About A Girl

Double Elvis

  • 1 minute 39 seconds
    Introducing: HOLLYWOODLAND…

     …the Hollywood and true crime spinoff from the award winning music and true crime podcast, DISGRACELAND, and the newest expansion from the folks at Double Elvis.


    The most dramatic non-fiction stories ever heard come from the world of entertainment. Specifically the dark side of entertainment. The true crime stories from Hollywood; the mysterious death of Brittany Murphy. The vicious, real-life murder that inspired David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. The three conspiracies surrounding Marilyn Monroe’s death. The indecent arrest of John Waters. Dennis Hopper’s easy riding and excessive 70s Hollywood. Woody Harrelson’s Dad’s connection to the JFK assassination. The obsessive murder of Dorothy Stratten. Bill Murray’s bust. Chris Farley burning out too soon. Al Pacino’s armed robbery. The serial killer and Gianni Versace. Heath Ledger’s overdose. The list is endless and now all of these stories and more are available for you to listen to in the Hollywoodland podcast.


    Hollywoodland is hosted by Jake Brennan, creator and host of the award winning music and true crime podcast, Disgraceland.


    In Hollywoodland you can expect the same deep research, immersive sound design, and edge-of your seat scripted storytelling that myself and the team at Double Elvis have brought you over the years in Disgraceland. 


    Right now you can binge over thirty episodes of Hollywoodland on James Dean, Paris Hilton, Andy Warhol, River Phoenix, Alfred Hitchcock and more. 


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    15 April 2025, 4:00 am
  • 46 minutes 44 seconds
    ENCORE - Anita Pallenberg & Keith Richards

    A heat-seeking young beauty rockets through Europe, ricocheting off Fellini, Warhol, & Nico, before landing with Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. But she falls for Keith Richards, and together they extricate her from Brian. Anita Pallenberg is with the Stones as they grow into world's premiere rock and roll band; she sings with them in the studio, makes films with Jane Fonda and Mick Jagger, her powerful aura a guiding force, but when things start to go bad, she discovers that a woman will only be allowed that position of power for so long.

    This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including suicide and death of a child. If you're thinking about suicide, or are worried about a friend or loved one, call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.

     

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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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    26 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 36 minutes 7 seconds
    ENCORE - Mayte Garcia & Prince

    Mayte Garcia, a young dancer from Puerto Rico, meets Prince and slowly becomes immersed in his extraordinary world. Their collaboration becomes a romance and then a marriage, before tragedy pulls them apart.

    Sources for this episode can be found on our website. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners.

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    20 June 2024, 4:01 am
  • 43 minutes 10 seconds
    ENCORE - Sharon Osbourne: Ozzy, Sabbath, and the Al Capone of Pop

    Before she was a lightning rod television personality, Sharon Osbourne was a savvy music business operator under the tutelage of her maniacal father, the “Al Capone of Pop,” Don Arden. Together, Sharon and Ozzy just barely escaped his poisonous grasp, but that was only part of what she would have to survive.

    Sources:

    Extreme by Sharon Osbourne

    I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne

    Iron Man by Tony Iommi

    Mick Wall Interview

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    11 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 34 minutes 16 seconds
    ENCORE - Teena Marie & Rick James

    With a guitar slung over her shoulder, Teena Marie walked into downtown LA and came out with a contract with Motown, where funk master Rick James was enticed to take her under his wing. She was soon shocked to find herself in love with him. But nothing is sweet and simple where Rick James was involved.

    Unsung: Teena Marie

    Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James (Showtime)

    Listen Again: A Momentary History of Pop Music, by Eric Weisbard

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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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    4 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 9 seconds
    ENCORE - Carolyn Dennis & Bob Dylan

    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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    28 May 2024, 7:00 am
  • 38 minutes 22 seconds
    ENCORE - Valerie Bertinelli & Eddie Van Halen

    America’s girl next door meets the leader of America’s wildest rock band. As Valerie Bertinelli struggles with her career as an actress, Eddie Van Halen and his band skyrocket to success, and he faces his own challenges by leaning into his drinking. Valerie moves to help him, but when the lifestyles they lead and the demands of work cause a rift, she finds she has her own demons to face.

    Sources:

    Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today, by Valerie Bertinelli

    Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back, One Pound at a Time, by Valerie Bertinelli

    1982 PM Magazine interview

    2001 Entertainment Tonight interview

    Valerie Bertinelli Talks Tragic Death of Brother at 17 Months Old (People Magazine)

     

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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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    21 May 2024, 6:00 am
  • 41 minutes 28 seconds
    Presenting DISGRACELAND - George Harrison: Surviving the Beatles, the London Drug Squad, and a Home Invasion

    We've paired this Disgraceland episode on George Harrison with About A Girl's episode on Patti Boyd. To learn more about Disgraceland, visit disgracelandpod.com.

    George Harrison famously survived the dissolution of the Beatles, a bust by London’s drug squad, a potentially bloody visit from the Hell’s Angels, and a few rounds with cancer. But on the final day of the 20th century, his strength and faith were put to the ultimate test. A crazed fan, convinced that the Beatles were evil and George was a sorcerer who had possessed him, broke into George’s Friar Park estate in the dead of night with one goal: to murder George Harrison.

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    16 May 2024, 7:12 am
  • 43 minutes 54 seconds
    ENCORE - Pattie Boyd, George Harrison, & Eric Clapton

    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

    This episode originally aired on October 27, 2023.

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    14 May 2024, 7:01 am
  • 40 minutes 39 seconds
    ENCORE - Marjorie Guthrie: Woody Guthrie, Martha Graham, Loss and True Love

    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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    12 January 2024, 8:00 am
  • 43 minutes 42 seconds
    Suze Rotolo and Bob Dylan

    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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    22 December 2023, 2:35 pm
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