concert photography

A couple old shots from my files. I noted that today is the birthday of both Johnny Cash and Fats Domino. The Fats photo is from 1982. Shot on an Olympus OM-1 I bought in 1974 and the Zuico 135mm 2.8. That is one sweet lens. Johnny Cash is from the first Farm Aid Concert in Champaign Illinois in...

I thought I'd post another old shoot from my concert days, days when I had hair and could stay up late. This was in December 1984 in Memphis Tennessee on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band's Born in the USA tour. I was the only accredited photographer there that night. Back in those days...

Here's a few unseen photos from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's December 1984 tour stop in Memphis Tennessee. I was the only photographer at the show and shot the usual 'first three songs'. I never shot more film faster at a show. Bruce was maniacal and all over the stage and film just...