Chris O'Dell - The "Forrest Gump Of Rock 'n Roll". Worked For The Beatles. First Female Tour Manager For The Stones, Dylan, CSN&Y, Linda Ronstadt. George Harrison Wrote "Miss O'Dell" For Her!
Episode Notes
Chris O’Dell has been called the Forrest Gump of Rock 'n Roll because she's worked with so many Superstars. She was one of the original employees of Apple Records. She was in the studio when the Beatles recorded The White Album and Abbey Road. She sang on the chorus of "Hey Jude". She later become the first female Tour Manager working with The Rolling Stones on their Exile On Main Street tour, Bob Dylan on his Rolling Thunder tour, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Linda Ronstadt and many others. And George Harrison wrote the song “Miss O’Dell” for her, which became the B-side to “Give Me Love”, his 1973 #1 record.
My featured song is my reimagined version of The Beatles’ “I Wanna Be Your Man” which I renamed “I Wanna Be Your Girl”. Spotify link.
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Chris and I discuss the following:
She’s American not British
Derek Taylor
Working for Apple Records
Meeting John Lennon
Girl Scout Magazine article
James Taylor
In the studio with The Beatles
“Hey Jude”
Living with George Harrison and Pattie Boyd
“Miss O’Dell”
Post-Beatles career
Eric Clapton
Rolling Stones
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Bob Dylan
Fleetwood Mac
Genesis
Led Zeppelin
Linda Ronstadt
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