Andrew Loog Oldham

Manager des Rolling Stones de 1963 à 1967, l'auteur retrace les débuts du groupe de rock : rencontre dans la petite boîte londonienne du Crawdaddy, création de l'image de voyous sexy du groupe, premières compositions originales, succès de la chanson Satisfaction ...

"Stone Free is the third part of my triography. It is an affectionate look at impresarios I have admired, loved and loathed. There are profiles on Serge Diaghilev, Mike Todd, Otto Preminger, Larry Parnes & John Kennedy, Brian Epstein, Don Arden, Kit Lambert & Chris Stamp, Malcolm McLaren, Albert Grossman, Phil Spector, Allen Klein, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards and more. It is also a summing up of the bands and lads who started out in the 60's and now are leaving their own - as bands become brands and enter their 70's - what's left of THE BEATLES, THE STONES & THE WHO."--the author.

"John Phillips, "Mama" Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty, and Michelle Phillips were collectively one of the most successful musical acts of all time - the electric folk-rock group The Mamas & The Papas. After relocating from New York to the West Coast in 1965 and releasing the No. 1 record "California Dreamin'" the following year, they produced a string of massively popular radio hits, including "Creeque Alley," "Monday, Monday," "Words of Love," "Dedicated to the One I Love," and "Go Where You Wanna Go." Their fans were diverse; the collegiate folk set loved their gentle, meticulous harmonies, and the burgeoning underground movement identified with their "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll" ideal.". "Illustrated and cinematic in scope, Go Where You Wanna Go is told not only from the points of view of the group members (including Mama Cass, via an extensive, rare, never-before-published interview), but also from those of their friends, musical colleagues, business associates, critics, and fans. Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Lou Adler, Donovan, Graham Nash, and Ray Manzarek are among the contributors who provided original interviews for this oral history."--BOOK JACKET.