Contents

Forewords

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne
Pete Townshend
Sound Check

Part One—Opening Act

Jim Morrison and the Doors
The Grateful Dead
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix

Part Two—The Big Shows

The Denver Pop Festival Woodstock

Part Three—The Gods of Rock

The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Led Zeppelin

Part Four—The Rocks of God

Red Rocks Amphitheater
The Jethro Tull Riot
The Summers of Stars

Part Five—U2 and The US Festival

Part Six—Off Stage and Off Key

Bill Graham
Pricks
Elvis Presley
Truman Capote
Freddie Sessler
Aerosmith’s Intervention
Amnesty International
TicketMaster
Muhammad Ali
Saving the Symphony
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Scared to Death in Sarajevo
Joe DiMaggio
Axl Rose and My .357
And I’m the Queen of England

Part Seven—In the Key of G

Groupies
Goon Squad
Gambling

Part Eight—The Legends

David Geffen
The Eagles and Irving Azoff
Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan
Eric Clapton
Pink Floyd
Diana Ross
Elton John
Lynyrd Skynyrd
CSNY
Ozzy Osbourne’s Blood Drive
Neil Diamond
Van Halen and the Brown M&Ms
The Beach Boys
Bette Midler

Part Nine—Rock ‘n Roll from A to Z

Alice Cooper
Aretha Franklin
Billy Joel
Bob Seger
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Raitt
Cat Stevens
Carly Simon
Celine Dion
Charlie Sheen
Cher and Gregg Allman
Chuck Berry and Steely Dan
Cream
Dan Fogelberg
Deep Purple
Fleetwood Mac
Four Tops
Frank Zappa
George Clinton/P-Funk Mothership
Gwen Stefani
Jeff Beck
Jerry Weintraub
Joe Cocker
John Denver
Lars Ulrich and Metallica
Mamas and Papas
Marshall Tucker Band
Michael Jackson
Miles Davis
Moody Blues
Paul Revere and the Raiders
Paul Simon
Richard Pryor
Rod Stewart
Sly and the Family Stone
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Steve Martin
Steve Miller Band
Sting
Tina Turner
Whitney Houston
Willie Nelson
ZZ Top

Part Ten —Encore

The Fey Lists
Barry’s Final Thoughts
Acknowledgments