Rod: The Autobiography (56 page)

Lancaster, Penny: life with Rod 70,
108, 156, 157, 224, 310, 311–21, 335, 340, 342–3; appearance and character 311, 312, 314–15; career 311, 316–17, 343; family 312–13, 317; children 317, 319, 321, 327; marriage 321–2, 344

Lancaster, Sally 319–20, 320–21

Lane, Ronnie: with the Faces 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 131, 132, 133, 144, 145; songwriting 125; character 127; relations with Rod 127, 144, 145–6, 148; cars 128; leaves the Faces 146, 147, 204; illness 146, 148

Lansdowne Road, London 112

Las Vegas 37, 170, 342

Law, Denis 154, 164, 338

Lazar, Irving ‘Swifty’ 208

Le Mesurier, Robin 206, 232–3

LeBrock, Kelly 252–3

Led Zeppelin 63, 88, 92, 93, 135

Lee, Ric 92

Lee, Tommy 326

Leeds United Football Club 139, 154

legends and lies: V2 attack at birth 6; apprentice footballer 16–17; gravedigger 21; love affair with President Ford’s daughter 175; stomach-pumping after gay bar visit 232; lookalikes and impostors 276–8

Leith 8

Lennon, John,
Imagine
121

Lennon, Neil 157

Lerner and Loewe, ‘I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face’ 333, 348, 355

Linhart, Buzzy 90

Little Richard, ‘The Girl Can’t Help It’ 113

Little Spotty (horse) 165

Little Walter 56

Lloyd-Webber, Andrew, Baron 224

Lloyd’s of London (insurance market) 288

Logue, Patrick ‘Boiler’ 264–5, 340

Long Beach 162

Long Player
130, 359

lookalikes and impostors 276–8

Loren, Sophia 163, 164

Los Angeles: Carolwood Drive 69, 186–7, 194, 210, 218, 219, 238–9, 240, 269, 299; Bumbles club 160; Whisky a Go Go club 161; Troubadour club 179, 182; Forum 180, 219, 230, 272; Hollywood Bowl 180; Doheny Drive 186; Le Dôme restaurant 187–8, 305; Playboy Club 208; L’Ermitage restaurant 217; Cedars-Sinai Hospital 221, 255, 304–5; Record Plant Studios 228, 257–8, 260; Cock ’n Bull pub 231, 241; Roxbury club 274, 279–80; Peninsular Hotel 281–2; Universal Music Studios 296; St Regis Hotel 335–6;
see also
Bel Air; Beverly Park

Los Angeles Exiles (football team) 17, 188, 231, 241–3, 246, 284

‘Lost in You’ 260, 351

Loughton, Essex 311–12

LSD (acid) 168

Lumley, Joanna 177–9

Luton 28

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
(film) 10

Macari, Lou 158

McCann, Fergus 156

McCartney, (Sir) Paul 109, 173, 295; ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ 133, 359

McCluskey, George 154

MacColl, Ewan, ‘Dirty Old Town’ 113, 155, 347

McEnroe, John 239

McFly (band) 137

McGeady, Aiden 157

McGuire, Barry, ‘Eve of Destruction’ 80

Mackay, Peter 264–5, 319–20

McLagan, Ian (Mac): at Eel Pie Island 48; with the Small Faces 85; and Rod’s solo albums 111, 119; with the Faces 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 131, 134, 145, 147, 198; relations with Rod 127, 144, 145, 147, 148, 285;
cars 128; songwriting 128, 198; drugs 139

McLaren, Malcolm 199

MacLeod, Ally 150

MacMillan, Steve 261

McNeill, Billy 158

Macpherson, Elle 279, 284

McQueen, Steve 180

Mad Harry (driver) 51–2, 55

Madonna, ‘Like a Virgin’ 212

‘Maggie May’ 25, 105, 109, 111–12, 115, 120–21, 143–4, 166, 176, 191, 296, 341, 344, 347, 357, 358

