Grajonca, Wolodia. See Graham, Bill
Grand Funk Railroad, 327
Grant, Peter, 217, 225–28
Grateful Dead, 48, 56, 84, 90–91, 99, 269–70
at Altamont, 257
at Avalon Ballroom, 69
Central Park concert, 143
concert in Central Park, 222
Festival Express, 295
at Fillmore East, 152, 202–4, 221–22, 243–44, 264, 269, 343
at Fillmore West, 163, 220, 358, 360–61
and LSD, 177–78, 198, 221
at Madison Square Garden, 364
and Miles Davis, 272
Mime Troupe benefit, 47
New Year’s Eve concert, 87
partnership with Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger, 113
picketed by light show workers, 229–30
at Tanglewood, 297
in Toronto, 103–4
at Watkins Glen Festival, 364
at Winterland, 311, 317–19, 330, 349–50
at Woodstock, 231, 234
Gravenites, Linda, 183, 268
Gravenites, Nick, 61, 81, 116, 185, 274, 313–14
Great Society, The, 33, 74, 141
beginnings of, 42, 50–52, 54
and Chet Helms, 53
Mime Troupe benefit, 45, 47
Green, Marushka, 89, 188
Green, Peter, 270
Grogan, Emmett, 300
Grossman, Albert, 54, 99, 111, 131, 155–56, 196, 232, 284, 300
and The Band, 215
buys out Big Brother’s contract, 100
and Janis Joplin, 117, 118–19, 120
looks for musicians for Joplin’s new band, 183
as manager of Big Brother, 107–8, 116
persuades Joplin to leave Big Brother, 159, 161
pressures Joplin to go solo, 148
signs Quicksilver Messenger Service, 100
and Village Theater, 127
Grossweiner, Bob, 175
groupies, 201–3, 338
Gurley, Jim, 65, 67, 75, 276
Gurley, Nancy, 75, 276
Guskin, Harold, 17
Guy, Buddy, 169, 269, 295
Haight Ashbury, 73, 92–94
Haight Ashbury, The (Perry), 49
Hale, Barrie, 104
Hamilton, Rachel, 213
Hanley, Bill, 129, 132
Harmon, Ellen, 33
Harrington, Stephanie, 147
Harrison, George, 210, 364
Hart, Mickey, 178, 182, 238, 297
Harvard University, 305
Hayes, Isaac, 187
Haynie, Jim, 30, 56, 70, 91–92
affair with Bonnie MacLean, 89
becomes manager for Butterfield Blues Band, 102
as manager of Fillmore Auditorium, 50, 54
as manager of Fillmore West, 155
as New Year’s baby, 87, 111
and Santana Blues Band, 90
Headlights, xi, 164, 241
Heckman, Don, 233, 320
Hefron, Richard, 364
Heider, Wally, 283, 325
Hello People, 214
Hells Angels, 120, 184, 255–57, 264, 284
Helm, Levon, 185
Helms, Chet, 31, 53–54, 229
fired by Big Brother, 75–76
and Janis Joplin, 62, 63, 64, 67–68, 69, 75
and John Carpenter, 53–54
partnership with Graham dissolved, 54
Hendrix, Jimi, xvii, 101, 119–20, 142, 162, 163, 234, 254, 261, 262–63, 266, 313, 330
Herbert, Herbie, 151, 194, 196, 255, 275, 283, 303, 305, 308, 331, 336, 340, 341, 348, 362, 366
Herman, Dave, 356
Herman, Woody, 197, 225
heroin, 65, 78, 107–8, 148–49, 158–59, 210, 220, 235, 240, 246, 258, 259, 269, 275, 276, 278, 302, 312, 316–17, 319, 325, 327–28, 337, 340–41, 361
Hoffman, Abbie, 89, 277–78
Holzman, Jac, 133, 354
Hopkins, Jerry, 252
Hot Tuna, 232–33, 285, 297. See also Electric Hot Tuna
House of Blues, 368
Howard Smith, 351–52
Howlin’ Wolf, 95
Hoyt, Cecily, 247
Hudson, Garth, 216
Humble Pie, 251
Hunter, Meredith, 257
Hunter College, 108, 182–83
Hurok, Sol, xv, 30, 341–42
Ike and Tina Turner, 253–54
Imhoff, Barry, 236
