At home and off the road, the members of TDN needed a place to feel like regular people.

NPR: 'The Harder They Fall': Fame and Addiction

Almost every kid in America had a TDN record, and almost every publication wanted to tell the group's story.

NPR: 'The Harder They Fall': Fame and Addiction

TDN's management promised that if a promoter took a loss, the band would make up for it with another concert.

NPR: 'The Harder They Fall': Fame and Addiction

As TDN's PR guy, I sometimes traveled on their private jet as they went from city and arena to city and arena and gave concerts to audiences of phenomenal and unprecedented size.

NPR: 'The Harder They Fall': Fame and Addiction

During the summer of 1970, a series of twenty-two summer concerts were booked at outdoor stadiums across the country, where TDN performed in front of audiences numbering in the tens of thousands each night.

NPR: 'The Harder They Fall': Fame and Addiction