobiographies but id assume there are a fuckload no pun intended of stories from 80s rockers that had a ton of groupies. Cleo odzer nee sheila lynne odzer, 6 april 1950 26 march 2001 was an american writer who authored books on prostitution in thailand, the hippie culture of goa, and cybersex contents 1 childhood and time as a groupie. Lick and a promisediary of a rock star groupie rock star series. Page and maddoxs relationship ultimately fell apart. Rock history is littered with juicy memoirs from its most distinguished and deviant sages. Wild vintage photos of the groupies who changed rock history a book by the photographer baron wolman shows the playful energy and style of the classic groupies of the late the californiabased groupies called the g. Shes the worlds most notorious rock nroll groupie, with asexual resume that dates back to 1970. Hamzy claims to have given oral sex to various members of the. The 10 most famous rock groupies of all time therichest. Natalia avelon playing it girl, model, rolling stones groupie uschi. As soon as we come off stage, were confronted by a local fan covered in blood, holding a.
One of those times is recorded in des barress fourth book, lets spend the night together 2008, which features interviews with other prominent rock star groupies. In 1998, she sued penthouse for featuring a model also named bobbie brown. Today she is an author, magazine writer, and writing teacher. A cult novel, first published in 1969, this book views the rock scene of the 1960s through the eyes of 19yearold katie. In the late 1990s, she hosted a tv infomercial that advertised the eightcd set called big rock. The book s charm is not only in the stories but in the writers witty, sometimes exhausting telling of them.
The best rock books about the sixties are ironically not written by the musicians themselves but all the people peripheral to the action, and pamela des barres of the gtos is one. The most legendary groupies in rock n roll history. Not only that but it seems i am going to be up half the night reading rock star, the follow up book to groupie by ginger voight. As a book about that moment is published, photographer baron. Autobiographies from rock n roll groupies april 7, 2012 by popsugar 2 comments books by the women who had sex, drugs, and relationships with the unforgettable stars of rock. She introduces the reader to a variety of characters from the pop scene and describes the clubs, art galleries, drugs and uninhibited sex. If you are interested in a takeover or have a new release or book sale please message the page. Hamzy also received attention for her claim that she was propositioned by bill clinton, then governor of arkansas claims. She wrote a book about her encounters, rock groupie.
The intimate adventures of sweet connie from little rock. Stunich groupie is a,000 word novel about heartache, love, grief, and the beauty of sex. Rock groupies and wags non fiction books by rock groupies and wags wives and girlfriends. Rock groupies and wags nonfiction 29 books goodreads. Confessions of a groupie, recounted her adventures through the rock and roll renaissance and shot to the top. With wives, jumpoffs and side pieces getting tv shows and books, theyre all out there telling intimate details on the celebrities that chopped them down.
A book about a legendary groupie may sound terribly unpc in the postmetoo age, but des barress salacious, sharp, witty account of life with the classic rock glitterati of the 60s and 70s including affairs with mick jagger, jimmy page, keith moon, jim morrison and many more feels warm and celebratory and certainly not like the words. I usually like to relax with my band after a show but we never get the chance. What elevates the bands with me above and beyond most tellall rock memoirs, though, is romanos highly skillful, wellcrafted writing, and her vibrantly colorfuland often quite hilariousway with words. The legend of pamela des barres, rock n rolls most iconic groupie. The intimate adventures of sweet connie from little rock, but her love for rock stars didnt stop. If you want to mask the smell of groupie sex with egg burritos, heres a very affordable egg burrito maker. All of the big names in music by definition have a huge number of fans, but the groupie phenomenon describes something deeper, and is largely responsible for the nowobvious link between sex and rock and roll. Ten sweet and sleazy rock star sex stories miami new times.
Lick and a promisediary of a rock star groupie rock star series book 1 kindle edition by veronica moreau. After reading these largerthanlife rock tales, have a look at rock s most popular songs with notsoinnocent lyrics or dive into tales of the legendary groupies who changed music history. Pamela des barres, the ultimate rock groupie, tells all. From conversations with bowie to rolling stones rocker keith richards heavyhearted memoir. Pamela des barres is the author of lets spend the night together and take another little piece of my heart. And frankly, it comes as no surprise to learn that connies conquests go much further beyond what we imagined. Confessions of a groupie by pamela des barres, the last living slut. Pamela des barres headed for the sunset strip, where she knocked on rock stars. The hard lives and good times of the wives, girlfriends, and groupies of rock and roll. Then read up on gg allin, the wildest man in rock history. Vintage smashing grandpa pamela des barres shirt l groupie sunset strip gtos. The book tells the story of pamela ann miller, a groupie who gets a kind of fame in the 1960s by having wild nights with musicians and actors. She has written for the new york times, rolling stone, cosmopolitan, and many other magazines.
The most infamous groupies in rock and roll history by nicole west october 26, 2017 many people look back on the era of rock and roll with nostalgia and great memories. The hard lives and good times of the wives, girlfriends, and groupies of rock and roll balfour, victoria on. Legendary acts such as cream, jimi hendrix, led zeppelin, the rolling stones, aerosmith, david bowie, and more all experienced the phen. Groupies tell stories of their experience with stars the. Groupies tell stories of their experience with stars. By the blemish november 18, 20 a thread titled, former groupies of reddit. And at the same time, puts that very popular never fall in love with a rock.
Donald fagens eminent hipsters is as misanthropic as any steely dan song, the kind of book where the rock star looks out. But the chunk of her stories comes from a number of interviews. Her experiences living with rock stars was so extensive that she managed to write a whole book about it, titled rock groupie. Backstage secrets of rock muses and supergroupies hardcover. Rock s most famous groupies tell all for vh1 documentary lets spend the night together december 15, 2010 5. Anyone know of some crazy stories, funny stories etc that rock stars fes. The interviews were filmed for a vh1 documentary of the same name.
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