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, Paris, Early 1980s, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Norman Seeff, Mick Jagger, Los Angeles, Mick on the Couch, 1972, Archival Pigment Photograph
Harry Benson, Eric Clapton on Stage, Philadelphia, PA, 1992, Archival Pigment Photograph
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, Archival Pigment Photograph
Gered Mankowitz, Chad and Jeremy, Swiss Cottage, London, 1963 Silver Gelatin Photograph
Terry O’Neill, Elton John, Dodger Stadium, 1975, Archival Pigment Photograph
Keystone Press Agency, Paul McCartney Smoking Gigantic Cigarette, as a Pack of Gum, 1965, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
David McGough, The Rolling Stones,1989, Silver gelatin photograph
Brian Duffy, David Bowie Scary Monsters “Clown”, 1979, Archival Pigment Photograph
Harry Benson, The Beatles on Ed Sullivan Show, NYC, 1964, Archival Pigment Photograph
Clive Arrowsmith, Mick Ronson, Solo Album Cover, Play Don’t Worry”, 1975, Archival Pigment Photograph
Norman Seeff, Jimmy Page and David Coverdale, Los Angeles, 1976, Archival Pigment Photograph
Terry O’Neill, Mick Jagger, Fur Parka, 1964, Silver Gelatin Photograph
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, 1987, Archival Pigment Photograph
Harry Benson, Beatles Arriving in New York, 1964, Archival Pigment Photograph
Brian Duffy, Black Sabbath, London, 1973, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Van Morrison, San Francisco, Classic Van, 1979, Archival PIgment Photograph
Robin Platzer, Ann-Margaret with Elton John at the “Tommy” movie premiere, 1975, Archival Pigment Photograph
Gered Mankowitz, Marianne Faithfull, Salisbury Pub, London, 1964, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Harry Benson, Beatles Composing #1, Paris, 1964, Infused Dyes Sublimated on Aluminum
Norman Seeff, Fleetwood Mac, Los Angeles, Tusk II, 1972, Archival Pigment Photograph
Helmut Newton, David Bowie, 1982, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Terry O’Neill, The Police, 1983, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Gered Mankowitz, The Yardbirds, Ormond Yard, London, 1966, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Harry Benson, The Who, 1980, Archival Pigment Photograph
Clive Arrowsmith, Peter Gabriel, 1978, Archival PIgment Photograph
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, 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 .