Lillian Roxon: Mother of Rock
by Robert Milliken
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Author: Robert MillikenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03
ISBN: 1863951393
Number of pages: 356
Publisher: Black (Aus)
Summary of Lillian Roxon: Mother of Rock
Lillian Roxon is the undisputed godmother of rock journalism. Audacious, independent and fiercely intelligent, she cut her teeth as a reporter in the lively world of 1950's Sydney tabloid journalism. She moved to New York in the 1960s just in time for the cultural revolution celebrating fresh attitudes to sexual freedom, women's liberation - and, of course, rock music. At Max's Kansas City in New York, she became the center of a crowd including Lou Reed, Jim Morrison and Andy Warhol. Linda McCartney confided in her about her first date with Paul, and Germaine Greer knocked on her door for a place to stay. Lillian's Rock Encyclopedia was the first book of its kind and established her as one of America's leading chroniclers of rock culture. Twenty-five years after her tragic death, she was termed the Mother of Rock, but was more than this. Smart, cheeky, vibrant and idealistic, of her times, she was a trailblazer and an inspiration -- a woman who encouraged others to follow the new paths she opened upHistory & Criticism Books
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