Iron Butterfly, 199–200
It’s a Beautiful Day, 180, 275, 297
Jackson, Gary L., 297–98, 327–28, 349, 360
Jagger, Mick, 251, 257, 368
James Gang, 327
Janis Joplin Revue, 184, 186–87
jazz, 198
Jefferson Airplane
After Bathing at Baxter’s album, 91–92
at Altamont, 255–56
on American Bandstand, 97
beginnings of, 41–42
benefit for Davis’ legal expenses, 32–33
and Bill Graham, 82–84, 88, 102, 108, 109–10, 112–13, 157–58
and Bill Thompson, 140
Bless Its Little Pointed Head album, 174, 200–201
break up, 353
concert at Whitney Museum, 172–73
concert in Central Park, 143, 169, 222, 233, 279
Crown of Creation album, 141
on Dick Cavett Show, 241–42
and drugs, 95–96
on Ed Sullivan Show, 169
at Fillmore Auditorium, 44, 53–54, 102
at Fillmore East, 139–40, 142, 157–58, 232, 252–53, 279–81, 322, 329
at Fillmore West, 173–74
fires Spencer Dryden, 267
and Grace Slick, 74, 79–80 (See also Slick, Grace)
Grammy Award nomination, 111
in Hawaii, 206
and Hot Tuna, 233
inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 368
and John Morris, 105
in London, 164–65
mansion in San Francisco, 144–45
and Marty Balin, 17, 342
and Mime Troupe benefit, 45
Newsweek article, 88
New Year’s Eve concert, 87
New York Times article, 322–23
partnership with Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger, 113
and Paul Baratta, 102
play on NYC roof, 179
promoters’ fear of, 266
recordings, 73–74, 81–82, 173–74, 180–81, 270–71
and Robert Kennedy, 140–41
sued by Matthew Katz, 84
and Surrealistic Pillow album, 88–89
at Tanglewood, 224, 233
Thanksgiving shows, 181
Time article, 102
on Tonight Show, 141–42
in Toronto, 103–4
tour, 89, 95–97, 108, 164, 218, 299
Volunteers album, 206, 213–14, 241, 248–49
wedding reception for Tom Donahue, 213
at Winterland, 111, 261, 311, 317–19, 367
at Woodstock, 231, 234, 235, 237, 238, 240–41
Jefferson Starship, 285, 322, 367, 368
Jethro Tull, xiv, 297
J. Geils Band, 353, 354, 356, 357
Jimi Hendrix Experience, 102, 145, 174, 197. See also Hendrix, Jimi
Joe’s Light Show, xiii, 286, 343
Johanson, Jai Johnny, 338–39
John, Elton, 324
John Handy Quintet, 45
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sp; Johnson, Skip, 367
Jones, Chuck, 49
Jones, Tom, 258
Joplin, Janis
abortion, 116
addiction to speed, 65–66
affair with Jim Gurley, 75
affair with Kris Kristofferson, 276
and Albert Grossman, 117
Andrew’s premonition about, 274–75
arrested, 249
at Avalon Ballroom, 74–77
Big Brother and the Holding Company, 69, 107, 159, 160–61
and Bill Graham, 69, 80–81, 126–27, 253
Broadway musical about, 370
and Chet Helms, 62, 67–68
and cocaine use, 254
and Columbia Records, 138, 220–21
coping with success, 249–50
and Country Joe McDonald, 75, 93–94
critical reaction to new band, 204
and David Niehaus, 268–69
death, 317–20, 323
debut in NYC, 116, 118–19, 122–24, 125–26
on Dick Cavett Show, 231–32, 293–95, 301–2
drinking, 75, 149, 157, 159, 182, 196, 208–9, 232, 258, 274–75, 276, 284–85, 300–301
drugs, 65, 75, 161, 196, 220, 232, 258, 268
early career, 40, 65
early life, 57–61
and Ed Sullivan Show, 204
fashion, 146–47, 267
