Clinton Heylin

‘There were no rules then’: Dana Gillespie’s 1960s childhood

In an eye-popping memoir, the singer describes going to bed with Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Roman Polanski, Michael Caine and Sean Connery while still in her teens

Dana Gillespie is at pains to point out that she was first and foremost a blues singer. Credit: Alamy
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    Dana Gillespie with David Shasha

    Hawksmoor Publishing, pp. 400, £24

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