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Contents 1 Types of Groupies 2 In Film 3 In print 4 In music 5 References 6 External links

Types of Groupies

Groupie is derived from group in reference to a musical group, but now has more general application. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The term "groupie" is often used derogatorily, but also used casually and sometimes interchangeably with another word with dual connotations - junkie. E. g. "My husband's the football junkie, but I'm a basketball groupie. "

Female groupies in particular have a long-standing reputation of being available sexually to celebrities, pop stars, rock stars and other public figures. Popstars is an international Reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.

There are other male-dominated professions and occupations that attract groupies as well, such as law enforcement and firefighters (especially after 9/11),^[1] the military (groupies are sometimes referred to as "Allotment Annies", "debs", and "badge bunnies" hence the sentiment "I love a man in a uniform", camp followers, or EIBs [Everyone In the Barracks]),^[2] preachers and ministers. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking A camp follower is a Person who follows Military camps in order to sell goods or services that the Military does not supply Even convicted criminals sometimes have followers – see hybristophilia. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Hybristophilia is a Paraphilia involving being sexually aroused or attracted to people who have committed an outrage or a gruesome crime A specialised sub-type was generated when the profession of astronaut came into being. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Certain groupies in Houston and Cocoa Beach have bragged about seducing "all the original seven" and/or "all the moon-walkers". Cocoa Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The Mercury Seven was the group of seven Mercury astronauts picked by NASA on April 9, 1959. In the nature of things, these claims are unverifiable.

In the book Hammer of the Gods (Stephen Davis, 1985), Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant is quoted distinguishing between fans who wanted brief sexual encounters, and "groupies" who traveled with musicians for extended periods acting as a surrogate girlfriend or mother, often taking care of the musician's valuables, drugs, wardrobe, and social life. Steve Davis may refer to Steve Davis, English snooker player and six-time World Champion Steve "Pablo" Davis (artist American Led Zeppelin were Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the Girlfriend is a term that can refer to either a Female partner in a non- marital romantic relationship or a female non-intimate Friend "Mom" "Mum" and "Mommy" redirect here The GTOs (Girls Together Outrageously) who were associated with Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention and other late 60s and 70s stars, and the Plaster Casters are probably the best known groupies of this type. The GTOs were a " Groupie group" that consisted of Miss Pamela (Pamela Des Barres Miss Sparky (Linda Sue Parker Miss Lucy, Miss Christine Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director The Mothers of Invention was an American Rock and roll band active from 1964 to 1975 They are sometime referred to as "road wives. "

In Film

• Perhaps the best-known work dealing with groupies is the 2000 Cameron Crowe movie, Almost Famous. Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an Academy Award -winning American Writer and Film director. Almost Famous is a 2000 Comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, writer and director of Jerry Maguire. The film's groupie character, Penny Lane (played by Kate Hudson), is modeled after two women that Crowe knew, one of whom was the model/singer turned super-groupie Bebe Buell and the other a West Coast-based groupie who actually called herself Pennie Lane. Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American Film actress. Bebe Buell (born Beverle Lorence Buell on July 14, 1953, in Portsmouth Virginia) is an American model and singer The Penny Lane character denies that she is a groupie, saying that "Groupies sleep with rock stars because they want to be near somebody famous". She refers to herself and her friends as "Band Aides", young women who love and inspire rock music. Penny Lane also states that the Band Aides do not have sexual intercourse with musicians, but rather "only blowjobs". In another scene, a groupie called Sapphire (played by Fairuza Balk) looks at rival groupies backstage and observes "They don't even know what it is to be a fan. Fairuza Alejandra Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American film actress. You know, to truly love some silly little piece of music or some band so much that it hurts. "^[3]

• Groupie Girl (US-title: "I am a Groupie") is a 1970 film by Derek Ford. Derek Ford ( 6 September 1932 in Essex – 19 May 1995) was an English Film director and Writer

• In Pink Floyd The Wall (the Young Lust and One of My Turns pieces), a team of groupies led by Jenny Wright's character infiltrates Pink's backstage. Pink Floyd The Wall is a 1982 Musical film by British director Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album " Young Lust " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. " One of My Turns " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Jennifer G Wright (born March 23, 1962) is an American actress who made her film debut portraying the role of Cushie in The World According to Garp Jenny's character succeeds in getting to Pink's hotel room only to be driven out by his rage-filled breakdown.

