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Author Winder, Elizabeth, author.

Title Parachute women : Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the women behind the Rolling Stones / Elizabeth Winder.

Publication Info. New York : Hachette Books, 2023.
©2023

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - New Materials  782.4216 WINDER    DUE 05-02-24
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult New Materials  780 WINDER    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  782.42166 ROLLING STONES    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  782.4216 WIN    In Transit +1 HOLD
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  782.4216 WINDER    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xii, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary Introduces the four women who inspired, styled, wrote for, remixed, and ultimately helped create the legend of the Rolling Stones and transformed them into international stars, but who were themselves marginalized by the male-dominated rock world of the late 60s and early 70s.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-268) and index.
Contents The phoenix -- The songbird -- Traps and troubadours -- Butterflies -- The wilder shores of love -- Children of the moon -- The black queen -- Blonde leather -- My gypsy faerie queen -- The sixth stone -- Performance -- The devil unleashed -- Sister morphine -- On the outside looking in -- Icon -- Black magic -- Death is the ultimate experience -- Boots, birth, breakups -- Not fade away -- The outer circles of hell -- Dead flowers -- Save the tears -- Off the rails Rococo -- Give my love to London.
Summary The Rolling Stones's innovative music and iconic performances defined a generation. Behind these larger-than-life rock stars were four women who inspired, styled, wrote for, remixed, and ultimately helped create their legend. Winder profiles the contributions that Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, and Anita Pallenberg made to the Rolling Stones, transforming them into international stars-- yet were themselves marginalized by the male-dominated rock world of the late 60s and early 70s. -- adapted from jacket.
Subject Rock music -- Biography.
Faithfull, Marianne.
Hunt, Marsha, 1946-
Jagger, Bianca.
Pallenberg, Anita, 1944-2017.
Women singers -- Biography.
Actresses -- Biography.
Rolling Stones.
Faithfull, Marianne. (OCoLC)fst00283144
Hunt, Marsha, 1946- (OCoLC)fst00211567
Jagger, Bianca. (OCoLC)fst00075479
Jagger, Mick. (OCoLC)fst00080960
Richards, Keith, 1943- (OCoLC)fst00081678
Rolling Stones. (OCoLC)fst00549394
Relations with women. (OCoLC)fst01354410
Women in music. (OCoLC)fst01177933
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 9781580059589 (hardcover)
1580059589 (hardcover)
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