The Church Studio Presents Miss O'Dell: Abbey Road to Tulsa Time

Gary Stromberg: PR Man to the Stones, the Arrests, and the Road to Recovery

June 30, 2026·54 min
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Chris O'Dell reunites with her longtime friend Gary Stromberg, the co-founder of Gibson and Stromberg PR and the man behind some of the biggest names in music history, including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Ray Charles, Muhammad Ali, and Barbara Streisand. Gary shares the story of landing the Stones account after a surreal one-on-one with Mick Jagger at the Marion Davies estate, the night Keith Richards got arrested on tour (with Gary not far behind), and what it was really like inside the machine of 1970s rock and roll. The conversation takes a powerful turn as Gary opens up about his addiction, his recovery through AA, and how sobriety led him to rebuild his career doing PR for treatment centers including Cottonwood, where Chris once worked. Two old friends. A lifetime of stories. And a reminder that making it out the other side is worth celebrating.

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