• In the movie Bull Durham, Susan Sarandon played a character named after groupies called Baseball Annies. Bull Durham is a 1988 American movie about love and Baseball. Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4 1946 is an American Actress.

• In the 2002 comedy movie, The Banger Sisters, Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn both play middle-aged women who were groupies on the Sunset Strip in the 1970s. The Banger Sisters ( 2002) is an American Comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox about the reunion of two middle-aged women who used to be friends Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4 1946 is an American Actress. Goldie Jean Hawn (born November 21 1945 is an American Academy Award -winning Actress, director and producer. The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood California. Hawn's character, Suzette, is an unemployed bartender, still wild as ever and somewhat delusional about her importance as a groupie. Sarandon's character, Lavinia, had re-invented herself by marrying a wealthy lawyer with political ambitions. She's become a suburban housewife who doesn't want her family to know that she was a groupie as a youth. They meet up 30 years later in Phoenix, Arizona and the encounter forces them both to come to grips with their past. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, The Banger Sisters was originally slated for release around the same time as Almost Famous but held back. Almost Famous is a 2000 Comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, writer and director of Jerry Maguire. Interestingly, Kate Hudson, who plays groupie Penny Lane in Almost Famous, is Hawn's daughter. Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American Film actress.

• In The School of Rock, Summer adamantly refuses to be given the role of 'groupie' as she says: "I researched groupies on the Internet. School of Rock is a 2003 American Comedy film from Paramount Pictures, starring Jack Black. They're sluts! They sleep with the band!" To which all she gets in reply from Dewey Finn: "No. Slut or slattern is a Pejorative term for a person who is deemed sexually promiscuous. . . . they're like cheerleaders. Cheerleading is a Sport that uses organized routines made from elements of Tumbling, Dance, jumps and stunting to direct spectators of events "

• In the biopic Sid and Nancy, Chloe Webb portrays Nancy Spungen, a punk and rock band groupie prior to becoming the girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people Sid and Nancy, originally titled Love Kills, is a 1986 Film directed by Alex Cox. Chloe Webb (born 25 June 1956) is an American actress Webb was born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. Nancy Laura Spungen (February 27 1958 – October 12 1978 was the American girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 John Simon Ritchie (born May 10, 1957, died February 2, 1979) better known as Sid Vicious, was an English Punk

• Nell Campbell played a groupie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. "Little" Nell Campbell (born Laura Elizabeth Campbell; May 24, 1953) is an Australian actress, club owner and Singer The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical Comedy film that parodies Science fiction and Horror films. In the opening titles, she is credited as "Columbia: A Groupie", and fawns over the main character, a mad scientist.

• Shelley Plimpton' (mother of Martha Plimpton and former wife of Keith Carradine) played a sad little groupie hoping for sex with Arlo Guthrie in Alice's Restaurant. Martha Campbell Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress. Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10 1947 is an American folk singer Alice's Restaurant is a 1969 movie adapted from a song by Arlo Guthrie.

In print

Carol Bedford wrote a book about her experiences as one of the Apple scruffs, an unusually dedicated group of fans who waited for the Beatles outside Abbey Road studio for several years during the late 60s and early 70s. The Apple scruffs were a loosely-knit group of hardcore Beatles fans who were known for congregating outside the Apple Corps building and at the gates of Abbey These "groupies" did not seek a physical relationship with the Beatles; they just wished to be near them whenever possible, and to assist them in any way they could. Her book, "Waiting For The Beatles: An Apple Scruff's Story" (1985) is now somewhat hard to find. George Harrison wrote a song for them, "Apple Scruffs", on his album, "All Things Must Pass", and some of the "scruffs" were even recruited to sing backup on Beatles songs such as "Across the Universe. All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. " Across the Universe " is a Song by The Beatles that first appeared on a charity release in December 1969 and later in modified form on their final album "

