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John Coltrane performing at the Drome Lounge in Detroit, Michigan (1966)

Photo by Leni Sinclair

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Rob Tyner of MC5. Photo by & © Leni Sinclair, 1969.

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"Queen of the Groupies" almost always refers to Sable Starr — the most celebrated and mythologized figure of the Los Angeles groupie scene in the early 1970s.

Born Sabel Hay Shields (1957–2009), she was repeatedly described as the “queen of the groupie scene” in Los Angeles. She rose to fame at a young age, frequenting the Whisky a Go Go, Rainbow Bar & Grill, and Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco, epicenters of glam rock.

She had connections with Iggy Pop, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, and Marc Bolan.

Sable Starr remains a symbol of empowered female sexuality.

But to others, she’s a reminder of the darker side of rock and roll.

Sable Starr Lived A Wild Life As A Groupie, Until One Rocker Pushed Her Too Far.

The life of Sable Starr seemed glamorous from the outside, but before long the child groupie found it to be more than she could handle.

Sable Starr got into the rock scene at an early age. By 12, she was frequently attending concerts with her friends. At one of those concerts, she lost her virginity to the guitarist of the band Spirit. This first taste of the rock and roll lifestyle was intoxicating and Starr began frequenting trendy clubs in Los Angeles with her friends.

The clubs were frequent hangouts of some of the major figures from 70’s rock like David Bowie and Robert Plant.

Dressed up in flamboyant clothing, the girls soon attracted their attention. Starr quickly became the leader of the ‘Baby Groupies,” named after their young age. Starr herself was just 14

Sable Starr, left, and fellow groupie Lori Maddox, right, pose with Dave Hill, the guitarist from Slade.

Rock band Led Zeppelin in a limo with various groupies outside of Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco in June 1972. Sable Starr is on the far right.

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Pamela Des Barres (born Pamela Ann Miller)

the most celebrated memoirist in the groupie universe; inspired Penny Lane in Almost Famous. Linked to Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, and Jimmy Page.

Bebe Buell model, singer, and central figure of the 70s scene; had relationships with Bowie, Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello, and Steven Tyler (with whom she had Liv Tyler).

Cynthia “Plaster Caster” Albritton — Famous for her plaster casts of the genitals of musicians like Jimi Hendrix; supported by Frank Zappa.

Lori Maddox one of the “baby groupies,” associated with Bowie and Jimmy Page. Bowie (Aladdin Sane season)

Connie Hamzy known as “Sweet Sweet Connie,” linked to Led Zeppelin, Eagles, and ZZ Top.

Cherry Vanilla, a groupie who became an artist.

She started as a publicist and backstage figure for Bowie, then became a glam performer in her own right.

One of the few who transformed groupie energy into an artistic career.

Miss Mercy (The GTOs) — psychedelic on the way to glam

A constant presence in the LA transition 1968–1973, orbiting Alice Cooper, Bolan, Bowie.

Maximalist, theatrical, proto-glam aesthetic.

Sable's sister: Corel Shields — the glam shadow

Less famous, but equally present in the English Disco scene. Part of the inner mythology of LA glam.

Leni Sinclair — the political matriarch of Detroit

She wasn't a "groupie": she was a photographer, activist, and co-founder of the White Panther Party.

But she was at the center of the MC5 scene, documenting everything and living with the band. In proto-punk, the boundary between "groupie" and "revolutionary accomplice" dissolves.

Cyrinda Foxe, muse of the New York Dolls

Before connecting with glam and later with Aerosmith, she circulated in the Dolls/Max's Kansas City scene, where New York proto-punk was forming.

She was a constant presence at Johnny Thunders' nights.

Niagara (Destroy All Monsters), the muse, artist, aesthetic terrorist linked to Ron Asheton (Stooges) and Michael Davis (MC5).

She is perhaps the figure closest to a "pure" proto-punk groupie, but transformed into a visual artist and vocalist

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Wayne Kramer, photographed by Leni Sinclair, 1969

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MC5, 1968. Poster art by Carl Lundgren & Leni Sinclair.

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