Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock & Roll Photographer
Right Place, Right Time is an action-packed memoir that takes readers front row, backstage, and on the road with rock and roll’s hardest-working photographer.
 
Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has documented the music scene for more than 50 years in photographs that have captured the world’s attention.
 
Right Place, Right Time is Gruen’s personal journey, from discovering a love of photography in his mother’s darkroom when he was five, through his time in Greenwich Village for 1960s rock and 1970s punk, to being named the world’s premiere rock photographer by the New York Times. With fast-paced stories and iconic images, Gruen gives the reader both a front-row seat and a backstage pass to the evolution of American music culture over the last five decades.
 
“Bob is the guy behind the camera who you actually like! He brings out your best cool.” —Iggy Pop
 
“Bob’s got the ultimate backstage pass. Can you imagine the stories he’s got?” —Alice Cooper
 
“Bob catches those explosive, signature moments that every photographer hopes to get.” —Debbie Harry
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Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock & Roll Photographer
Right Place, Right Time is an action-packed memoir that takes readers front row, backstage, and on the road with rock and roll’s hardest-working photographer.
 
Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has documented the music scene for more than 50 years in photographs that have captured the world’s attention.
 
Right Place, Right Time is Gruen’s personal journey, from discovering a love of photography in his mother’s darkroom when he was five, through his time in Greenwich Village for 1960s rock and 1970s punk, to being named the world’s premiere rock photographer by the New York Times. With fast-paced stories and iconic images, Gruen gives the reader both a front-row seat and a backstage pass to the evolution of American music culture over the last five decades.
 
“Bob is the guy behind the camera who you actually like! He brings out your best cool.” —Iggy Pop
 
“Bob’s got the ultimate backstage pass. Can you imagine the stories he’s got?” —Alice Cooper
 
“Bob catches those explosive, signature moments that every photographer hopes to get.” —Debbie Harry
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Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock & Roll Photographer

Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock & Roll Photographer

by Bob Gruen
Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock & Roll Photographer

Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock & Roll Photographer

by Bob Gruen

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Right Place, Right Time is an action-packed memoir that takes readers front row, backstage, and on the road with rock and roll’s hardest-working photographer.
 
Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has documented the music scene for more than 50 years in photographs that have captured the world’s attention.
 
Right Place, Right Time is Gruen’s personal journey, from discovering a love of photography in his mother’s darkroom when he was five, through his time in Greenwich Village for 1960s rock and 1970s punk, to being named the world’s premiere rock photographer by the New York Times. With fast-paced stories and iconic images, Gruen gives the reader both a front-row seat and a backstage pass to the evolution of American music culture over the last five decades.
 
“Bob is the guy behind the camera who you actually like! He brings out your best cool.” —Iggy Pop
 
“Bob’s got the ultimate backstage pass. Can you imagine the stories he’s got?” —Alice Cooper
 
“Bob catches those explosive, signature moments that every photographer hopes to get.” —Debbie Harry

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781419748523
Publisher: Abrams Press
Publication date: 10/05/2021
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Bob Gruen is a world-renowned rock and roll photographer. For more than 50 years, his images have appeared around the world in every form imaginable. He is the author of John Lennon: The New York Years, Rock Seen, New York Dolls, and Green Day: Photographs by Bob Gruen, among others. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Where It All Began 1

Chapter 2 Growing Up 7

Chapter 3 The Emerald City 13

Chapter 4 Where There's Smoke 24

Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of Glitterhouse 35

Chapter 6 The Ike and Tina Express 48

Chapter 7 1971-It's All Happening 68

Chapter 8 Elephant's Memory 83

Chapter 9 Coast to Coast 94

Chapter 10 Some Time in New York City 103

Chapter 11 In the Thick of It 115

Chapter 12 Surreal Days 130

Chapter 13 New York to LA and Back Again 139

Chapter 14 Airborne! 150

Chapter 15 New York Clubs 159

Chapter 16 Central Park to Byblos 169

Chapter 17 Whatever Gets You Through the Night 180

Chapter 18 Right Place, Right Time 191

Chapter 19 Money Honey 198

Chapter 20 Trouble in Japan 205

Chapter 21 The Club Scene 213

Chapter 22 London Calling 225

Chapter 23 Everything Will Be Alright 236

Chapter 24 Anarchy in the UK 248

Chapter 25 Anarchy In the USA 258

Chapter 26 All-Access Pass 269

Chapter 27 Full Moon Rising 287

Chapter 28 The Record Plant 294

Chapter 29 Now He Is Everywhere 309

Chapter 30 The View from Here 324

Chapter 31 See You in Jamaica 333

Chapter 32 Stars in My Eyes 344

Chapter 33 Happy Birthday to Me 358

Epilogue 368

Acknowledgments 379

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