25 Years of Rock Gallery Photos photos by Chris Walter

the Rock and Roll World as seen through the lens of

Chris Walter

a diary of 40 YEARS of Rock Photography

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This story begins with a teenager in London who loved Pop, Soul and Rock & Roll. The photo career began with someone outside the theatre ( Tooting Granada, south of London ) in 1962 where I had been to see Little Richard and Sam Cooke (I don't remember seeing Sam Cooke - one of my favourite artists), asking for a copy of photos I had snapped there.This is the original photo that started it all.

Soon after that (1963)came the BEATLES.....

My Beatles autograph page says this photo was April 17th, 1963, but all the lists put it as the 18th, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, at a BBC "Swinging Sound 63: TV show though I've always thought it was POP PROMS.

I was lucky to start at the beginning of the most exciting and interesting era in pop music, especially in the UK, where on one side we had Beatles, Stones, Walker Brothers and all the other pop bands of the time, we had Jimi Hendix, Cream and other heavier bands and we had had something the UK has always loved, and still does, soul music. We got to see Otis and James Brown and Ike & Tina Turner, and Motown.

Before we go to the next years I have to pay tribute to England's three biggest pop idols when I grew up. Adam Faith , made a lot of terrific pop records, later managing Leo Sayer and becoming an actor, Billy Fury .. find his greatest hits and see how good his rock ballads were, and of course (Sir) Cliff Richard. The most successful pop star ever, at least130 + hits, 64 top 20 and 14 #1's, and still doing it

1964 [back to top]

..Beatles .. Dave Clark 5 .. Kinks.. billy fury ..PJ Proby is one of the great voices, and showmen of pop, really gained mass fame in the UK when he split the knees of his trousers on stage! ..Roy Orbison.. Ronettes

1965 [back to top]

..Moody Blues<

..Righteous Brothers - "probably best single of all time"

..Beatles while at a Top Of The Pops taping ..

... Tom Jones ... Hollies ... Walker Brothers..

Sonny &Cher..

..Donovan ... Yardbirds ... Who ... Doris Troy

..Byrds.. in Londons Hyde Park at time of Mr Tambourine Man

1966 [back to top]

..Cliff Richard.. Spencer Davis Group ..Beach Boys ..Small Faces .. Troggs .. Manfred Mann

James Brown. "Live at the Apollo" still considered one of the most exciting live albums ever...........

Jimi Hendrix ..

.. Len Barry © Chris Walter LEN BARRY

Then Soul Music Arrived

Otis Redding © Chris Walter in a London club

Beatles © Chris Walter on Top Of The Pops

The BEATLES were on Top Of The Pops again

1967 [back to top]

..Monkees..BEATLES MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
..Engelbert Humperdinck .. The Tremeloes ..Procol Harum ..scott mckenzie .. Bee Gees ..
Cream ..

Four Tops .. Beach Boys with good vibrations.. Jimi Hendrix ..The Move ..Cat Stevens ..Rascals ..Beatles all you need is love ..

Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett ...Traffic .. The Herd ..Neil Diamond ..Doors

Rolling Stones..

.. Ten Years After ..

1968 [back to top]

Fleetwood Mac Janis Joplin.. ..Cliff Richard..Equals.... Dave Dee

Scott Walker who, other than Elvis, has been my all time favourite singer. Scott came to England as part of the Walker Brothers who during their three years of group success were as big as the Beatles. When they split Scott went on to solo success. He always had an incredible talent for finding great songs, and an artist I am proud to have worked with, both as the Walker Brothers and solo, including the Scott 3 album sleeve. He is still a huge cult figure.

Johnny Nash .. Jose Feliciano .. Fleetwood Mac .. Eric Clapton

1969[back to top]

Amen Corner had a string of hits in the late 1960's. Singer Andy Fairweather Low has spent the recent years touring with such people as Pete Townsend and with Eric Clapton (including "Unplugged") and Roger Waters . Blue Weaver and Dennis Byron went on to the Bee Gees for years, Alan Jones went into management, Clive Taylor became a recording engineer and Neil Jones became the chief photographer for his home city of Cardiff (after assisting me for a while !!).

Tommy Roe .. Rolling Stones .. Zager + Evans .. Fleetwood Mac ..

Joe Cocker ..

The Move

Creedence Clearwater Revival came to London .. Stevie Wonder ..The late Steve Marriott in Humble Pie

..David Bowie

John Lennon and Yoko Ono were in the headlines, from holding bed-ins to concerts to appearing on Top Of The Pops promoting their Plasic Ono Band record.

Jimi Hendrix..

1970 [back to top]

The big Rock bands that had started to grow in late '69 began to take over the world. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and The Moody Blues were some.Led Zeppelin

Moody Blues

Black Sabbath got Paranoid..

norman greenbaum .. moody blues .. Free .. Status Quo .. Fairweather .. Three Dog Night .. Carpenters .. T Rex .. Jimi Hendrix .. Dave Edmunds .. Mungo Jerry .. The Jackson 5 came to London and appeared at The London Palladium for Royalty .. Jethro Tull .. Chicago

1971 [back to top]

In 1971 in England was the start of the Glam movement with Slade, The Sweet and Elton John and Marc Bolan all dressing in a whole different way!

