History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs (29 page)

“Johnny B. Goode” (Berry),
98

Johnson, Mark,
188
,
189
,
190

Johnson, Robert,
3
,
18
,
102
,
143
–54,
231

birth and early years,
149

death myths,
146
–47,
151
,
154

legacy,
151
–52

pact with the devil,
37
,
147
–48

Johnson, Tommy,
148
,
154

Johnston, Bruce,
240

Jones, Brian,
110

“Jones Girl, The” (Five Satins),
64

Jordan, Cyril,
25

Joseph, Frahner,
189
,
190

Joy Division,
31
,
36
,
38
,
40
–42,
47

Julian, Don, and the Meadow-larks,
241

Julien, Isaac,
228

Jurgensen, John,
72

“Just My Imagination” (Temptations),
169

Kael, Pauline,
128

Kaspar, Tommy,
67
,
74

Kaye, Lenny,
210

“K. C. Moan” (Memphis Jug Band),
110
–11

Killing Them Softly
(Dominik),
193
–94

“Kind Hearted Woman Blues” (R. Johnson),
152

King, B. B.,
6
,
197

King, Ben E.,
198
,
199
–201,
203
–6,
208
–12

King, Carole,
5
,
118
,
119
–20

King, Martin Luther, Jr.,
79
,
202

King of the Delta Blues Singers
(R. Johnson),
144
,
153

Kingsmen,
24

Kingston Trio,
205

Kirschner, Don,
6
,
118

Kleinbard, Annette,
241
–42

Knight, Gladys, and the Pips,
7
,
169

Kray, Reggie,
51

Kray, Ronnie,
51

Kugell, Marty,
57
,
59

La Bamba
(Crenshaw),
103

Laboe, Art,
64

Lady Gaga,
9
,
84

Langford, Jon,
224
,
232

“Last Kind Words Blues” (Wiley),
72

Lauper, Cindi,
183
–88,
191
–93

LaVere, Steve,
148

LaVette, Bettye,
143

Lawrence, D. H.,
208

Lead Belly,
4
,
226

“Leader of the Pack” (Shangri-Las),
247

“Learning the Game” (Holly),
117

Led Zeppelin,
7
,
145

Leib, Marshall,
240
,
241
–42

Leiber, Jerry,
5
,
204
,
240
,
246
,
251

Lennon, John,
7
,
62
,
106
,
127
–36,
173
–79

Lethem, Jonathan,
150

“Let’s Stay Together” (A. Green),
83

“Letter, The” (Medallions),
241

“Let There Be Drums” (S. Nelson),
240

Lewis, Jerry Lee,
3
,
12
,
25
,
98
,
102
,
233
,
234

Lhamon, W. T., Jr.,
15

Life and Cuisine of Elvis Presley, The
(Adler),
104

“Light My Fire” (Doors),
181

“Like a Prayer” (Madonna),
187

“Like a Rolling Stone” (Dylan),
153
,
181
,
204

Lincoln, Abraham,
210

“Ling Ting Tong” (Five Keys),
70

“Little Darlin’”(Gladiolas/Diamonds),
16

Little Richard,
3
,
8
,
15
–16,
18
,
25
,
84
,
85
,
97
,
98
,
99
–100,
102
,
233
,
234
,
239

