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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
With Katherine Ketcham

CHRIS O’DELL WASN’T FAMOUS. SHE WASN’T EVEN ALMOST FAMOUS. BUT SHE WAS THERE.

 

* She was in the studio when the Beatles recorded The White Album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be, and she sang in the “Hey Jude” chorus.

 

* She lived with George Harrison and Pattie Boyd and unwittingly got involved in Pattie’s famous love story with Eric Clapton.

 

* She’s the subject of Leon Russell’s “Pisces Apple Lady.”

 

* She worked for the Rolling Stones on their infamous 1972 tour and did a drug run for Keith Richards.

 

* She’s “the woman down the hall” in Joni Mitchell’s song “Coyote,” the “mystery woman” pictured on the Stones album Exile on Main Street, and the “Miss O’Dell” of George Harrison’s song.

 

The remarkable, intimate story of an ordinary woman who lived the dream of millions—to be part of rock royalty’s inner circle—Miss O’Dell is a backstage pass to some of the most momentous events in rock history.
Joyce Ravid
Chris O'Dell

From 1968 to 1984, Chris O'Dell worked in the music world as an assistant and tour manager for the most influential musicians of that era.  She has appeared on television, radio, and print media relating to her stories of her years with The Beatles and The Stones.  She appears in a number of books written about the various groups she worked for including I, Me Mine by George Harrison; Rolling Thunder Logbook by Sam Shepard; Wonderful Tonight by Patti Boyd, and Clapton by Eric Clapton.  Currently, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor.  She has a twenty-two year old son and lives in Tucson, Arizona.

“If there were such a thing as a female Forrest Gump of rock ‘n’ roll, Chris O’Dell would be it.” --High Times

"One of the most rollicking and enjoyable classic rock memoirs of recent years…don’t mistakenly file this book under Groupie Lit." --Houston Press

“Nick Carraway to classic rock’s Gatsbys…brisk and excellent.” --The New York Times Book Review

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
With Katherine Ketcham