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Studio Pics
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I've scanned some of my old pictures of people from the '60s and '70. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. Note: These are all copyright protected pictures. I have the negatives and I'll be watching you. :-) You can use them for free in your pages if you wish, but please credit me (Harvey Gerst) and link them back here. That's all I ask (and we split the money down the middle).
Here's one of my favorite groups, The Byrds. These pictures were taken at the Newport Pop Festival. This is their legendary leader, Roger McGuinn, with his "Ric" 12 string, a far cry from his old Gibson 12 string with a DeArmond pickup. Roger and I wrote two songs together, "It Won't Be Wrong" (on the "Turn, Turn, Turn" album), and "Please Let Me Love You Awhile" (on the "Preflyte" album).
Clarence White, formerly of the "Kentucky Colonels" - an incredible guitar player. He was really proud of his Telecaster B string puller which let him do pedal steel licks. On a Martin acoustic, he was untouchable.
Chris Hillman, who went on to "Souther, Hillman, & Furay", "Flying Buritto Brothers", and then "Desert Rose". When I first met Chris, he was a salesman at the Blue Guitar store in San Diego and he played mandolin in a bluegrass band. I saw him a few years ago when Desert Rose played here in Texas and I gave him an out of print copy of the first recording he was ever on - as the mandolin player in the "Scottsville Squirrel Barkers" - his first bluegrass group.
I couldn't remember the Byrds' drummer's name, but Larry Blumenfeld kindly reminded me it was Kevin Kelley. Sorry Kevin, I forgot. Here's Kevin's picture. This would be right around "The Sweethearts Of The Rodeo" time period.
Meanwhile, Gene Clark was in the studio, working on his first solo album. These are some shots during one of the sessions. After he left the Byrds, we wrote some songs together. He and Doug Dillard formed the Dillard And Clark Expedition, which featured a lot of Gene's great writing. A really warm gentleman, who left us way before his time.
As promised, here's a much younger, barefoot, and really cute Linda Ronstadt at the Troubadour. This is before she met up with Peter Asher, and she was still in her teens. She had two qualities in her voice that she moved between easily - loud, and louder. I remember once.... (but that's another story.) Before she moved to Santa Monica, she lived across the street from me on Beechwood Drive.
Joni Mitchell, shortly after her arrival in L.A., shot during that same week at the Troubadour. She was just finishing her first album, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, produced by David Crosby. (That's right - "that" David Crosby, on a budget you wouldn't believe.) Incredible recording sessions - Joni's voice could send shivers up you spine - it was that pure.
And here's a much younger Jackson Browne at the Troub. This is just before Jackson's first album, but he was already a recognized and gifted songwriter. The color picture was taken last year by Linda Leeper at the Oakland Paramount Theater in March of 1966.
And here's Peter, Paul, and Mary in Texas (or California). I did the sound for one of their tours many years ago. Noel (Paul) was always funny, onstage and off. Part of the fun of being with them is that you can shoot pictures from behind and from the edge of the stage. One morning in San Antonio, we all met Jonathan Winters at breakfast; he was shooting a movie in Texas.
Here's one of my favorite groups, The Mothers. These pictures were taken at the Rose Bowl. This is their legendary leader, Frank Zappa, with his old Gibson Gold Top Les Paul and coveralls.
Here's another of my favorite groups, Fleetwood. I don't remember exactly when I took these shots of Stevie Nicks - probably mid 70s.
One of my favorite ladies, Janis Joplin. I took this shot of her at the New Year's Eve show in 1968 at Winterland.
Ok, here are the rehearsal shots of their Hollywood Bowl concert.
This is either their last show or their next-to-the-last show.
The late, great Albert King.
Cream, with a very young Eric Clapton.
Two wonderful blues players - Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee.
Jimi Hendrix, and friends.
The Doors at their peak - Jim, Robbie, Ray, and John.
Here's another of my favorite groups, The Doors. Here's a shot of their leader, Jim Morrison, with his "leather" pants, that quickly became a trademark.
The 1960s, the way we dressed, the way we laughed.
Studio A - Control Room
Studio A - Drum Room
Studio A - Effects Rack
Studio B - Control Room
Alex In Studio A, Looking Unusually Alert
Harvey In Studio A, Looking Usually Confused
The Wall Of Albums
The Very Long MCI-556D Console
Foosball, And The Kitchen Area
Typical Musician, Hard At Work
Foosball And Guitars, At Rest
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