Pamela Des Barres wrote two books detailing her experiences as a groupie, I'm With The Band (1987) and Take Another Little Piece of My Heart: A Groupie Grows Up (1993), as well as another non-fiction book, Rock Bottom: Dark Moments in Music Babylon. Pamela Des Barres aka Miss Pamela (born Pamela Ann Miller on September 9, 1948) is a former Rock and roll Groupie I'm with the Band Confessions of a Groupie is a 1987 Memoir by former Groupie Pamela Des Barres. Her most recent book, Let's Spend the Night Together (2007), is a collection of wildly varied interviews with classic "old school" groupies including Catherine James, Connie Hamzy, Cherry Vanilla, Dee Dee Keel, Margaret Moser, and Patti Johnsen as well as modern groupies like Lexa Vonn and the Plastics. Connie Hamzy ( January 29 1953) of Little Rock Arkansas is one of the most prolific groupies of all time Cherry Vanilla (born Kathy Dorritie) is an Publicist, Singer - Songwriter and early 1970's Glam rock star Des Barres, who married rock star-actor Michael Des Barres, scored a coup for the book when she got cult actress Tura Satana, rock muse Bebe Buell, actress Patti D'Arbanville, and Cassandra Peterson (better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) to talk about their relationships with musicians. Pamela Des Barres aka Miss Pamela (born Pamela Ann Miller on September 9, 1948) is a former Rock and roll Groupie Lord Michael Philip Des Barres Marquis Des Barres (born 24 January 1948) is a British actor and rock singer Tura Satana, born Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi July 10, 1938 in Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Bebe Buell (born Beverle Lorence Buell on July 14, 1953, in Portsmouth Virginia) is an American model and singer Patricia "Patti" D'Arbanville (born May 25 1951) is an American Actress and former model. Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress best known for her on-screen Horror host Persona Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress best known for her on-screen Horror host Persona

Bebe Buell wrote a book about her experiences entitled Rebel Heart. Bebe Buell (born Beverle Lorence Buell on July 14, 1953, in Portsmouth Virginia) is an American model and singer Buell has gone on record as saying she does not consider herself a groupie. However, she is still labelled as such and often associated with them in books like Pamela Des Barres' Let's Spend the Night Together. Pamela Des Barres aka Miss Pamela (born Pamela Ann Miller on September 9, 1948) is a former Rock and roll Groupie Buell prefers to be called a muse, a fair term given her serious relationships with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Todd Rundgren, and Elvis Costello and her musical pursuits. In Greek mythology, the Muses ( Ancient Greek, hai moũsai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root * men- "think" are Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26 1948 in Yonkers New York) better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American Musician Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry Her daughter with Steven Tyler is actress Liv Tyler. Liv Rundgren Tyler She is the first born daughter of Bebe Buell, a model singer and former Playboy Playmate (Miss November 1974 and Steven Tyler, the lead

Karrine Steffans authored Diary of a Video Vixen. Karrine Steffans (born August 24, 1978) is a former music video performer and porn star turned New York Times best selling author twice over upon scribing The book detailed her liaisons with famous hip-hop stars and athletes as well as the time she spent as a video girl and groupie. Steffans is the voice of a new breed of groupies, those that work within the industry and enjoy its perks with gusto.

Morgana Welch, an attractive privileged Los Angeles teen, had relationships with Randy California, Led Zeppelin, Roy Harper, and other artists in the early 1970s. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe; February 20 1951 &ndash January 2 1997 was a guitarist singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group Led Zeppelin were Her exploits at the Whiskey A Go-Go and other L. A. hotspots during the Strip's glam glory days of the Seventies are recounted in Michael Walker's book Laurel Canyon and on her website Hollywood Diaries, as well as her upcoming book of the same name. Michael Walker may refer to Michael Walker (actor, actor son of Robert Walker Michael Walker (politician, Toronto City

Margaret Moser, veteran rock journalist for the Austin Chronicle, has written extensively about her groupie experiences. The leader of a GTO's-like gaggle called the Texas Blondes, Moser was inspired by critic Ann Powers' 1993 New York Times story to initiate an acclaimed Groupies panel in 1993 at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, and repeated it at Carla DiSantis' Rockrgirl Conference in Seattle, Washington in 2000. Ann Powers (born 4 February, 1964) has been writing about popular music and society since the early 1980s South by Southwest ( SXSW) is a set of interactive, Film, and Music festivals and conferences that take place She is the author of three books including Rock Stars Do The Dumbest Things.

