The ultimate fly-on-the wall memoir packed with revelations, intimate insights, and history-making moments from the tour manager, friend, lover, and confidante to some of the most revered rock icons of the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Chris OâDell wasnât famous. She wasnât even almost famous. But she was there. From witnessing music history in the recording studio with The Beatles to working for The Rolling Stones during their infamous 1972 American tour, Chris O'Dell has seen and worked for the most influential musicians in rock history during some of their most intimate and awe-inspiring moments.
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 Pattieâs famous love story with Eric Clapton. Sheâs the subject of Leon Russellâs Pisces Apple Lady. Sheâs âthe woman down the hallâ in Joni Mitchellâs song Coyote, the âmystery womanâ pictured on the Stones album Exile on Main Street, and the Miss OâDell of George Harrisonâs song.
The remarkable, intimate story of an ordinary woman who lived the dream of millionsâto be part of rock royaltyâs inner circleâMiss OâDell is a backstage pass to some of the most momentous events in rock history.