Flagstaff is about 151 miles north of Phoenix Sky Harbor, which takes about 2 hours 15 minutes to drive. Driving yourself is the best way to get to Flagstaff because you'll find yourself using your car each day of your vacation to explore all the other great areas surrounding the city like the Grand Canyon and Sedona.
Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, âPapa Was a Rolling Stoneâ is a sharp and still stinging essay on absent fathersâto be exact, absent black fathers.
Nicky Hopkins played the piano on this track. Hopkins was a renowned session player who appeared on tracks for The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and many others. Robert Plant wrote the lyrics, which were a response to critics who claimed their previous album, Led Zeppelin III, wasn't really rock and roll. Led Zeppelin III had more of an acoustic, folk sound, and Plant wanted to prove they could still rock out.