Led Zeppelin Crashed Here: The Rock and Roll Landmarks of North America PDF
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ISBN-10:1-59580-018-2 ISBN-13:978-1-59580-018-3 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Epting,Chris,1961- LedZeppelincrashedhere:therockandrolllandmarksofNorthAmerica/byChris Epting. p.cm. ISBN-13:978-1-59580-018-3 ISBN-10:1-59580-018-2 1. Rockmusic—UnitedStates—Historyandcriticism.2. Musicallandmarks—UnitedStates— Guidebooks.3. UnitedStates—Guidebooks.I.Title. ML3534.3.E682007 781.660973—dc22 2007006246 CoverandinteriordesignandproductionbyFutureStudio Backcoverphotos: Toprow(lefttoright):JimMorrison’shotelroom;JohnnyRamone’smonument;TheBeach Boys’birthplace;CapitolRecordsbuilding;GramParsons’sdeathsite Bottomrow(lefttoright):Theauthor,picturedinStudio1atSunsetSound,whereseveral songsfromhisfavoritealbum,ExileonMainSt.,wererecorded;Siteoftheinfamous Altamontconcert;JohnnyThunders’sdeathsite;TheBeatlesandtheRollingStonesplay NewOrleans;ThefamousRockWalkatGuitarCenter Contents Introduction 9 It’sOnlyRock’n’Roll(ButILikeIt): Sex,Drugs,andRock’n’RollMayhem 13 RollOverBeethoven: TheBeatles,BobDylan,ElvisPresley,andTheRollingStones 77 KickOuttheJams: ConcertSitesandLivePerformanceLocations 117 TheSongRemainstheSame: Music,Film,andTVRecordingSites 159 SweetHomeChicago: BluesandJazzShrines 185 Don’tFeartheReaper: Homicides,Suicides,andaBadMoonRising 203 Knockin’onHeaven’sDoor: R.I.P. 225 Can’tBuyMeLove: Rock’n’RollMuseums,Restaurants,Hotels, 269 andOtherPlacestoSpendYourCash B-Sides: 295 RecordStores,RoadTripMusicSuggestions,and OtherRock’n’RollMiscellany 100ClassicRoadTripSongs 100Rockin’RoadTripAlbums MyTopLive25 30GreatNorthAmericanMusicStores Appendix: Rock'n'RollLandmarksbyState 319 Acknowledgments 326 PhotoCredits 327 Introduction OnadrizzlyMay1,1975,theRollingStones createdabitofbedlaminLowerManhattan. ToannouncethedatesoftheirTourofthe Americas,theyhadscheduledapresscon- ference at One Fifth Avenue. As reporters gathered inside the hotel to wait for the band, a commotion was noticed outside. A rumbling was heard coming down Fifth Avenueandloandbehold,itwastheRolling Stones on the back of a flatbed truck per- forming “Brown Sugar.” Stunning the lunchtimecrowd,theyranthroughthesong beforetossingoutleafletstothoseonthe street.Onthesheetsofpaperwerethetour dates. The flatbed then drove around the corner; the band jumped into waiting cars and was gone in a flash. The idea for the impromptu concert came from Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who’d read that jazzbandswouldsometimespromotetheir evening concerts with truck tours around thecity. Iwasin8thgradeatthetime,13yearsold,andinthepreviousyearortwohadbecomea hugefanoftheRollingStones.WhenIgothomefromschoolthatday,Iwasgluedtothenews reportsoftheevent.Iknewexactlywherethattruckhadpulledupandcouldnotbelievethat theStones,intheflesh,hadactuallyperformedwithininchesofpeopleonthestreet.That night,myfathertoldmehehadgottenticketsthroughhiscompanyforustoseetheStones atMadisonSquareGardenandIbegancountingdownthedaysuntilJune22nd.WhenIhear peoplewhogrewupinthe1960stalkaboutseeingTheBeatlesonEdSullivanandhowthat changedtheirlives,well,that’swhatMay1,1975wasforme:alightningbolt.ThedayIdevel- opedaseriousemotionalattachmenttorock’n’roll. MytwofavoriteAmericancreationsarebaseballandrock’n’roll,andsinceI’dalreadywrit- tenabookaboutbaseballitonlyseemednaturaltopenoneonrock‘n’roll.Becauseitwas bornhereinAmerica,withrootsgoingbacktoCongoSquareinNewOrleans,therearemany landmarks,shrines,andtouchstonesthroughoutNorthAmericaandthat’swhatledmeto approachrock’n’rollfromageographicangle.FromthestorewhereElvisboughthisfirst guitartothesiteofBuddyHolly’splanecrashtothelocationofTheBeatlesfirstperform- anceinAmerica,thelandscapeislacedwithhundredsofplacesrelevantnotjusttorock’n’ roll,buttorock’sbuildingblocksaswell.Sitesrelatedtojazzandthebluesarejustasimpor- tantinabooklikethistohelpformafoundationalperspective,andsotheyareincluded,too. 9
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