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Miss O’Dell by Chris O’Dell (Book Review 2010-31)

February 24, 2010 By Mary 2 Comments

Miss O’Dell: My Life with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, and the Women Who Loved Them

by Chris O’Dell, Katherine Ketcham (Contributor)
  

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Touchstone (October 6, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416590934 

Source:  Public Library

Description From Amazon

CHRIS O’DELL WASN’T FAMOUS. SHE WASN’T EVEN ALMOST FAMOUS. BUT SHE WAS THERE.

She was in the studio when the Beatles recorded The White Album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be, and when Paul recorded “Hey Jude,” she sang in the chorus.
She was at Ringo’s kitchen table when George Harrison said, “You know, Ringo, I’m in love with your wife.” And Ringo replied, “Better you than someone we don’t know.”
She typed the lyrics to George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass. She lived with George and Pattie Boyd at Friar Park, developed a crush on Eric Clapton, and unwittingly got involved in the famous love story between Eric and Pattie.
She’s the subject of Leon Russell’s “Pisces Apple Lady,” a song he wrote to woo her. Other rock legends with whom she was intimate include Ringo, Mick Jagger, and Bob Dylan.
She worked with the Rolling Stones as their personal assistant on their infamous 1972 tour and did a drug run for Keith Richards.
She’s “the woman down the hall” in Joni Mitchell’s song “Coyote” about a love triangle on Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour. She’s the “mystery woman” pictured on the back of the Rolling Stones album Exile on Main Street. She’s the “Miss O’Dell” of George Harrison’s song about her.
Miss O’Dell is the remarkable story of an ordinary woman who lived the dream of millions — to be part of rock royalty’s trusted inner circle. Illustrated with private photographs and jam-packed with intimate anecdotes, Miss O’Dell is a backstage pass to some of the most momentous events in rock history.

About the Author
http://www.missodell.com

LOVED IT

I am such a sucker for rock and roll biographies.  This one is a nice take on the backstage lifestyle from someone who was there through rock history’s most famous moments.  Chris O”Dell tells a very intriguing story and it makes you feel like you were there.






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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2010 at 2:45 am

    Wow! This sounds like a fascinating book to read. I know I would enjoy all the little side stories in this book. Thanks for the review on this, Mary! 🙂

    Connie
    connie_bryant@hotmail.com

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  2. Cozy Book Nook says

    February 24, 2010 at 10:36 pm

    My hubby is a Beatlemaniac and has been on the look out for this book. He couldn’t believe he had never heard of this lady! Apparently, her dad was a coach in a town in our county in Oklahoma. Did the book mention anything about a childhood connection to Oklahoma?

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