Following Breadcrumbs: Tales of a Rock and Roll Girl Child

As an L.A. tween in the mid-1960s, Jamie Johnston - free-spirited, fiercely independent Hollywood brat, daughter of '40s/'50s actor-singer Johnny Johnston (Rock Around the Clock) - had two significant events forever frozen in her mind.
The first of these memories she would share with millions: the era-defining appearance of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan in 1964.
The second memory, however, was much more intimate. It was a bright summer's day in 1966 when she stood rapt watching one of the undisputed kings of the Sunset Strip - the Byrds' Gene Clark - coolly entering the legendary Whisky A Go-Go.
Little did Jamie know that a mere nine years after having her life changed by the Fab Four, her female duo, The Skiffles, would be signed to a record deal with Beatles producer George Martin, or that 20 years hence she would embark upon a passionate affair with the ill-fated ex-Byrd Clark, who died at the age of 46 in 1991.
What begins as an up-close-and-personal commentary of an era that changed the world, with many of its famous players traversing through the pages, evolves into a tragic love story.

Praise for Following Breadcrumbs

"Following Breadcrumbs is a tell-all rock-and-roll memoir with a conscience."
--Tom Sandford, The Clarkophile Blog, Toronto, Canada

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 08/11/2017
ISBN: 9781532029264
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.45d