lynnb
Veteran
John "Hoppy"Hopkins (b. 1937 d.30 January 2015, aged 77) chronicled the 60s counterculture, and was widely credited as the founding father of the British underground. He photographed many of the rock/pop icons of the times, including Marianne Faithfull, the Stones, the Beatles, as well as Muddy Waters and Otis Spann, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee, Allen Ginsberg, Malcolm X; as well as street photography.
Picture gallery here (WARNING: CONTAINS NSFW PHOTOS).
Obits:
UK Telegraph (paywall site)
Independent
Guardian
Picture gallery here (WARNING: CONTAINS NSFW PHOTOS).
Obits:
UK Telegraph (paywall site)
Independent
Guardian
Michael Markey
Veteran
Thanks for the post Lynn
alistair.o
Well-known
Yes, thank you.
I have that marked it and will enjoy it over many visits (some happy memories for me).
I have that marked it and will enjoy it over many visits (some happy memories for me).
Michael Markey
Veteran
Yes ...I shared it on FB.
Good times..
Good times..
NY_Dan
Well-known
Cool seeing these shots of the time. IMHO content over skill.
scottgee1
RF renegade
First, thanks for bringing this page to my attention. Stimulates a lot of memories of that remarkable and transitional era. Hoppy certainly had access!
By coincidence, I'm in the midst of reading Paul Trynka's book Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones and that concert portrait is on the cover. My first thought was, 'The photographer was on stage!'
Based upon my experience, Miles Davis' purported hatred for white photographers changed over the years. In the late 70s, I attended two concerts he played in the Detroit area. At the first, I stationed myself at the edge of the stage, camera in hand. When the band came on (no announcement or fanfare), he strode directly over to me, leaned down, greeted me with "Hey" and when I smiled in stunned response said, "No flash, alright?" I nodded assent, he gave me a quick smile, walked back upstage to the band and they started playing.
A couple months later, he played another local venue and I again made pix, no flash of course, and at the end, during the ovation, he and the drummer Al Foster were standing side by side. Miles said something to Al, pointed to me and smiled and they both waved. That pic is buried in my slide archives. I should find, scan and post it.
And it is possible that 'Little Guy at Counter' is Eric Burdon? Here's a pic of him from that era:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Lu70DxCivs/TcoZ_DHz-3I/AAAAAAAAEmA/H7bA2W8lBLw/s1600/Eric+Burdon1.jpg
Just for fun, which camera does he have in hand?
By coincidence, I'm in the midst of reading Paul Trynka's book Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones and that concert portrait is on the cover. My first thought was, 'The photographer was on stage!'
Based upon my experience, Miles Davis' purported hatred for white photographers changed over the years. In the late 70s, I attended two concerts he played in the Detroit area. At the first, I stationed myself at the edge of the stage, camera in hand. When the band came on (no announcement or fanfare), he strode directly over to me, leaned down, greeted me with "Hey" and when I smiled in stunned response said, "No flash, alright?" I nodded assent, he gave me a quick smile, walked back upstage to the band and they started playing.
A couple months later, he played another local venue and I again made pix, no flash of course, and at the end, during the ovation, he and the drummer Al Foster were standing side by side. Miles said something to Al, pointed to me and smiled and they both waved. That pic is buried in my slide archives. I should find, scan and post it.
And it is possible that 'Little Guy at Counter' is Eric Burdon? Here's a pic of him from that era:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Lu70DxCivs/TcoZ_DHz-3I/AAAAAAAAEmA/H7bA2W8lBLw/s1600/Eric+Burdon1.jpg
Just for fun, which camera does he have in hand?
Baby of Macon
Well-known
Lynn - thanks for sharing. Wonderful images. A few years ago I made the trek out the North Circular to visit the Ace Cafe. Its a long way off its heyday but good that its still there.
helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
What Fun catching a Glimpse of the 60's
I Enjoyed the link Lynn, Thanks !
I Enjoyed the link Lynn, Thanks !
Solinar
Analog Preferred
An awesome collection. Many thanks.
charjohncarter
Veteran
Thanks, those a just plain fun.
sevres_babylone
Veteran
Thank you for posting this. The Marianne Faithful pics are revelatory, for me. When he died, the articles I came across tended to minimize how good a photographer he was. Although this Guardian article minimized his photography, it wis one of the better ones I came across -- more detailed than the obits I saw: http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2000/oct/10/features11.g2