Catherine James, actress and model, writes about her life as a throwaway teen who found adventure as a groupie in the upcoming Sixties memoir Dandelion. James was not only celebrated in life and song by such musicians as Jimi Hendrix and John Mayall, she and Moody Blues/Wings' Denny Laine had a son. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is a pioneering English Blues Singer, Songwriter, and multi- Instrumentalist The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, October 29, 1944, in Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English Songwriter After a career modeling with Wilhelmina agency in New York, James relocated to Los Angeles, sometimes working as stand-in for Diane Keaton. Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie 31 August 1880 &ndash 28 November 1962) was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5 1946 is an Oscar -winning American film Actress, director and producer

Connie Hamzy, the Little Rock, Arkansas groupie immortalized in Grand Funk's "We're An American Band", unexpectedly found the spotlight back on her when it was revealed former President Bill Clinton dallied with her. Connie Hamzy ( January 29 1953) of Little Rock Arkansas is one of the most prolific groupies of all time Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Long known for her wild exploits with the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, and other bands, Hamzy still resides in Little Rock, keeping a reasonably low profile until the next group rolls into town. Led Zeppelin were Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Hamzy's book Confessions of Rock Groups, co-written with Bob Andrews, is out of print but rumored to be available again soon.

Francie Schwartz's book Body Count describes her brief romance with Paul McCartney during the making of The Beatles ("White Album") in 1968. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

Germaine Greer, the feminist writer and academic, told the New York Times in an 1971 interview that she had been a supergroupie. Germaine Greer (born 29 January 1939 is an Australian born Writer, Academic, Journalist and Scholar of early modern English literature "Supergroupies don't have to hang around hotel corridors", she said. "When you are one, as I have been, you get invited backstage. I think groupies are important because they demystify sex; they accept it as physical, and they aren't possessive about their conquests. ^[4]

Chris Brown (singer) has spoken about groupies in the outtakes of the October issue of Vibe (magazine), stating: "I don't talk to groupies. Vibe is a Magazine, launched 1993 by founder Quincy Jones and funded by Time Inc I don't like groupies. Groupies have an agenda. I don't like a girl with an agenda- a negative agenda. Groupies have a tendency to either want something from you, your pockets, your money, or they want you to put them on in some way. They don't think about you as a person. "

In music

Cynthia Plaster Caster inspired the song "Plaster Caster" by Kiss. Cynthia Plaster Caster, who was born Cynthia Albritton in 1947 in Chicago Illinois is an Artist and self-described "recovering Groupie " Love Gun is an album by the American Hard rock band Kiss. Love Gun was the second Kiss album to ship platinum, and would Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Though admittedly none of the band members ever encountered her, the song written by Gene Simmons is an homage to her practice of making plaster casts of the genitalia of the musicians she herself encountered.

Michael Jackson's 1988 hit single Dirty Diana, which propelled him to the world record of five number-one hit singles from one album, with his revolutionary album Bad, is about a female groupie called Diana who is pursuing him. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman " Dirty Diana " is a hit song by Singer Michael Jackson.

"The Mud Shark" by Frank Zappa was recorded live during a Fillmore East gig in June 1971. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Fillmore East was promoter Bill Graham 's late Sixties / early Seventies rock palace in the East Village area of New The song lyrics reference the infamous shark episode involving some of the members of Led Zeppelin and a groupie that allegedly occurred at the Edgewater Inn in Seattle, Washington on July 28, 1969. The Shark episode or Mudshark incident was an alleged event which took place at the Edgewater Inn in Seattle WA, on 28 July 1969, Led Zeppelin were Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The song Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers briefly concerns over groupies. " Californication " is the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' fourth single from their seventh studio album Californication. Red Hot Chili Peppers are

Led Zeppelin's Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) is about a groupie who annoyed the band early in their career. Led Zeppelin were "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin from their album Led Zeppelin II

Pink Floyd's Young Lust is about the protagonist seeking gratification from a "dirty woman", apparently a groupie, and One of My Turns describes the breakdown that follows. Pink Floyd are " Young Lust " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. " One of My Turns " is a song by the British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Summer '68 is also apparently about the experience after an encounter with a groupie. " Summer '68 " is a song by Pink Floyd on their album Atom Heart Mother.

