Here below is an intimate photo set of famous musicians at play in the past. Some were taken before they were famous.
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9-year-old Petula Clark attending a BBC broadcast, 1942 |
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Waylon and Ritchie Valens, circa 1957-59 |
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Connie Francis, May 1959 |
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Davy Jones, circa 1960s |
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Jimi Hendrix and The Monkees. Michael Nesmith beside him, Peter Tork across from him, photo by Micky Dolenz, circa late 1960s |
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Ricky Nelson, Atlantic City, July 2, 1960 |
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The Beatles members performing in their early days, circa 1960 |
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Brian May, 1963 |
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Dick Dale playing ‘The Beast’ in Burgundy-Mist, before it was re-painted in Gold-Sparkle, early 1963 |
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Joey Heatherton, 1964 |
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Joey Ramone at 15, 1966 |
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The Doors at KFRC Magic Mountain Music Festival, Mt. Tamalpais, CA, June 1967 |
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Mary Hopkin and Paul McCartney, September 1968 |
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A very young Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard in a photo for a Texas prom round, circa 1970 |
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Poly Styrene from the X-Ray Spex at the Red Cow, London, 1977. (Photo by Jeremy Gibbs) |