Malcolm (assistant) 69, 239, 279

Malibu 182, 220, 241

Man with the Golden Gun, The
(film) 180

Manchester 214; Twisted Wheel club 50–51, 72; Free Trade Hall 154

Manchester United Football Club 154

‘Mandolin Wind’ 120, 146, 296, 344, 347, 358

Manhattan Beach 241

Manor House, London 53–4

Marquee Club, London 54, 55, 59, 72, 73, 112

Marriot, Steve 123–4, 125, 126, 127, 128

Marsden, Beryl 79

Martha and the Vandellas 74, 89

Martin, (Sir) George 120

Marvin, Lee 195

Masquerade
(TV series) 240

Matlock, Glen 200

Mayfield, Curtis, ‘People Get Ready’ 98, 99

MC5 133

Meek, Joe 43–4

Melly, George 43

Melody Maker
(newspaper) 85, 119

Mercury, Freddie 172, 193, 213, 266

Mercury Records 100, 104, 109, 110, 117, 144

Meyers, Kara 236–8, 248

Miami 192, 195, 317

Miller, Kenny 157

Milligan, Spike 60

Mills, (Sir) John 172

Milwaukee 136

miming 75, 144

Minnelli, Liza 218

Model Railroader
(magazine) 67

model railroads 13, 67–70, 164, 341

mods 31, 38, 54–5

Money, Zoot 54

Monte Carlo 272

Moon, Keith 84, 88, 169–70

Moontrekkers 44

Moore, Dudley 187, 188

Morgan Studios, London 118

Morrison, Jim 91

Morrison, Van, ‘Have I Told You Lately’ 297, 352

Moscow 327

Most, Mickie 82–4, 88, 93, 110

‘Motown Returns to the Apollo’ (show) 89

MTV 294–5;
Unplugged
295–7, 357–8; Video Music Awards 295

Munich 292

Murdoch, Rupert 227, 237, 247

Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Alabama 189–90

Muswell Hill 14, 23, 105, 118, 283

‘My Heart Can’t Tell You No’ 261, 351

Nassau 284

National Gallery, London 222

Never a Dull Moment
122, 348

New Musical Express
91, 197

New Yardbirds, The 88

New York 89–91, 92, 94, 97–8, 144–5, 162, 194, 236, 247–8; JFK Airport 98, 237–8; Madison Square Garden 144, 342; Ritz Hotel 254–5; Radio City Music Hall 295; Sony Studios 336

New York Post
194, 248

New York Times
91

New Zealand 301

Newcastle University 52

Newfoundland 202–3

Newport Jazz Festival 98

Newton-John, Olivia 187

Nibb, Derek 93

Nicholson, Jack 218, 239

Night on the Town, A
183, 191–3, 198, 204, 293, 349

Nilsson, Harry 332

Niven, David Jnr 219

Nod Is As Good As a Wink . . . to a Blind Horse, A
130, 359

North Finchley 12, 21, 27

nuclear weapons 28, 29

Nureyev, Rudolf 197

O
₂
Arena, London 342

Obama, Barack 36

O’Connor, Des 60

O’Connor, Gary 340

Odyssey, ‘Native New Yorker’ 211

Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down, An
(album) 100, 110–117, 347

‘Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down, An’ (song) 114, 116, 347

