Photographer Jim Marshall Dies at 74
Posted in Music Stories on March 25th, 2010 by admin – 1 CommentFamous Rock-N-Roll music Photographer Jim Marshall has died at the age of 74. He passed away over night in what appears to be natural causes. He was most famous for photographing many legends including the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin at work and in repose.
Jim Marshall took some of the most famous shots of artists around, and was the only photographer allowed backstage at The Beatles final concert. He was huge in the Rock and Roll music movement, and his images spoke in loud volumes themselves. According to his professional Web site http://www.marshallphoto.com:
Marshall had more than 500 album covers to his credit. The San Francisco resident was best-known for his iconic images from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, where he photographed Jimi Hendrix setting his guitar ablaze, and 1969’s Woodstock, where as an official photographer he captured The Who tearing up the stage at sunrise.Marshall also was the only photographer granted backstage access at what turned out to be the final Beatles concert, at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park in 1966. Good timing and his rapport with musicians also helped him catch Johnny Cash memorably “flipping the bird” at a 1969 performance at San Quentin Prison.
Marshall, always seemed to be at the right place, at the right time. His images will more than likely last forever, and you can check out some below taken from MarshallPhoto.com:
Beatles Concert
Jimi Hendrix Lighting Guitar On Fire
Jim Morrison Smoking