Festival Express, 295–96
at Fillmore Auditorium, xiii, 56, 69
at Fillmore East, 134, 202–4
at Fillmore West, 205, 245
and folk music, 60
at Forest Hills Music Festival, 300, 301
goes to San Francisco, 64
and Grace Slick, 69, 93, 240, 253
at Harvard Stadium, 305
heroin use, 148–49, 158–59, 220, 235, 240, 246, 258, 259, 269, 275, 312, 316–17, 319
high school reunion, 305–7
at Hunter College, 182–83
inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 369
interviewed for 60 Minutes, 203
interview with Howard Smith, 314–15
and Johnny Winter, 293
and José Areas, 245
and Kozmic Blues Band, 221
and Kris Kristofferson, 313
leaves home for San Francisco, 61
Life magazine article, 168–69
in London, 208–10
and LSD, 220
at Madison Square Garden, xiv, 257–59
marries Peter de Blanc, 66
and Max’s Kansas City, 118–19
at Miami Pop Festival, 254–55
at Monterey Pop Festival, 99
moves to Haight Ashbury, 92–94
moves to NYC, 65
at Newport Folk Festival, 156
obsessed with mortality, 313
and Otis Redding, 85–86
Pearl album, 312, 334–35
and Peggy Caserta, 138
and Pigpen, 75
pressure to go solo, 148
receives star on Walk of Fame, 370
recording opportunities, 76, 147–48
reputation as bad girl, 61, 185
Rolling Stone article, 204–5
and Sam Andrew, 196, 210, 221, 231–32
and Seth Morgan, 277, 312, 313, 315, 316
sings with Waller Creek Boys, 62–63
and Stax Volt Christmas Show, 186
success, xvii
Time article, 148, 157, 245
and Tina Turner, 253–54
tours, 131–32, 205, 208
at University of Texas, 62, 63
at Winterland, 205
at Woodstock, 231, 234, 235–36, 239–40
Joshua Light Show, 123, 130, 157–58, 168, 198, 247, 262, 272–73, 278–79
Journey, 366
Just Kids (Smith), 137
Kahn, Steve, 365
Kantner, Paul, 64, 91, 101, 112, 145, 174, 206, 218, 233, 278
and Altamont, 256–57
Bark album, 347
and Bill Graham, 45, 328–29, 368
Blows Against the Empire album, 322
breakup of Jefferson Airplane, 353
and drugs, 95–96, 181, 237, 361
Dryden’s wedding, 266–67
forms Jefferson Starship, 367
and Grace Slick, 213–14, 267, 270, 281, 285, 299–300
Joplin’s death, 318
recommends artists for Fillmore, 83
and Volunteers album, 249
at Woodstock, 237
Karpen, Julius, 76, 93, 100, 107
Katz, Matthew, 83–84
Katz, Steve, 261
Kaukonen, Jorma, 40, 64, 88, 92, 96, 97, 102–3, 108, 118, 142, 181, 223, 270–71, 285, 297, 298
Bark album, 347
and Bill Graham, 83, 112, 353
concert in Central Park, 233
European tour, 164
at Fillmore East, 158
Fillmore West closing, 361
and Grace Slick, 347–48
on Grace Slick joining Jefferson Airplane, 79
and Hot Tuna, 232–33
Joplin’s death, 318
and Mime Troupe benefit, 47
and Santana, 238
Kelley, Alton, 33, 43, 55, 70
Kennealy, Patricia, 265
Kennedy, Robert, 140–41
Kennedy Center Award, 366
Kentfield, Calvin, 322–23
Kent State University, 279, 287
Kermode, Richard, 204
Kern, Patricia, 15
Kesey, Ken, 47, 48–49
Kifner, John, 109
King, Albert, 134, 186, 353, 354, 356
King, B.B., 71, 80, 83, 224, 233, 269
King, Bill, 183–84, 185, 186, 187, 196
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 139
Kinks, The, 246, 324
Kirk, Rahsaan Roland, 340
Kirwan, Danny, 185
Kloman, William, 160
