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Marjorie was the right hand of dance icon Martha Graham when she met Woody Guthrie. She took loving care of both as they each moved toward self-destruction, and especially of Woody, even after their divorce, while he succumbed to Huntington’s Disease.

Sources:

Woody Guthrie: A Life by Joe Klein

MarjorieGuthrie.com

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/14/obituaries/marjorie-guthrie-singer-s-widow-65.html

The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women

Jewish Standard / Times of Israel

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The gospel-fed daughter of one of Ray Charles’s Raelettes had no idea who this Bob Dylan character was when she was called to audition for his band. Within a few years, she would be his wife and mother to his daughter—both of them hidden from the public, as Dylan converted to Christianity and tried to find his identity as a man and as an artist.

Sources:

A Look Back At Bob Dylan's First Album

Carolyn Dennis: The Secret Wife of Bob Dylan

Madelyn Quebec

Carol Dennis: Who Is Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan Sings "Changing of the Guards" On His Alimony Tour

Dylan's Secret Wife Talks

A Simple Twist of Faith: Reconsidering Bob Dylan's Christian Period

Hot Minute With Carol Dennis

The Young Americans

Bob Dylan With Carolyn Dennis—Farm Aid Rehearsals

Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life

Down The Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan by Howard Sounes

I Love Carolyn Dennis (blog)

The Lonesome Death of Richard Manuel

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About A Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners. Bowie, Elvis, 2Pac, Prince, Miles, Biggie. Each of these icons created some of the most celebrated and enduring music of the modern age. But there's more to their stories than you know. About A Girl brings focus to the many women without whom the landscape of popular music might be very different. For more shows like About A Girl, check out www.doubleelvis.com.

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The mysterious woman on the cover of the breakthrough album ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’ was a major influence on the legendary musician’s development, just as he was becoming “Bob Dylan.” He assimilated her art, influences, and politics into his persona and his songs, so many of which were written about or for her. They were intensely in love at a very young age in a time of social upheaval, all in the cauldron of Greenwich Village, and it forged and tested them both in myriad ways.

SOURCES:

‘A Freewheelin’ Time’ by Suze Rotolo

‘Chronicles Vol. 1’ by Bob Dylan

‘Down The Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan’ by Howard Sounes

‘Bob Dylan’ by Anthony Scaduto

‘Dylan: The Biography’ by Dennis McDougal

‘Alias Bob Dylan’ by Stephen Scobie

‘No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan’ by Robert Shelton

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The daughter of a blues pioneer falls in love with two brilliant musicians. Sly Stone takes her out of her quiet life, but almost drags her into the dark world of his own demons. Then she meets Carlos Santana, a long partnership built on a mutual search for transcendence.

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Linda Keith was so determined to make Jimi Hendrix a star that she dumped Keith Richards. She got Hendrix a manager and a record deal, but then felt compelled to let him go, even if he was never able to really let go of her.

Sources:

'How I helped to make Jimi Hendrix a rock'n'roll star'

Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy by Harry Shapiro

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About A Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners. Bowie, Elvis, 2Pac, Prince, Miles, Biggie. Each of these icons created some of the most celebrated and enduring music of the modern age. But there's more to their stories than you know. About A Girl brings focus to the many women without whom the landscape of popular music might be very different. For more shows like About A Girl, check out www.doubleelvis.com. 

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One of the most significant songwriters since the late 1950s, Jackie DeShannon was responsible for writing dozens of hit songs, but struggled to make her own mark as a performer. Her early singles attracted the attention of the Beatles, who brought her on their first North American tour, but it would be a few years before she broke through with a pair of epic songs and a brilliant album. Meanwhile she crossed paths with significant musical icons

Sources:

Singer-Songwriter Jackie DeShannon Remembers the Late-1950s L.A. Music Scene

Interview with Jackie De Shannon | Elvis Articles

Jackie DeShannon talks about the early years

Faithfull by Marianne Faithfull

Speaking Freely: Jackie DeShannon

Jackie DeShannon joins Chris Carter for Breakfast With The Beatles 30th Anniversary!

Jackie DeShannon Interview 1973

Jackie DeShannon Interview (2012)

Getting Stoned Cold Soul with Jackie DeShannon During Her Capitol Records Days | PopMatters

Singer-Songwriter Jackie DeShannon Remembers the Late-1950s L.A. Music Scene

#117 - Jackie DeShannon - When You Walk Into the Room - Icon Fetch

Jimmy Page: The Trouser Press Interview - TeachRock

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page Recalls One Of The Career-Changing Days Ever

Jackie DeShannon | Fresh Air Archive: Interviews with Terry Gross

Mary Ann's singing on Gilligan's Island has a strong tie to Led Zeppelin

Jackie DeShannon - New Arrangement Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic

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A beautiful English girl drifts into pop stardom and the inner circle of the Rolling Stones in 1960s London. As the girlfriend of Stones frontman Mick Jagger, the glare of public attention and personal misadventures take their toll on her mental health. She withdraws from her life, descending into addiction and hitting bottom before returning with a new voice (figuratively and literally) and an artistic triumph.

Sources for this episode can be found on our website. This episode contains references to addiction and suicide and may be disturbing to some listeners.

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One of the ‘IT’ girls of Swinging London reconnects with her high school classmate, a talented drummer, striving to succeed. But his all-consuming obsession with his band and inability to communicate with Jenny makes for a difficult and unhealthy relationship. Once Fleetwood Mac finally hits big and Mick slides into fame and drugs, Jenny has to confront her own patterns of codependency.

Sources:

Jennifer Jupiter: A Journey Beyond the Muse, by Jenny Boyd

'It's not what you think': behind the star-studded life of a rock star's wife (The Guardian)

Jenny Boyd talks forgiving Stevie Nicks after Mick Fleetwood affair, marrying star twice: It was 'surreal' (Fox News)

Mick Fleetwood Was in Love With Stevie Nicks, but She Thinks Their Relationship Was a 'Doomed' Mistake (Cheatsheet)

Stevie Nicks Once Said She and Mick Fleetwood Would Never Have Had an Affair if They Weren't 'Completely Drunk' and 'Coked Out (Cheatsheet)

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Linda Eastman was born a free spirit, but she was also the daughter of a strict and demanding father, a poor Jewish boy who became a wealthy lawyer and rebranded himself as a WASP. Linda fought her own nature to try and please him, and then her first husband, before finally breaking free to find success as a freelance photographer in Manhattan. Shooting and hobnobbing with ‘60s pop stars led her to Swinging London.

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Pattie Boyd is one of the best known rock star partners, having married both Beatle George Harrison and then Harrison’s close friend Eric Clapton. She famously inspired the Beatles’ “Something” and Clapton’s “Layla.”. But less publicized is the infidelity and turmoil that infected both marriages. Find out how she responded and finally emerged from it all.

Sources:

Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd

George Harrison: Behind the Locked Door by Graeme Thompson

Clapton: The Autobiography by Eric Clapton

BeatlesBible.com Timeline

Miss O’Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved by Chris O’Dell

Jennifer Juniper by Jenny Boyd

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