Book Recommendation - Rock Music Stars in Photographs
TERRY O’NEILL “ROCK’N ROLL ALBUM” - A book that will delight every music lover - a special gift from music history
The legendary British photographer Terry O’Neill presented his original photographs for the book “ROCK’N ROLL ALBUM” for the first time in Munich (Deutsch)
Book Recommendation: British photographer Terry O’Neill documented the stars of rock history in unique photographs ... - Just over 10 years ago, Terry O’Neill presented his new “Rock’n Roll Album” for the first time in Munich! This took place at the “Galerie Stephen Hoffman - Fine Art Photography” (at Prannerstrasse 5, behind the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich), which still exhibits signed, original photographs by the world-renowned photographer. Terry O’Neill’s intimate chronicle of the Swinging Sixties, thanks to his friendships with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, made him a well-known photographer. He also worked closely with Frank Sinatra for over 30 years.This was followed by very personal photo shoots with AC/DC, the musicians from the Live Aid performance, The Animals, Joan Baez, John Barry, Shirley Bassey, Chuck Berry, Moddy Blues, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Alice Cooper, Elvis Costello, Genesis, Johnny Hallyday, Elton John, Janis Joplin, and many others.
Text by Helga Wäß
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| Cover of the book: "Terry O'Neills ROCK 'N' ROLL ALBUM" |
Terry O’Neill (1938–2019)
He documented the lives of the rock stars of his time in a photo-biographical style. “We were all young, and no one knew if they would ever become famous,” said Terry O’Neill. His photographs appeared on record covers and in magazines and journals. His images became iconic in rock and roll history. Photographs from the 1960s of David Bowie, Elton John, The Who, Eric Clapton, and Chuck Berry shaped the visual memory of that era.
Five decades later, Terry O’Neill graced the covers of Stern, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, GQ, Time, The Sunday Times Magazine, People, Playboy, Paris Match, Look, Vanity Fair, and many others. He also created famous film posters, record covers, and fashion designs for the world’s best designers.
"Terry was everywhere in the '60s - he knew everyone and everything that was happening" - Keith Richards in this book!
“ROCK 'N' ROLL ALBUM”
In his new book, Terry O'Neill recounts these encounters and presents not only well-known photographs but also very personal snapshots and contact sheets, from which he selected the images for the exhibition. The result is his very personal Rock 'n' Roll Album, which, in the exhibition featuring signed and limited-edition original photographs, allows visitors to feel the close connection Terry O'Neill developed with all his subjects.
TERRY O'NEILL remains friends with many musicians today.
“We've been part of each other's lives, like Paul McCartney, for example. We met when we were very young. I was invited to family gatherings, and they came to visit me. Completely private.”
The exhibition features photographs of the lads from Liverpool. One photo was taken at Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach's wedding reception. "I was a private guest," Terry O'Neill recounts, "but as always, I had my camera with me. It was a lively and wonderful celebration. Then Paul suddenly spotted a piano, sat down at it, and played 'All You Need Is Love!' and all at once we were all singing along. Everyone, even the children. Paul and Linda, Ringo, everyone was singing. The atmosphere was fantastic. That's exactly how it was! A magical moment!" But this photo also reveals more: the sparkle in their eyes and the radiance in the room.
You can sense what these musicians were passionate about and that they and their music possessed iconic status. "It's very personal. Of course, I was also impressed by Mick Jagger. There are so many stories to tell."
The Stephen Hoffman Gallery in Munich's city center presents Terry O'Neill's photographs.
The Stephen Hoffman Gallery worked directly with Terry O'Neill and his management – numerous world-famous, iconic Terry O'Neill photographs, such as those featuring the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, David Bowie, and many others, are regularly exhibited there.
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| London photographer Terry O'Neill (center) with gallery owner Galerie Stephen (left) and filmmaker, author, and photographer Eckart Schmidt (1938–2024) in Munich at the Stephen Hoffman Gallery. Schmidt interviewed Terry O'Neill at his photo exhibition "Celebrity" in the Munich gallery at the rear of the Hotel Bayerischer Hof for an international recording. Photo: Helga Waess (Pressefotoarchiv) |
PHOTOGRAPHIC ART in MUNICH
TERRY O’NEILL “ROCK’N ROLL ALBUM” - with limited edition, signed original photographs
Link to Terry O'Neill's photographic art on theQuote - Book cover - English edition:
ISBN-10 : 1851497722
ISBN-13 : 978-1851497720
"Terry
O'Neill is one of the world's most celebrated and collected
photographers. No one has captured the frontline of fame so broadly -
and for so long. Terry O'Neill's Rock 'n' Roll Album contains some of
the most famous and powerful music photographs of all time. At the same
time the book includes many intimate personal photos taken 'behind the
scenes' and at private functions. Terry O'Neill photographed the giants
of the music world - both on and off stage. For more than fifty years he
captured those on the frontline of fame in public and in private. David
Bowie, Elton John, Led Zepplin, Amy Winehouse, Dean Martin, The Who,
Janis Joplin, AC/DC, Eric Clapton, Sammy Davis Jnr., The Rolling Stones,
Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry and The Beatles - to name only a few. O'
Neill spent more than 30 years photographing Frank Sinatra as his
personal photographer with unprecedented access to the star. He took
some of the earliest known photographs of The Beatles and then forged a
lifetime relationship with members of the band that allowed him to
photograph their weddings and other private moments. It is this contrast
between public and private that makes Terry O'Neill's Rock 'n' Roll
Album such a powerful document. Without a doubt, Terry O'Neill's work
comprises a vital chronicle of rock 'n' roll history. To any fan of
music or photography this book will be a must buy."
Books by Terry O’Neill
- Terry O’Neill and A. A. Gil: Celebrity: The Photographs of Terry O’Neill. English illustrated book accompanying the exhibition of the same name, Trafalgar Square, 2003
- Terry O’Neill: The Art of Photography. Chris Beetles Gallery (ed.)
- Terry O’Neill (author), All About Bond (English) Hardcover – November 1, 2012 – Photos of five James Bonds from Connery to Craig and more than 20 Bond girls from 50 years
- Terry O’Neill’s Rock ’n’ Roll Album – 2014
- Terry O’Neill, Gered Mankowitz, , collaboration: Morgan, Robin, Breaking Stones 1963–1965, A Band on the Threshold of World Fame
- Terry O’Neill, Bowie by O’Neill – The Definitive Collection with Unseen Images
- Terry O’Neill, Elton John by Terry O’Neill: The Definitive Portrait, with Unseen Images, October 3, 2019
- Terry O’Neill, ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHY: The Opus – by Terry O’Neill
- Terry O’Neill, Every Picture Tells a Story
