Bob Gruen

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Bob Gruen (2006)

Bob Gruen (* 1945 in New York City ) is an American photographer who is best known for his pictures of popular musicians . Gruen worked with musicians such as John Lennon , Led Zeppelin , The Rolling Stones , Elton John and Tina Turner , among others .

Life

Gruen came to photography as an autodidact. His first professional photo of a musician was taken at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 when Gruen got a photo pass and took a photo of Bob Dylan . He then worked as a freelancer for many years .

He was best known in the 1970s as the personal photographer of John Lennon and Yoko Ono . Among other things, he shot the iconic photo of Lennon in a T-shirt with the words "New York City" on it.

As a photographer for Rock Scene magazine , he accompanied punk and new wave bands such as the New York Dolls , Blondie and the Ramones on their tours.

In 2011 the documentary Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen was made , directed by Don Letts .

Bob Gruen lives in Greenwich Village , New York with his wife Elizabeth . His son Kris Gruen is a musician and lives in Vermont, USA .

Works

  • Chris Charlesworth, Bob Gruen: Chaos, the Sex Pistols. Omnibus Press, 1990, 128 pages, ISBN 978-0711921214
  • Yoko Ono , Bob Gruen: Sometime in New York City Genesis Publications, 1995, 236 pages, ISBN 978-0904351453
  • Bob Gruen: Crossfire Hurricane, 25 Years of the Rolling Stones. Genesis Publications, 1998, 128 pages, ISBN 0904351580
  • Bob Gruen: The Clash, Photographs by Bob Gruen. Bosworth Musikverlag, 2002, 320 pages, ISBN 978-1903399347
  • Bob Gruen: John Lennon, the New York Years. Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2005, 176 pages, ISBN 978-1584794325
  • Bob Gruen: Rockers. Cosac & Naify Edições Ltda, 2007, ISBN 978-8575035924
  • Bob Gruen: New York Dolls - Photographs by Bob Gruen. Abrams Image, 2008, 160 pages, ISBN 978-0810972711
  • Bob Gruen: Rock Seen. Abrams Image, 2011, 288 pages, ISBN 978-0810997721

Web links

Commons : Bob Gruen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Bob Gruen Interview at nytrash.com, accessed on February 10, 2013
  2. a b c His Photos Are Proof: He's With the Band at nytimes.com, accessed February 10, 2013
  3. ^ New documentary about Bob Gruen's life and work at dangerousminds.net, accessed February 10, 2013
  4. Kris Gruen - Bio ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at krisgruen.com, accessed February 10, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.krisgruen.com