Famous groupies

Rock groupie voy While the images of corsets and classical concerts might come to mind, the modern concept of groupies is steeped in the world of rock and roll. These women have left their mark on music history in ways that go far beyond just being fans. Her most notable connection, however, was with Steven Tyler, the father of her daughter, Liv Tyler. Buell later turned to music, releasing albums starting in Though not commercially successful, her transition from groupie to musician and mother underscores a fascinating journey.

Sable Starr

American groupie of the s

Sable Starr

Starr, taken in at Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco

Born

Sabel Hay Shields


()August 15,

Florida, U.S.

DiedApril 18, (aged 51)

Gardnerville, Douglas County, Nevada, U.S.

Known&#;forRock 'n' roll groupie
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Sabel Hay Shields (August 15, – April 18, ),[1] better known as Sable Starr, was an American groupie, often described as the "queen of the groupie scene" in Los Angeles during the early s.

She stated during an interview published in the June edition of Star magazine that she had met Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Elton John, and Marc Bolan.[2]

Life as a groupie

Starr first attended concerts around Los Angeles in late at the age of 11, together with older friends who had dropped out of school.

She claimed to have lost her virginity when she was 12 to Spirit guitarist Randy California after a gig at Topanga, California.[3] Starr also claimed to have had relationships with David Bowie, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and Johnny Thunders.[4]

Starr became one of the first "baby groupies" who in the early s frequented the Rainbow Bar and Grill, the Whisky a Go&#;Go, and Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco; these were trendy nightclubs on West Hollywood's Sunset Strip.

The girls were named as such because of their young age. She got started after a friend invited her to the Whisky a Go Go at the age of [5] Starr later described herself at that period as having been "nuts to begin with. I always liked getting into trouble".[5] She had considered herself unattractive, so she had a nose job when she was [5] During the time Starr was a groupie, she continued to live at home with her family and attended Palos Verdes High School to placate her parents.[2][5]

In , Starr gave a candid interview for the short-lived Los Angeles-based Star magazine, and boasted to the journalist that she considered herself to be "the best" of all the local groupies.[2] She also claimed that she was closely acquainted with some of rock music's leading musicians, such as David Bowie, Rod Stewart, and Alice Cooper.

When asked how she attracted the attention of the musicians, Starr maintained it was because of the outrageous glam rock clothing she habitually wore.[2] She was often photographed alongside well-known rock musicians; these photos appeared in American rock magazines such as Creem and Rock Scene.

Starr admitted to having gotten into fights with rival groupies.

Biography of rock groupie A groupie is a fan of a particular musical group who follows the band around while they are on tour or who attends as many of their public appearances as possible, with the hope of meeting them. The term is used mostly describing young women, and sometimes men, who follow these individuals aiming to gain fame of their own, or help with behind-the-scenes work, or to initiate a relationship of some kind, intimate or otherwise. The term is also used to describe similarly enthusiastic fans of athletes , writers, and other public figures. The word groupie originated around to describe teen-aged girls or young women who began following a particular group or band of musicians on a regular basis. A prominent explanation of the groupie concept came from Rolling Stone magazine, which published an issue devoted to the topic, Groupies: The Girls of Rock February , which emphasized the sexual behavior of rock musicians and groupies.

Lori Mattix, a fellow baby groupie, claimed that Starr once told her to "keep her hands" off Jimmy Page, saying "if you touch him, I will shoot you. He's mine".[6] Her closest friends in Los Angeles were fellow groupies Shray Mecham and "Queenie".[2] Model Bebe Buell described Starr as having been one of the two top Los Angeles groupies of the era, adding that "every rock star who came to Los Angeles wanted to meet her".[5]

Starr ran away from home when she was 16 after meeting Johnny Thunders, guitarist in the glam rock band the New York Dolls.[7] She went to live with him in New York City.

Their relationship did not last, mainly due to his violent jealousy and drug addiction.[8] He had wanted to marry her after she became pregnant with their child, but she refused and instead had an abortion.[8] Tired of the physical abuse Thunders often inflicted upon her, and unable to adjust to life in New York, Starr moved back to Los Angeles.

She claimed that "he [Thunders] tried to destroy my personality.

Rock groupie stories They got into all the shows, hung out in fancy places, and traveled the world with famous rock stars. A fan is content with an autograph or a look from the stage, or a selfie. A groupie takes the next step. That makes it sound like a fairy tale, but not everyone liked being called a groupie just for the romance and fun. Cherry Vanilla told Please Kill Me that she was known as one of the most famous groupies of her time, but she was more than that.

After I was with him, I just wasn't Sable Starr anymore. He really destroyed the Sable Starr thing".[8] Starr made frequent visits to New York, where she had an affair with Richard Hell, befriended Nancy Spungen, and participated in the local burgeoning punk rock scene. By the early s, she was no longer part of the groupie milieu.[8]

Later years and death

She became a table game dealer at Carson Valley Inn in Minden until shortly before her death.[1]

Starr died at her home in Nevada on April 18, , of brain cancer at the age of [1] She was surrounded by her partner, her daughter, and her son.[1]

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    The period of rock music from the late s to the early s is etched into the collective memory as a high-water mark in popular culture, notable for pillars like shredding guitar licks, preening and shirtless singers wailing on arena stages, and throngs of excited groupies waiting backstage. Categorically female, young, and often underage, these hardcore fans would meet their rock idols after shows on tour stops, or follow them around on tour as subservient companions. Their stories are sometimes deeply disturbing; since some groupies were not old enough to legally give consent, their experiences with adult rock stars can be interpreted as sexual assault and exploitation, even if the women did not describe them as such. The specters of substance use and obvious power imbalances also raise questions about the conduct of the musicians involved. The women wore the somewhat derisive "groupie" label with pride, but why?

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    Groupie central: Not all groupie stories were about wild parties and concerts; some were about the simple, everyday moments with rock stars. Pamela Des Barres, in her book “I’m With the Band,” shares an eye-opening perspective she gained after meeting Gail Zappa.

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