Bebe Buell

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (April 2010) Bebe Buell Buell at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Playboy centerfold appearance November 1974 Preceded by Ester Cordet Succeeded by Janice Raymond Personal details Born July 14, 1953 (1953-07-14) (age 57) Portsmouth, Virginia, United States Measurements Bust: 35 in / 89 cm Waist: 24 in / 61 cm Hips: 35 in / 89 cm Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)1 Weight 120 lb (54 kg; 8.6 st) Beverle Lorence "Bebe" Buell (born July 14, 1953) is an American fashion model and singer, and Playboy magazine's November 1974 Playmate of the Month. She is also known for dating and marrying rock musicians. She is actress Liv Tyler's mother from a brief relationship with Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler. In 2001, she wrote an autobiography (with Victor Bockris) entitled Rebel Heart: An American Rock and Roll Journey. The book was a New York Times bestseller.2 The paperback was issued in 2002. Filmmaker Cameron Crowe, in his commentary on the extended DVD of his 2000 movie Almost Famous, said he based the film's Penny Lane character (played by Kate Hudson) on two women he met during the early 1970s — Bebe Buell and Pennie Trumbull, a.k.a "Pennie Lane". He said he created some of Penny's dialogue from statements Buell had made in interviews over the years. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Modeling 3 Music 4 Discography 5 References 6 External links // Personal life Buell was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, the daughter of Dorothea Johnson, who founded the Protocol School of Washington, and Harold Lloyd Buell.3 Buell lived with rock musician Todd Rundgren from 1972 to 1978. During their cohabitation, they dated other people; in 1977, she gave birth to actress/model Liv Tyler, fathered by Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith. Buell's first marriage was to sometime-musician and actor Coyote Shivers in 1992.1 They divorced in 1999 after a year-long separation. In 2002 she married musician Jim Wallerstein of Das Damen and Vacationland fame. Modeling She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1974 issue; her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley. Music In 1981, Buell recorded a four song EP on Rhino Records, produced by Rick Derringer and Ric Ocasek, with The Cars serving as her band on two tracks. The rock band Power Station began in 1984 when then-boyfriend John Taylor (of Duran Duran fame) pulled some famous friends together to provide backing for another of Buell's musical efforts. She also formed the band The B-Sides in 1980 but they disbanded in 1985. She founded another band called The Gargoyles in 1985, and released a couple of singles. A few large record companies were showing interest, but they disbanded when the paternity of her daughter Liv became publicly known in 1991. She withdrew from performing for six years in the 1990s, Buell managed her daughter Liv, helping to launch her career as a successful international model and actress. She also represented actress Charis Michelsen. After Buell's daughter left home in 1997, Buell returned to music to record a solo effort with producer Don Fleming, released in 2000. She also performed around New York with the Bebe Buell Band and, later, with Boston musicians The Rudds and The Neighborhoods' drummer Johnny Lynch to form a new band for a few shows which also included husband Jim Wallerstein. In April 2009, the Boston duo Chester French released a tribute to Buell with their album track "Bebe Buell." As of June 2009, the lineup for The Bebe Buell Band was: Bebe Buell on vocals, Jim Wallerstein on guitar, Pete Marshall on bass, David Matos on lead guitar, Aya on keyboards, Lindsey Anderson on guitar and Bobbie Rae on drums. She released her first recording in ten years with a single "Air Kisses for the Masses" in May 2009 and completed recording of a full length 12 song album set for late Fall 2009. It can be downloaded on iTunes or Amazon MP3. Buell is playing a series of live shows in the New York City area to promote the single. Buell was also a judge for the 9th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.4 Discography Covers Girl (1981), 12" 4 song EP produced by Ric Ocasek & Rick Derringer "My Little Red Book" "Wild One Forever" "The Little Black Egg" "Funtime" with The B-Sides A Side of the B-Sides (1984), 3 song 12" EP Picture Disc produced by Todd Rundgren "Mr. Never Forever" "Windy Words" "Battle Cry" with the Gargoyles Two 45 releases: "Gargoyle"/"Bored Baby" (1993), 7" Single/Cave Creek Records/Ultra Under "Jacuzzi Jungle"/"Thirteen Wrong Turns" (1987), 7" Single/Route One Records Cassette EP, "Bebe Buell and the Gargoyles": "Vibrator"/"Lick it and Stick it"/"Take Me to Your Leader"/"Luv Reaction" (1988), FISHTRAKS Solo "Air Kisses For The Masses" (2009) single iTunes, Amazon MP3, produced by Twinomatick Free To Rock (2000) produced by Don Fleming w/ The Bebe Buell Band Retrosexual, (1994, reissued 2004) for Sky Dog Records France Little Black Egg (1982), 7" Single/UK for Moonlight Records References ^ a b Buell, Bebe and Bockris, Victor. Rebel Heart: An American Rock and Roll Journey. St. Martin's Press, 2001, page 296. (ISBN 0-312-26694-4, ISBN 0-312-30155-3) ^ Google Book cover ^ Morris, Bob (2004-11-21). "Manners in the Time of Flu". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/fashion/21AGE.html. Retrieved 2009-01-13.  ^ Independent Music Awards - Past Judges External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bebe Buell Official site Bebe Buell at Playboy.com Bebe Buell at the Internet Movie Database v · d · ePlayboy Playmates of 1974 Nancy Cameron Francine Parks Pamela Zinszer Marlene Morrow Marilyn Lange Sandy Johnson Carol Vitale Jean Manson Kristine Hanson Ester Cordet Bebe Buell Janice Raymond Playmates of: 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 Persondata Name Buell, Bebe Alternative names Short description Date of birth July 14, 1953 Place of birth Portsmouth, Virginia, United States Date of death Place of death