Female roadie rats out rock gods: A Beatle proposed, Iggy Pop stole from her
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The first female roadie in rock ’n’ roll spills the tea on the 20th century's most famous rockers.
It was 1979 and the two were hiding out in the kitchen at a party hosted by Harrison’s neighbor Jon Lord, keyboardist for the heavy metal band Whitesnake. In the living room, a stripper — a birthday present to Harrison that embarrassed him — danced to the Beatles’ "She Loves You." Douglas was the only woman there who wasn’t a stripper. The first female roadie in rock ’n’ roll, she hauled equipment and ran lighting for some of the biggest bands in the world — and often saw them at their worst. Besides Whitesnake, she toured with Elton John ("During his brat years, he did drugs and threw tantrums"), Ozzy Osbourne, INXS, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Police and the Go-Go’s.More Related News