Bob Gruen
Bob Gruen (born 1945) is an American author and photographer known for his rock 'n' roll photographs. Gruen has appeared in films.
Career
Gruen was born in New York City. His career began when he saw Ike & Tina Turner open for Sam & Dave at New York’s Felt Forum in 1970. Gruen followed the Turners around to other gigs and soon became close friends with them. In 2012, Gruen released the DVD Ike & Tina Turner On The Road: 1971-1972, which consists of candid footage he and his wife Nadya Gruen took of the Turners at their home in California and on tour across the country.[1]
After meeting Ike & Tina Turner he began photographing Bob Dylan and served as John Lennon's personal photographer during his time in New York City. Gruen is best known for his photograph of Lennon wearing a New York City T-shirt. Other notable celebrities and rock bands photographed by Gruen include the New York Dolls, The Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John, Aerosmith, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Courtney Love and Green Day.[2]
Accolades
"Bob's magical photos and brilliantly telling captions together present a kaleidoscope of John Lennon's New York Period. It is beautiful, clear, and truthful. I know. I was there." —Yoko Ono (John Lennon: The New York Years by Bob Gruen)
Books
- The Sex Pistols: Chaos (1990), ISBN 978-0711921214
- The Rolling Stones - Crossfire Hurricane (1997), Genesis Publications
- The Clash (2004), ISBN 978-1903399347
- John Lennon - The New York Years (2005), ISBN 978-1584794325
- Rockers: The Exhibit(Cosac Naify, 2007)
- New York Dolls Photographs by Bob Gruen (2008), ISBN 978-0810972711
- Rock Seen - Bob Gruen (2011), ISBN 978-0810997721
Films
- All Dolled Up - A New York Dolls Story (2005)
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
- Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen (2011)
- LENNONYC (2010)
- New York Dolls - Lookin' Fine on Television (2011)
- Ike & Tina - On the Road 1971-72 (2012)
External links
- Bob Gruen's website
- Bob Gruen on IMDb
- Who Shot Rock & Roll - Gail Buckland, Bob Gruen, and Justin Borucki 2009 Brooklyn Museum panel includes extended presentation by Gruen of his photographs (Video)
- Bob Gruen: Original Photographs[permanent dead link] Rockstore selection
- Spotlight On: Bob Gruen, Rock 'N' Roll Photographer 2013 in-depth interview with Gruen on ViralFashion.com
- Bob Gruen Interview on imaginepeace.com 2010 in-depth interview by Randy Patterson of boomerocity.com
References
- ^ "Tina Turner Blog Interview: Bob Gruen". Tina Turner Blog. November 13, 2012.
- ^ Sun, Feifei (April 25, 2008). "Bob Gruen's Rock 'n' Roll Photo Opening". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
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