The Rise and Fall of Rock & Roll in 20 photos…

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Nov

2011

Written by Jimmy

No bluff, not bluster, but first a word on sources. Here are some great websites for pictures: 1) Rare Photos of Famous People, b) When They Were Young, c) Rare Marley, d) Elton John-John Lennon, and other fun stuff, and e) more rare photos. Here we go:

1. Early Beatles: I love their age. A couple kids passionate about American R&B:

3. Madonna, Detroi 1976. Iconic, simply because it is all there – I wanna be a star…

5. Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson: The beatings had begun, but there was still joy in the music…

6. Bjork: Just awesome. Elton John’s twin, separated at Birth

7. Cher. It’s just so hippy!

8. Kurt Cobain: Again, a moment before it all went bad…

9. Bob Marley: Relaxed, surrounded in smoke…

10. Freddie Mecury. All teeth.

11. Steve Tyler: All lips

12a. Paul and Linda, John and Yoko: A Nice Little Pairing That Says it All. First John-Yoko

12b. Paul-Linda, John Yoko again.. This is Paul and Linda’s version:

13. More Pairings. Dolly and Mick

14. More Pairings, Bowie and Iggy:

15. More Pairings, Elton and John:

16. Iconic 1: Dylan in the first rock and roll video:

17. Iconic 2: Elvis before Michael

19. Iconic 3 The Clashing, London Calling (inspired by Elvis’s first album cover):

20. Iconic 4, Mick in a dressing room – having drifted as far from rock & roll as you can get… a sad end.

That’s it.

Jimmy