“Little Sister” (Pomus & Shuman/Presley),
197

“Little Star” (Elegants),
70

Little Walter,
4
,
88

Little Willie John,
5
,
73

“Lonely Avenue” (Pomus/Charles),
197

“Lonely Teardrops” (Gordy/Wilson),
167

“Lone Star Trail” (Maynard),
111

Loney, Roy,
25

“Long Tall Sally” (Little Richard),
15

“Looking for Someone to Love” (Holly),
112
–13

“Lost in America” (Langford),
232

“Louie Louie” (Berry/Kingsmen/Paul Revere and the Raiders),
24
,
241

Louis, Joe,
201
–2

Love, Darlene,
5
,
240
,
243

“Love in Vain” (Rolling Stones),
145

“Love Is Strange” (Mickey and Sylvia/Holly),
116

“Love Me Do” (Beatles),
109

“Love Sick” (Dylan),
164

“Lovin’ Up a Storm” (Lewis),
25
–26

Lymon, Frankie, and the Teenagers,
5
,
90

Lynch, David,
14
–15,
147
,
198

Mack, Lonnie,
213

Macon, Uncle Dave,
224

Madonna,
7
,
84
,
187

Mailer, Norman,
28

“Mailman Bring Me No More Blues” (Holly/Beatles),
136

Mamas and the Papas,
6
,
226

Mann, Barry,
5
–6,
118
,
120

Marclay, Christian,
224
–33

Marsh, Dave,
212
–13

Marsh, James,
137
–38

Martin, Dean,
211
–12

Martin, Ed,
57
,
60

Martin, George,
6
,
125
,
174

Matassa, Cosimo,
4
,
16

Mauldin, Joe,
109
,
115
,
138

“Maybe Baby” (Holly/Beatles),
111
,
133

Maynard, Ken,
111

Maytals,
12

Mazetta, Vinny,
63
–64,
66

McCartney, Paul,
7
,
51
n,
106
,
128
,
129
,
132
,
135
,
173
,
175
,
177

McCormick, Mack,
148

McIntire, Tim,
16
,
233
–34

McKinney, Devin,
129
,
175

McPhatter, Clyde,
4
,
102
,
111
,
203

“Me and the Devil Blues” (R. Johnson),
146

Medallions,
241

Meek, Joe,
50
,
107
,
122

“Memories Are Made of This” (D. Martin),
211
–12

Memphis Jug Band,
110
–11

Memphis Minnie,
201

Mickey and Sylvia,
116

“Milkcow’s Calf Blues” (R. Johnson),
143

Minx, Zillah,
167

Mitchell, Pete,
250

Molyneux, Bob,
175

“Money (That’s What I Want)”:

Beatles,
172
–80,
187

Strong,
167
–72,
174
,
176
,
178
,
194

“Money Changes Everything”: Brains,
180
–83

Delta Moon,
188
,
189
–90

Gray,
188
–89

Lauper,
183
–88,
191
–93

“Money Honey” (Drifters),
12
,
101
,
111
,
167
,
203

“Money Talks” (Rubella Ballet),
167

Monk, Thelonious,
245

Monkees,
37

Monroe Brothers,
224

Moonglows,
5
,
168

Moore, Sam,
143

Morris, Stephen,
31
,
32
,
38

Morrison, Jim,
47
,
48

Morton, Colin B.,
10

Morton, George “Shadow,”
245
–46,
250
,
251

Motola, George,
67

Motown Records,
5
,
6
,
167
–72,
174
,
274
n

Mr. Dynamo
(Hawkins),
70

Muldoon, Paul,
108

Mutrux, Floyd,
17

“My Country ’Tis of Thee” (Clarkson/M. King/Franklin),
77
,
79
–80

Nelson, Ricky,
5
,
160

Nelson, Sandy,
240
,
242

“Never Let the Same Bee Sting You Twice” (R. Brown),
201

Nevins, Richard,
18
–19

New Order,
46

“Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The” (Vee),
106

Nirvana,
8
,
24
,
205

“No Feelings” (Sex Pistols),
37

Norman, Philip,
108

“Not Fade Away” (Holly/Crickets/Rolling Stones/Beatles),
109
–11,
113
,
121
,
133

Obama, Barack,
77
,
78
,
79
,
83
,
94
,
143
,
193
–94

“Oh Boy” (Holly),
98
,
109

Oldies But Goodies
(Laboe),
64

“One Fine Day” (Chiffons),
15
,
119

Ono, Yoko,
127
,
132

“Ooh My Head” (Valens),
137

Orbison, Roy,
5
,
113
–14

Orioles,
4
,
9

Ossman, Vess L.,
9

Otis, Johnny,
4
,
84
–85

“Out in the Streets” (Shangri-Las),
247

OutKast,
12

“Over and Over” (N. Young),
24

Paglia, Camille,
187
–88

“Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” (Temptations),
169

Parks, Rosa,
202

Parris, Fred,
57
–65,
69
,
71
,
73

“Past, Present, and Future” (Shangri-Las),
247
,
251

Patton, Charley,
147
,
149

Patton, Marion,
189

Paul Revere and the Raiders,
24

Peel, John,
47

Peellaert, Guy,
98