‘Ole Ola’ (Scotland World Cup song) 150, 152

Olympia, London 215

Olympic Studios, London 112

O’Neal, Ryan 218

O’Neill, Martin 156

Ooh La La
130, 145, 359

oral sex: Rod advised against 58; untrue stories of 232

Orbison, Roy 85

Orpington 87, 89

Ostin, Mo and Michael 333

Out of Order
37, 260–61, 351–2

Oval cricket ground, London 142

Page, Jimmy 82, 88, 92, 98

palimony 195

Palladium, London 75–6, 109

Palm Beach 31, 300–301, 342

Palmer, Dave 308

Palmer, Robert 259

Pampers (nappies) commercial 270

Pan’s People 143

Paris 30, 32, 165, 171, 236, 320–21

Parkinson, (Sir) Michael 16

‘Passion’ 257, 295, 350

Pearson, Kenneth 24, 30

Peck, Gregory and Veronique 219

Peck, M. Scott,
The Road Less Travelled
301

Peek, Billy 204, 205

Peel, John 135, 144, 165, 198

penises: plaster casts of 95–6; drawings of 136–7

Pepsi commercial 270–71

Perry, Richard 332–3, 334–5

Phillips, Randy 259

Pickett, Wilson 73, 80, 89

Pink Floyd 187

Pinter, Harold 91

Plant, Robert 92, 135

Plaster Casters 95–6, 97

Playboy
(magazine) 161, 208, 339

Plumber, Mrs (history teacher) 14

Polaroid cameras 140–41

political protests 28–9

Ponti, Carlo 164

Pope, Roger 72

poppers (amyl nitrate) 210

Porter, Cole 330

Portfolio
(film) 235

Portland Hospital, London 293–4

Portsmouth: Rendezvous Club 56

Powell, Jimmy 44–5, 49

pranks 136–7, 141, 201–4, 206–7, 250, 264–5, 265, 323, 325

Pre-Raphaelite movement 222–3, 224, 314

Presley, Elvis 93, 112, 119, 121, 239

Prince, Viv 84

Prince’s Trust (charity) 315

progressive rock 131

Pudding (dog) 86

Puerto Banús 178–9

Puerto Rico 284

Pugh, Martin 112

punk rock 197–200, 212

Pussy Galore (cat) 164

Pye Records 72

QE2
(liner) 183

Queen (band) 172, 193, 266

Quittenton, Martin 112, 120

Raiders, The 43–4

railroads, model 13, 67–70, 164, 341

Ramone, Phil 335

Ramsay, Gordon 17, 21

Ramsgate 9

Rangers Football Club 17, 21, 157

Ready Steady Go!
(TV programme) 64–6, 75

Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles 228, 257–8, 260

Redding, Otis 74, 75, 80, 86, 189, 190

Rediffusion Studios, London 64–5

Reed, Jimmy 61, 86

Reeves, Martha 74, 89

Reid, John 167

Reizner, Lou 100, 110, 111, 117, 119

Relf, Keith 46

Rep, Johnny 152

‘Rhythm of My Heart’ 286, 286–7

Richards, Keith 46, 165, 173

Richmond 21, 178; Athletic Club 41, 74; Crawdaddy Club 41, 73; The Wick 172–4

Rio de Janeiro 213, 265–6, 297–8

Riva Records 233

Roanoke, North Carolina 146

Robinson, Smokey 89

Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame 148–9

Rock in Rio festival 265–6

Rodgers and Hart 330

Rojas, Carmine 265, 296, 308, 311

Rolling Stone
(magazine) 67, 119, 263, 269, 277

Rolling Stones 46, 61, 73, 109, 130, 147, 198, 205, 298; at Eel Pie Island 43; at London Palladium 75, 76; ‘It’s All Over Now’ 58, 118; ‘Miss You’ 211; ‘Street Fighting Man’ 113, 347

Ross, Diana 89

Rotten, Johnny 197

Rowlands, John 59–61, 64, 71

Royal National Institute of Blind People 344

Ruffin, David 74, 134

Rundgren, Todd 208

Rylands, Jenny 75

‘Sailing’ 191, 257, 261, 295, 348, 357

St James’s Palace 344

St Tropez 78–9, 325

Sam & Dave 190

San Diego 232, 328

San Francisco 90, 118, 196

Santa Margherita, Italy 321–2

Saunders, Pete 102

Savigar, Kevin 205, 206–7, 261, 296

Scotland football team 21, 141; Scotland
v.
England matches 20–21, 153, 244–5, 267, 342; World Cup 150–52, 234

Second World War 5–7, 251, 337

Seignac, Guillaume 223

Sellers, Peter 181

Sellers, Victoria 181, 187, 194, 215

Seven Sisters Road, London 23

Sewell, Alan (‘Big Al’) 2–3, 155, 158, 302, 312

Sex Pistols 197–8, 199

Sex Police 201–7

Shaffer, James ‘Munky’ 326

‘Shake’ 80

Shand Kydd (wallpaper company) 21, 26

‘She Won’t Dance With Me’ 294, 350, 357

Sheffield 287, 289–90

Shinn, Don 71

Shoreham 30

Shotgun Express 79

Shrimpton, Chrissie 43

Simon, Carly, ‘You’re So Vain’ 332

Simone, Nina 74

Simpson, Alan 60

Simpson, Ricky 158, 271, 272, 280, 283

Simpson, Ronnie 158

Sinatra, Frank 113, 209, 335

Sinatra, Frank Jnr 67

Sinatra, Tina 209–210, 217

Singapore 159

Singer Bowl Music Festival 92–3

skiffle 14, 44

Slade 143

Sly and the Family Stone 94

Small Faces 74, 85, 123–6, 127, 128, 135, 148;
see also
Faces

Smiler
111, 122, 166, 333, 348

Smith, Jimmy 73

Smith, Joe 199–200

Songbook
album series 330–37, 341, 353–5, 356

Soul Agents, The 71–2

Soulbook
356

Southampton 71

Southend-on-Sea 318

Spain 30, 108, 178–9, 234, 254, 339

Spanner in the Works, A
1, 332, 352

speedway 10

spiritualism 234–5

Sports Illustrated
(magazine) 247, 284

Sports Illustrated’s Super Shape-Up
(fitness video) 279

Spotty (horse) 165

Springfield, Dusty 33, 51, 189

Stallone, Sylvester 274

Stardust
337, 354

Stargroves, Hampshire 299, 300

Steamhammer 112

Steampacket 72–9, 81, 84, 110, 167, 277;
The First Supergroup
361

Steele, Tommy 59–60

Stein, Jock 155, 158

steroids 268, 287, 288–90

Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel 204

Stevens, Cat, ‘The First Cut is the Deepest’ 193, 199, 349, 358

Stewart, Aiden (Rod’s son) 327, 329

Stewart, Alastair (Rod’s son) 12, 157, 225, 320, 327, 329, 342

Stewart, Bob (Rod’s brother): childhood 6; football 9, 20, 21, 155, 234; marriage 11; and Rod’s music career 26, 28, 141; and birth of Rod’s first child 39; sees Rod perform 75; works on Rod’s house 164; death of father 283; at Rod’s wedding to Penny 322

Stewart, Delilah (Rod’s granddaughter) 327, 328

Stewart, Don (Rod’s brother): childhood 6–7; music 8, 13, 14; football 9, 18, 20, 155, 234, 339; marriage 11; and Rod’s music career 28, 50, 60, 141, 342; sees Rod perform 75; house in Cambridgeshire 181; and Rod’s relationships 230, 284, 322; death of father 283, 286

Stewart, Elsie (Rod’s mother): birth of Rod 5, 7; background 8; married life 8, 20, 68; music 8, 26, 257; and Rod’s childhood 8, 9, 10, 11, 17; ill-health 10, 149, 251; and Rod’s beatnik phase 28, 30, 31; and Rod’s music career 49, 58, 149, 163, 257; and Rod’s relationships 181, 216, 285; death of husband 283

Stewart, Kimberly (Rod’s daughter) 107, 217, 219, 227, 230, 231, 301, 327, 328