Simple Pleasures: The British are Coming! The Photographic Legacy of the 60’s Music Scene

Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours. – Elton John

Terry O'Neill, Elton John, London
Terry O’Neill, Elton John, Paris, Early 1980s, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Norman Seeff, Mick Jagger, Los Angeles, Mick on the Couch
Norman Seeff, Mick Jagger, Los Angeles, Mick on the Couch, 1972, Archival Pigment Photograph

Harry Benson, Eric Clapton on Stage, Philadelphia, PA
Harry Benson, Eric Clapton on Stage, Philadelphia, PA, 1992, Archival Pigment Photograph

Clive Arrowsmith, Kate Bush, Ivy, Studio London
Clive Arrowsmith, Kate Bush, Ivy, Studio London, 1982, Archival Pigment Photograph

John Loring, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who singing Tommy, Isle of Wight Music Festival, August 1969
John Loring, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who singing Tommy, Isle of Wight Music Festival, August 1969, Archival Pigment Photograph

Gered Mankowitz, Chad and Jeremy, Swiss Cottage, London,
Gered Mankowitz, Chad and Jeremy, Swiss Cottage, London, 1963 Silver Gelatin Photograph

Terry O'Neill, Elton John, Dodger Stadium
Terry O’Neill, Elton John, Dodger Stadium, 1975, Archival Pigment Photograph

Keystone Press Agency, Paul McCartney Smoking Gigantic Cigarette, as a Pack of Gum
Keystone Press Agency, Paul McCartney Smoking Gigantic Cigarette, as a Pack of Gum, 1965, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph

David McGough, The Rolling Stones
David McGough, The Rolling Stones,1989, Silver gelatin photograph

Brian Duffy, David Bowie Scary Monsters Clown
Brian Duffy, David Bowie Scary Monsters “Clown”, 1979, Archival Pigment Photograph

Harry Benson, The Beatles - Ed Sullivan Show
Harry Benson, The Beatles on Ed Sullivan Show, NYC, 1964, Archival Pigment Photograph

Clive Arrowsmith, Mick Ronson, Solo Album Cover, Play Don't Worry"
Clive Arrowsmith, Mick Ronson, Solo Album Cover, Play Don’t Worry”, 1975, Archival Pigment Photograph

Norman Seeff, Jimmy Page and David Coverdale
Norman Seeff, Jimmy Page and David Coverdale, Los Angeles, 1976, Archival Pigment Photograph

Terry O'Neill, Mick Jagger, Fur Parka
Terry O’Neill, Mick Jagger, Fur Parka, 1964, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Clive Arrowsmith, Bowie Twisting (back in color), London Studio
Clive Arrowsmith, Bowie Twisting (back in color), London Studio, 1977, Archival Pigment Photograph

Terry O’Neill, Robert Plant, London, 1975, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Clive Arrowsmith, Elton John & Phil Collins Laughter, The Prince's Trust Rock Concert
Clive Arrowsmith, Elton John & Phil Collins Laughter, The Prince’s Trust Rock Concert, 1987, Archival Pigment Photograph

Harry Benson, Beatles Arriving in New York
Harry Benson, Beatles Arriving in New York, 1964, Archival Pigment Photograph

Brian Duffy, Black Sabbath, London
Brian Duffy, Black Sabbath, London, 1973, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Van Morrison, San Francisco, Classic Van, 1979
Van Morrison, San Francisco, Classic Van, 1979, Archival PIgment Photograph

Robin Platzer, Ann-Margaret with Elton John at the "Tommy" movie premiere
Robin Platzer, Ann-Margaret with Elton John at the “Tommy” movie premiere, 1975, Archival Pigment Photograph

Gered Mankowitz, Marianne Faithfull, Salisbury Pub, London
Gered Mankowitz, Marianne Faithfull, Salisbury Pub, London, 1964, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Harry Benson, Beatles Composing #1, Paris
Harry Benson, Beatles Composing #1, Paris, 1964, Infused Dyes Sublimated on Aluminum

Norman Seeff, Fleetwood Mac, Los Angeles, Tusk II
Norman Seeff, Fleetwood Mac, Los Angeles, Tusk II, 1972, Archival Pigment Photograph

Helmut Newton, David Bowie
Helmut Newton, David Bowie, 1982, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Terry O'Neill, The Police, 1983
Terry O’Neill, The Police, 1983, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Gered Mankowitz, The Yardbirds, Ormond Yard, London, 1966
Gered Mankowitz, The Yardbirds, Ormond Yard, London, 1966, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Harry Benson, The Who
Harry Benson, The Who, 1980, Archival Pigment Photograph

Clive Arrowsmith, Peter Gabriel
Clive Arrowsmith, Peter Gabriel, 1978, Archival PIgment Photograph

Keystone Freddy Mercury
Unspecified Keystone Press Photographer, Freddie Mercury on Stage, London Earl’s Court, 1977, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph

Arthur Elgort, The Rolling Stones, Long View Farm, Massachusetts, 1981
Arthur Elgort, The Rolling Stones, Long View Farm, Massachusetts, 1981, Silver Gelatin Photograph


Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.