"Superstar" is a pop song written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett. " Superstar " is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett, and Leon Russell which has been a hit for many artists in different genres Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter It is a love song about groupies, with the story told from the point of view of the groupie rather than from the opinion of the star. The song appears on the Joe Cocker album, Mad Dogs and Englishmen and is sung by Rita Coolidge. Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 is an English rock / Blues Singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945, in Lafayette Tennessee) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer It was performed live by Bette Midler on The Tonight Show. Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running In 1971, it was a #2 hit song and Grammy Award nominee for The Carpenters (some of the lyrics were changed to better fit their cleancut image). The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. The song has also been recorded by Luther Vandross, Sonic Youth and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a Punk rock supergroup and Cover band that formed in 1995

Also in 1970, Tony Joe White's "Groupy Girl" was a minor hit on the British charts and elsewhere. Tony Joe White (born July 23 1943, Oak Grove, Louisiana) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist best

The Dr. Hook song "Roland the Roadie and Gertrude the Groupie" depicts and lampoons/celebrates the groupie stereotype in a tragic romance. Dr Hook and the Medicine Show was a pop - country Rock band formed around Union City New Jersey in 1969 "Cover of the Rolling Stone" also notes that the band has "a lot of little teenage, blue-eyed groupies who do anything we say. "

"Apple Scruffs" (All Things Must Pass, 1970) by George Harrison was recorded in tribute to a highly dedicated group of teenaged girls who staked out the Beatles' Apple Corps at 3 Savile Row, Abbey Road Studios, and Paul McCartney's home on Cavendish Avenue. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Apple Corps Ltd is a multi-armed multimedia Corporation founded in January 1968 by British Rock band The Beatles to replace their Savile Row (ˈsævɪl both vowels short with accent on the first syllable is a shopping street in Mayfair, central London, famous for its traditional men's Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, The girls often slept outside in rough weather, waiting for a glimpse of a Beatle. The Beatles' song "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (Abbey Road, 1969) refers to the day that some of the Apple Scruffs climbed into Paul McCartney's house via an upstairs bathroom window and raided his closet for a pair of pants which they took turns wearing. They also took a framed photograph, which they later returned at Paul's request. A complete description is available in Carol Bedford's "Waiting For The Beatles: An Apple Scruff's Story" (1985).

Paul McCartney and Wings 1978 Album, London Town, has a song entitled "Famous Groupies. "

Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", (later a hit for the band Great White) is about groupies and musicians. Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson 3 June 1939 Oswestry, Shropshire) is an English Singer-songwriter. Sample lyric: "You didn't know how rock-n-roll looked/Until you saw your sister with a guy from the group/Halfway home in the parking lot/From the look in her eyes she was giving what she got".

In the 1973 rock song by Grand Funk Railroad, We're an American Band, the band sings about the groupies they encountered while touring. Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band " We're an American Band " (from the album of the same name) is a 1973 song by the band Grand Funk Railroad. In one verse, the women were referred to as "chiquitas". In another part of the lyrics one famous groupie, Connie Hamzy, was mentioned by her nickname. Connie Hamzy ( January 29 1953) of Little Rock Arkansas is one of the most prolific groupies of all time "Sweet sweet Connie/was doing her act/she had the whole show/and that's a natural fact. "

"What's Your Name" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, about a one night stand with a nameless groupie, reached #13 on the single airplay charts in January 1978. Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band A one-night stand is originally a single night theatre performance (usually a guest group on tour and today more commonly also a single sexual encounter between individuals

The AC/DC song "The Jack" describes the aftermath of one of Bon Scott's many sexual encounters, this time with one of the band's groupies -- through playing-card metaphors, the song attempts to portray Scott's gonorrhea the following morning. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. "The Jack" is a song by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980 was an Australian rock musician most well-known for being the lead singer and Lyricist Sexual intercourse, in its biological sense is the act in which the male reproductive organ (in humans and other higher animals enters the female reproductive tract A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper thin card or thin plastic figured with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing Card games Metaphor (from the Greek: μεταφορά - metaphora, meaning "transfer" is language that directly compares seemingly unrelated subjects Gonorrhea (also gonorrhoea) caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is a common Sexually transmitted disease. Later, a much more direct version was released, with the metaphors replaced by contemporary English and Australian colloquialisms. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A colloquialism is an expression not used in formal speech, writing or Paralinguistics.

In the AC/DC song "Whole Lotta Rosie" is about a large groupie that singer Bon Scott encountered. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. " Whole Lotta Rosie " is a song by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980 was an Australian rock musician most well-known for being the lead singer and Lyricist It is said that "Rosie" is one of the best lovers he's encountered

The Guns N' Roses song "It's So Easy", from their debut album Appetite for Destruction is largely about groupies and the fact that getting signed suddenly increased their interest in the band. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 " It's So Easy " is the first single by the American Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Appetite for Destruction is the 1987 debut album by Los Angeles -based Hard rock band Guns N' Roses.

