Rock-n-roll and breasts often go (tee-hee) hand in hand. In fact, Motley Crue drummer and groupie magnet, Tommy Lee, has this rule about coming into his dressing room:

“You're not allowed in unless you remove an article of clothing. And I'm not talking about your socks. It's pretty f***ing crazy and we have a good time.”

So where would rock-n-roll be without “band aids,” i.e. the many, many, many girls that have tended to musicians?

In honor of this past Sunday's “National Go Topless Day,” here's a shout out to the muses that bared all for the music they loved, and the songs they inspired.

law logo2x b5. Sable Starr

Girlfriend of New York Dolls' Johnny Thunders. Sable Starr was so prolific that she had her own protege, Lori Maddox, who (like almost everyone in this blog post) dated Jimmy Page.

Song: “Look Away,” by Iggy Pop.

law logo2x b4. Cynthia Albritton, a.k.a Cynthia Plaster Caster

Even though she never technically posed topless, Caster melded groupiedom and art with her, um, unique sculptures. (Let's just say Cynthia broke the mold, and apparently Jimi Hendrix's “midnight lightning.”)

Song: “Plaster Caster,” by Kiss.

law logo2x b3. Pamela Des Barres

Pamela Des Barres tapped Mick Jagger, Keith Moon, Jim Morrison, went on tour with Led Zeppelin, and even played in a band created by Frank Zappa (the GTOs). After trading in her guitar for a typewriter, Des Barres wrote the seminal book I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie in 1987.

Song: Take your pick.

law logo2x b2. Pamela Anderson

Maybe there's just something about women named Pamela? Practically the mascot of National Go Topless Day (search “Pamela Anderson topless” and you'll see what I mean. Then again, maybe don't). Between Tommy Lee, Kid Rock and just about everyone else, the woman reinvented the groupie game and introduced pop culture to rock star sex tapes.

Song: “Love Song Dedicated to Pamela Anderson,” by Borat.

law logo2x b1. Tie between Bebe Buell and Pennie Trumbull

These two groupies were evidently the mashup for Cameron Crowe's Penny Lane in Almost Famous. Trumbull's got the name (and the Facebook page?) but Buell got Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Steven Tyler and Elvis Costello. She is the mother of actress Liv Tyler, born July 1977.

Song: Buell claims she was inspiration for several on Elvis Costello's Armed Forces.

In the immortal words of another groupie aficionado (and Pamela Anderson lover) Bret Michaels, “Your tour ends here.”

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