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BURNIN’ RED GUITAR
Chuck Berry performing at the Miami Pop Festival, Florida 1968. “In May of 1968, at a 100,000 fans-filled Gulfstream Park in Miami. Among the many artists on the bill was a 'hot' Chuck Berry playing to a very enthusiastic crowd. Since I was there to record Jimi Hendrix, I had some time to get a nice series of close ups of Chuck sweatin’ up a storm both musically and figuratively.” ~ Eddie Kramer
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CSN AT THE FILLMORE EAST
Crosby, Stills & Nash preforming at the Fillmore East, NYC 1969. “This shot was taken from my favorite vantage spot…the V.I.P. balcony where I often hung out when I wasn't recording the shows from underneath the stage or in a mobile truck parked outside. My only opportunity to record CSN happened at the historic Woodstock concert that same year, but I've always been a fan of their amazing vocal harmonies and skillful blending of acoustic and electric songs on their albums.” ~ Eddie Kramer
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JOE COCKER AT THE WHISKY A GO-GO
Joe Cocker at The Wiskey A-Go-Go, L.A. 1968. "I had worked with Joe on his first single 'She Came In Through The Bathroom Window' at the Record Plant in NYC. During the background vocal sessions the all-black session singers could not believe that Joe was white!! He has one of the great and instantaneously recognizable voices of the Rock n' Roll world. I also recorded him for the historic live 'Mad Dogs an Englishmen' album at the Fillmore East. On one of many trips to LA I caught him on stage at the Whisky doing his energetic, and to some, 'spastic' act!!" ~ Eddie Kramer
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ALBERT KING AT THE FILLMORE EAST
Albert King preforming at the Filmore East, NYC 1969. "Albert King playing a Gibson Flying V. He had the ability to make his notes sting and sing! Jimi Hendrix was a huge fan of Albert King's playing and his style was a major influence on Jimi's music." ~ Eddie Kramer
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TED-NUDE NUGENT
Ted Nugent recording at Mirasound Studios, NYC 1969. "During the recording of 'Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes', Ted was so frustrated at not being able to get the 'feel' of the solo that he proceeded to strip down to the 'bare essentials' in order to get the feeling again. Thank God for large semi-acoustic guitars!" ~ Eddie Kramer
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SANTANA III SESSION S.F
Santana recording Santana III at Columbia Studios, San Francisco 1971. “This photo was taken during the sessions at Columbia Studios in San Francisco for the album 'Santana III'. The band members included (17-year old) Neal Schon/guitar, Gregg Rolie/organ, David Brown/bass, Michael Shrieve/drums, Coke Escovedo/percussion and their fearless leader Carlos Santana.” ~ Eddie Kramer
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RELAXING IN MILL VALLEY CA
Santana relaxing in Mill Valley, CA 1971. “Carlos Santana was a huge fan of Jimi’s guitar playing and music and felt that I could possibly help them record their third album at Columbia Studios in San Francisco. I was staying at Michel Shrieve’s house in Mill Valley during the recording of 'Santana III'. The vibe was extremely relaxed as one can see in the faces of the members of the Santana Band hanging out on the deck just chillin’…” ~ Eddie Kramer
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PENSIVE
Steve Marriott at Olympic Studios, London 1967. "Steve Marriott of the Small Faces - one of the great voices of Rock, in pensive mood listening to playbacks at Olympic Studios in 1967. Marriot's rough, tough, bluesy vocal approach was much admired and emulated by many contemporary bands such as The Black Crowes. In this photo Steve shows his nonconformist approach to the dress code with pants that seem as if they could have been made from a restaurant table cloth!!"
~ Eddie Kramer
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WINWOOD AT THE KEYS
Steve Winwood recording at Olympic Studios, London 1967. " 'Dear Mister Fantasy' was a watershed moment for me as this album was the first Rock release for Chris Blackwell’s newly formed Island Records and was produced by Jimmy Miller, to my mind one of the greatest producers who ever lived. He was a huge influence on my career and I owe him a debt of gratitude for showing me what it takes to capture a band's live performance in the studio. Steve Winwood was the wunderkind multi instrumentalist with a soaring voice that just made everything seem so easy.” ~ Eddie Kramer
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JOHNNY WINTER AT COLUMBIA STUDIOS NASHVILLE 1969
Johnny Winter at CBS Studios, Nashville, Tennessee 1969. "The powers that be (record company and management) decided to record Johnny's first album in Nashville, which was a bit of a departure for me, as the laid back vibe in Nashville was so different than NYC. Plus this was an all union session and not the freewheeling time that we would have had at The Record Plant, however, Johnny's playing and the musicians were stellar, including Willie Dixon on string bass and Walter Shaky Horton on harp. There was always an ethereal quality to any image I had taken of Johnny, owing in large part to his Albino heritage." ~ Eddie Kramer
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THE PACKAGE
Frank Zappa at the Filmore East, NYC 1969. "Zappa was a much underrated guitarist whose musical depth of knowledge was far reaching enabling him to write scores from the sublimely simple to the most ridiculously complicated. This is an image that we found recently that we have dubbed 'The Package' for obvious reasons."
~ Eddie Kramer
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During the period from 1967 through 1972 "The Golden Age of R&R" I was fortunate to have a camera at my side. Most of the time I was in the studio recording these great artists, but there were many occasions when I had to travel with them on tour to record their live shows or capture their performances in the cities where they lived. 1969 was a particularly busy year doing sessions with Santana in San Francisco, Johnny Winter in Nashville and recording the Woodstock Festival in upstate NY…..