Pamela Des Barres nanny for Zappa's children, Dweezil and Moon Unit. On October 29, 1977, she married Michael Des Barres who had been lead singer for Detective (signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records label) and Silverhead, and who, in 1985, was tour vocalist for Power Station. They have a son, Nicholas Dean Des Barres ("GameFan" magazine's Nick Rox). The couple divorced in the summer of 1991. Des Barres wrote two memoirs about her experience as a groupie, "I'm with the Band" (1987) and "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart: A Groupie Grows Up" (1993). Conjecture has been published saying that Cameron
...And His Mother Called Him Bill ...And His Mother Called Him Bill ...And His Mother Called Him Bill is a studio album by Duke Ellington recorded in the wake of the 1967 death of his long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1969. Ellington recorded the album as a tribute to Billy Strayhorn, who died of cancer in May 1967. Strayhorn was a composer, arranger, and one of Ellington's closest friends. The album was recorded in August and November 1967. The material is Strayhorn's compositions, including some that had not previously been recorded. Ellington chose the songs