Kooper, Al, 194
Kornfeld, Artie, 236
Kozmic Blues (album), 245
Kozmic Blues Band, 221, 232, 235–36, 240, 257–59, 268
Kreutzmann, Bill, 47
Kristal, Keeva, 208, 358
Kristofferson, Kris, 276, 295, 313, 319, 370
LaChambre, Diane, 163–64, 167–68, 170, 188, 190–91, 192–93, 228–29, 310, 324
Laing, Corky, 250
Landau, Jon, 156–57, 305
Landy, Elliott, 119
Lang, James, 31, 32, 233
Lang, Michael, 212, 225, 236
Langdon, James, 59, 60, 61, 62, 66, 67
Langhart, Chris, 128–30, 153, 246, 247
Last Waltz (film), 364
Latin music, 10–11, 14, 210, 224, 251, 282
Latin rock, 211, 282
Laudner, Bill, 140, 179, 180–81, 237
Laurence, Charles, 368
Lech, Tony, 120, 124
Led Zeppelin, 197, 327
at Fillmore East, 199–200, 225
at Fillmore West, 193, 216–17
at Madison Square Garden, xiv
plan to play at Carnegie Hall, 225–28
Leibovitz, Annie, 328
Leimbacher, Ed, 245
Lennon, John, 351–52, 356
Lesh, Phil, 47, 48, 220, 237, 270, 272
Levin, Jack, 14, 15
Lewenthal, Raymond, 172
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 307
Life magazine, 168–69, 288, 346
light shows, 130, 229–30
Linkletter, Art, 249
Little Richard, 231, 310
Live Aid, 364
Live at the Fillmore East (album), 337, 338, 339
Live Dead (album), 203, 264
Livingston, Bob “Doc,” 101, 151, 194
Living Theater, 176
Lloyd, Charles, 197
Lofgren, Nils, 134
London, 164–65, 208–10, 282
Loose Gravel, 284
Love, 269, 327
Lovin’ Spoonful, The, 43
LSD, 47, 49, 52, 73, 84, 92, 95, 96, 102, 110, 169, 177–78, 198, 212, 213, 220, 221, 237–39, 249, 277–78, 285, 302, 322, 325, 350
Lydon, Michael, 187–88, 250
MacDonald, Country Joe, 85, 93–94
MacLean, Bonnie, 28–29, 44, 48, 54, 70, 82, 89, 96, 97. See also Graham, Bonnie
Madison Square Garden, xiv, xvii, 120, 228, 296, 322
The Doors, 199
Grateful Dead, 364
Janis Joplin, 257–59, 267
Rolling Stones, 253–54
The Who, 246–47
Main Squeeze, 284
Mainstream Records, 76–77, 99–100
Malone, Marcus, 101, 151, 194
Mann, Sally, 200, 266–67
Manuel, Richard, 182
Manzarek, Ray, 136, 166
Mapplethorpe, Robert, 132, 137
Marbles, The, 33
Marcum, Stan, 73, 84, 90, 101, 150, 195, 304, 305, 308, 309, 341
Marcus, Greil, 216
marijuana, 38, 198, 278
Markowitz, Roy, 183
Marks, J., 313
Marshall, Jim, 93
Mason, Nick, 310
Matrix nightclub, 141, 150–51, 297
Matter, Paula, 179
Max, Arthur, 310
Maysles Brothers, 257
Mazer, Elliot, 149
MC5, 189
McCarthy, Jim, 180
McClure, Michael, 314
McDonald, Alison, 349
McDonald, Country Joe, 75, 235, 323
McGuinn, Roger, 261, 310
McKay, Glenn, xi, 164, 241
McKenzie, Scott, 98
McKernan, Ron. See Pigpen
Mednick, Ken, 261, 310
Mekler, Gabriel, 221
Melody Maker, 329–30
Melton, Barry, 151, 155, 169, 243–44, 300
Metropolitan Opera House, xv, 288–89, 341–42
Miami Pop Festival, 225, 254
Miles Davis Quintet, 271–72
Millard Booking Agency, 180, 289–93
Miller, Geri, 295
Miller, Steve, 100, 272
Mime Troupe, 29–33, 43–47
Miner, David, 42
Mitchell, Joni, 231, 241
Monck, Chip, 106, 128, 129, 133, 134, 142, 157, 212, 237
Monterey Music Festival, 65, 97, 98–106
Montreux Jazz Festival, 341
Moon, Keith, 235, 248
Morea, Ben, 176
Morgan, Seth, 277, 312, 313, 315, 316