The Japanese pop group Pizzicato Five paid homage to the groupie lifestyle in 1994 on a track from their Japan-only album Overdose called "If I Were A Groupie". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Pizzicato Five (often known simply by the initials P5 is a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo For medieval usage see Homage (medieval and Commendation ceremony, or Homage (disambiguation Homage (from the French Overdose (オーヴァードーズ is a 1994 album by Pizzicato Five. The song originally featured vocalist Maki Nomiya singing in Japanese over a documentary recording of an American groupie recounting her exploits with glee ("The Groupies", c. is a Japanese singer and musician She released her first solo album in 1981 and worked through the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the New Wave band Portable Rock. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality 1969, produced by Alan Lorber), while a serious Japanese voice delivered a simultaneous translation. Translation is the interpreting of the meaning of a text and the subsequent production of an equivalent text likewise called a " translation The following year the song was re-recorded (presumably for copyright reasons) for the band's second U. Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for S. album release The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five, with one of the band's U. The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five was Pizzicato Five 's third release in the United States under the label Matador Records. S. management team providing the "groupie's" spoken words.

Mark Knopfler sings "Well, them groupie girls ain't what they're cracked up to be. Mark Knopfler OBE (born August 12 1949 Glasgow, Scotland) is a British Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, . . " on the song "There'll Be Some Changes Made" from the album Neck & Neck with Chet Atkins. Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins ( June 20, 1924 &ndash June 30, 2001) was an influential Guitarist and Record producer ^[5]

Alternative metal band System of a Down have a song about groupies in their second album Toxicity. Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in Toxicity is System of a Down 's second Album release Produced by Rick Rubin, Toxicity was released on September 4, The song is called "Psycho" and here is a characteristic part of the lyrics: "Psycho, groupie, cocaine, crazy/So you want to see the show/You really don't have to be a ho"

Rick James 1981 hit song Superfreak describes encounters with groupies whom he described as the "kind you don't take home to mother. Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr) ( February 1 1948 &ndash August 6 2004) was an American musician " Super Freak " is a 1981 hit single produced and performed by Rick James for the Motown label "

In 1992, Juliana Hatfield released the album I See You, which included the track "Rider" with the lyrics: "She has no brain at all/Her head's about to fall/People always laughing/In her face and behind her back. Juliana Hatfield (born July 27, 1967 in Wiscasset, Maine, United States) is an American Guitarist Singer-songwriter . . You stupid groupie/You stupid slut/By the time you're bruised and bloody/Have you had enough?/Or is there any blood left in you/Or are you really just a whore?/Do you think about what you've been doing/Or don't you wanna know?"

In 1971, King Crimson released the album Islands, which included the track "Ladies of the Road", which is supposedly about groupies, although fans have suggested that the song might be a joke. King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969

Snoop Dogg has recorded a song "Groupie Love" 213 with Nate Dogg and Warren G. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of

Chamillionaire has recorded the track "Industry Groupie" which features in his second album "Ultimate Victory". Hakeem Seriki (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air kəˌmɪljəˈnεər a Portmanteau of Ultimate Victory is southern rapper Chamillionaire 's second album

Tech N9ne recorded a song off of his EverReady album from 2007 entitled "Groupie" about on the road touring travels about groupies. Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8 1971 in Kansas City Missouri) better known by his Stage name Tech N9ne (also Tech N9NE

References

External links

• Let's Spend the Night Together
• Tales of a Rock-Star Love Affair: Slash's Wife Talks Groupie Antics, Finding Hubby in Rolling Stone
• Lust for Life: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Groupie by Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Austin Chronicle is an Alternative weekly, Tabloid -style Newspaper published every Thursday in Austin Texas, United
• Songs About Groupies
• "What Is A Groupie, Exactly?"
• Groupies: The Good, The Bad and The Nauseating
• USA Today Article about firefighter and police groupies after 9/11/01
• "Story of a French groupie" - in French
• [http://www.NicosIntimateNotebook.com Photos of Josette with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Trent Reznor, President Bill Clinton, King Crimson, Simon Kirk,Jason Bonham,Les Paul,Carmine Appice and many more Rock Stars

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