... Even Rod Stewart

Paul and Linda McCartney started Wings

.. Lobo

1972 [back to top]

1972 was the hit year for Don Mclean while Slade got more successful. David Cassidy came over to England as a huge teenybop idol and Chuck Berry was still duck walking.

1973 [back to top]

Mud .. Slade .. Osmonds ..Gary Glitter ..

1974 [back to top]

Slade .. Mud .. Abba .. Carl Douglas .. David Essex .. Barry White

Van Morrison Eric Clapton

.. Neil Diamond .. ..

1975[back to top]

Simon & Garfunkel

Cockney Rebel .. Hall & Oates .. 10cc .. Todd Rundgren

Queen

..Jimmy Buffet..

Late in 1975 during one of my US visits I got to shoot what at the time seemed the big hype. But it was no hype. The show was Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at UC Santa Barbara. That was one of the shows you left as a believer, and Bruce is one artist that the same still applies 30 plus years later.

1976 [back to top]

Bee Gees

Abba .. New Seekers .. Wings .. Neil Young .. Peter Frampton .. Kiss

1977 [back to top]

The Jam .. Steely Dan..

Sex Pistols...Mink DeVille BLONDIE

1978[back to top]

Devo.. ..Boomtown Rats ..Dusty Springfield .. Van Halen ..

1979[back to top]

The Tourists who became The Eurythmics

Village People .. Clash .. Journey

1980 [back to top]

Bruce Springsteen

ZZ Top Christopher Cross Beach Boys Joan Armatrading Genesis Irene Cara Willie Nelson David Johansen PIL AC/DC Billy Burnette

1981 [back to top]

Bob Marley Heart

Montrose Alice Cooper Michael Jackson Blue Oyster Cult Joe Jackson ELO Stray Cats Sparks Cliff Richard Madness Sammy Hagar Stevie Nicks Hall & Oates Journey Earth Wind & Fire Emmylou Harris OMD Tubes George Thorogood Michael Schenker Tom Robinson Motley Crue Motels Joe Ely Garland Jeffries Juice Newton Devo Adam Ant Ozzy Osbourne Jeff Beck Gary US Bonds Joan Jett Bruce Springsteen

1982 [back to top]

Frank Zappa .. Tom Petty

Asia David Bowie James Brown Rolling Stones The Who Cheap Trick Blue Oyster Cult Huey Lewis Quarterflash Simon & Garfunkel Scorpions Donna SUMMER Survivor Jefferson Starship Chubby Checker Heart Girlschool Ted Nugent Journey Adam Ant Billy Idol Flock Of Seagulls Grandmaster Flash J Geils Rod Stewart Dexy's Midnight Runners Gary US Bonds Luther Vandross

1983 [back to top]

Iron Maiden

Animals REM Pretenders David Bowie Frank Zappa Robert Plant Rod Stewart Michael Jackson Fixx Alarm Bryan Adams AC/DC Cramps Styx Lene Lovich Ratt The Clash Bow Wow Wow Toto Girlschool Marvin Gave Stevie Nicks Journey Quiet Riot Rickie Lee Jones Twisted Sister Talking Heads Saga Motley Crue Mary Jane Girls Night Ranger Eurythmics Dio Alcatrazz Michael Bolton English Beat Jeff Beck X Ozzy Osbourne

1984 [back to top]

Nick Lowe .. Stevie Ray Vaughan

Tina Turner Yngwie Malmsteen Judas Priest David Bowie Aerosmith Yes AC/DC Scorpions Accept Gary Moore The Clash Steve Miller Moody Blues Bad Company Cyndi Lauper Van Halen Rick James Dio Armoured Saint John Waite Michael Jackson Bruce Springsteen

1985 [back to top]

Julian Lennon Black Sabbath Lita Ford Van Halen Stevie Wonder David Lee Roth John Parr Billy Ocean Dio John Waite Bruce Springsteen

1986[back to top]

Neil Young Graham Nash Judas Priest Richie Havens James Brown Bon Jovi ELP Peter Frampton Slayer Kris Kristofferson Rush Robert Palmer Stevie Wonder Van Halen Country Joe Buffy St Marie Megadeth Ozzy Osbourne Michael Jackson Deniece Williams

1987 [back to top]

Janet Jackson Sammy Hagar BB King Iron Maiden Megadeth

1988[back to top]

Kylie Minogue Van Halen

1989 to NOW[back to top]

1988 was the end of the first 25 years. Shooting music photography in these earlier years was a lot of fun as well as a lot of hard work and long hours. In later years, until the present, it became much more corporate with more artist control and far fewer creative pictures because of those restrictions.

The material from 1989 to the present time can all be found on the Photofeatures site.

But a great bookend is here for this career. In January 2008 I get to shoot Ringo in LA , a month short of 45 years from the start of this journey. The new Ringo photos are here.