Pamela Des Barres

Legendary groupie, author, and journalist Pamela Des Barres has written five books, I’m With the Band, Take Another Little Piece of My Heart, (autobiographies) Rock Bottom: Dark Moments in Music Babylon, Let’s Spend the Night Together: Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies, and most recently, Let it Bleed / How to Write a Rockin’ Memoir.

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MISS PAMELA: BEATLEMANIAC

Pamela Des Barres·May 13, 2021

The Beatles had no greater fan than a 14-year-old from Reseda, California, named Pam Miller. Young Pam was...

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MISS PAMELA: BLAME IT ON ELVIS, DION AND THE RAINBOW ROCKERS

Pamela Des Barres·July 20, 2020

Pamela Miller was a boy-crazy teen from the San Fernando Valley whose head was permanently turned one summer...

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REMEMBERING VICTOR HAYDON: THE MASCARA SNAKE, FAST & BULBOUS

Pamela Des Barres·April 30, 2020

Pamela Des Barres’ life changed completely when she met Victor Haydon, first cousin to Don Van Vliet (Captain...

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MISS PAMELA’S FAMILY SECRETS

Pamela Des Barres·January 30, 2020

Every family has its secrets and closeted skeletons, which remain locked up unless one of its members spills...

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MISS PAMELA: MEETING YOUR HEROES

Pamela Des Barres·December 5, 2019

The fearless Pamela Des Barres has met many of her own personal heroes, including Dylan, Zappa, Cohen, Nureyev,...

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OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD: CHUCK WEIN

Pamela Des Barres·September 12, 2019

Chuck Wein, after graduating Harvard, made his name as a promoter and filmmaker with Andy Warhol. By the...

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TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS: KEITH MOON & WAYLON JENNINGS

Pamela Des Barres·July 11, 2019

Could any two musicians appear to be more different than the solidly grounded country music “outlaw” Waylon Jennings...

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TOUCHED BY MARLON BRANDO

Pamela Des Barres·May 16, 2019

After the heady days of the GTOs and a break up with Don Johnson, our Pamela became fixated...

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PAMELA DES BARRES: SEARCHING FOR TOMORROW

Pamela Des Barres·March 14, 2019

After a blush of success with her all-girl group the GTOs and a role in Frank Zappa’s 200...

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DANCING WITH THE GHOST OF JAMES DEAN

Pamela Des Barres·February 5, 2019

A lifetime ago, a young girl heard a radio news report about the tragic death of the Hollywood...

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MY BLOOMIN’ GROUPIE HEART AND THE STRUTS

Pamela Des Barres·December 13, 2018

Luke Spiller and the boys turn the clock back decades for Pamela Des Barres and their fans It’s...

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IN THE VAN WITH MISS PAMELA: A WILD RIDE DOWN SUNSET STRIP AND LAUREL CANYON

Pamela Des Barres·October 25, 2018

Pamela des Barres takes you on a history-filled jaunt, co-starring Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, Don Johnson,...

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SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO: GRAM PARSONS

Pamela Des Barres·August 30, 2018

First spotted at the premiere of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, Gram Parsons – the new Byrd, then Flying...

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MISS PAMELA: MENTORED BY BEEFHEART AND ZAPPA

Pamela Des Barres·July 12, 2018

Try to imagine a sixteen-year-old high school girl waaaay back in 1965, living a rather ordinary Leave-it-to Beaver...

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