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68 Nostalgic Images Of The Greatest Pop Culture Legends In History Shared By Morrison Hotel Gallery
Media is packed with shiny covers and airbrushed images of celebrities we love, but the candid behind-the-scenes images that capture the unpolished truths and honest emotions of these famous faces are what show someone we can actually relate to.
Here is a time travel to the glory days of the greatest pop culture legends of all time. Incredible timeless images captured by utterly talented photographers offer a glimpse into iconic moments of celebrities‘ lives and let us feel like a small part of their intriguing world. Some of them are not with us anymore, others’ fame has vanished, but these vintage images of the biggest names of the last decades hold many memories and make us remember why these people are so special.
Morrison Hotel Gallery has collected thousands of nostalgic images featuring some of the most popular artists and events in history. It is the world's leading brand for fine art music photography representing over 125 of the greatest music photographers and their archives.
Take the trip down the memory lane through the gallery of some rare pictures from the past you probably haven‘t seen before, to remember and celebrate icons in their golden days.
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#1
Audrey Hepburn, 1967
Photo: Terry O’Neill
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#2
David Bowie, The Man Who Fell To Earth, 1975
Photo: Geoff MacCormack
#3
Elton John, The Muppet Show, Elstree Studios, England
Photo: Terry O’Neill
#5
David Bowie And Elizabeth Taylor, 1975
Photo: Terry O’Neil
#6
Freddie Mercury & Mick Rock
Photo: Mick Rock
FortnitePlayerGirl 5 years ago (edited)
Made my day. Freddie was a musical genius who will be forever remembered.
#7
Janis Joplin And Tina Turner At Madison Square Garden, November 27, 1969
Photo: Amalie R. Rothschild
#8
Led Zeppelin In Front Of The Starship, 1973
Photo: Bob Gruen
#10
Debbie Harry, Late 1970s
Photo: Chris Stein
#11
Tina Turner, Paris, 1984
Photo: Bob Gruen
#15
Mick Jagger And John Lennon, Abbey Road Studios, London, 1967
Photo: David Magnus
#17
Bob Marley, Essex House, NYC, 1980
Photo: Ebet Roberts
Aminat Temicheva 5 years ago
This man really had a heart of gold! His music still brings me to tears.
#18
Cher, 1976
Photo: Norman Seeff
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
I still would kill for her shape. I always wanted to be tall and slender.
#19
Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac At JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, 1978
Photo: Steve Joester
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
She went to my high school for a year; Arcadia High School, Arcadia, CA. Unfortunately, it was before I went there. I looked her up in the yearbook from that year, and found out her real name is Stephanie Nixon.
#20
Faye Dunaway, Beverly Hills Hotel, CA, 1977
Photo: Terry O’Neill
#21
Nirvana, 1993
Photo: Jesse Frohman
#22
Yoko Ono And John Lennon, Butterfly Studios, NYC, 1972
Photo: Bob Gruen
#23
Cyndi Lauper, 1984
Photo: Richard E. Aaron
#24
Brigitte Bardot, Cuautla, Mexico, 1964
Photo: John R. Hamilton
#25
Frank Sinatra, Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA, 1956
Photo c/o Frank Sinatra Estate
#26
Stevie Wonder, Dance Theater Of Harlem, NYC, 1976
Photo: Allan Tannenbaum
#27
David Bowie, “Keep Your ‘Lectric Eye”, 1973
Photo: Masayoshi Sukita
#28
Dolly Parton And Mick Jagger, Bottom Line Concert, May, 1977
Photo: Allan Tannenbaum
#29
The Jackson 5, Encino, CA, 1974
Photo: John R. Hamilton
Aminat Temicheva 5 years ago
Their story is unfortunately so tragic... I'm glad Janet is doing well!
#30
Paul Mccartney With Anti-Beatles Button, 1964
Photo c/o The Vincent Vigil Collection
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Think of all the valuable original issue albums and records the anti-Beatles destroyed. Zero taste in music.
#32
The Beatles, Filming 'Help!' Bahamas, 1965
Photo c/o The Vincent Vigil Collection
#33
Bob Dylan On Train From Dublin To Belfast, 1966
Photo: Barry Feinstein
#35
Jim Morrison, Fantasy Fair, Mill Valley, CA, 1967
Photo: Elaine Mayes
Brenda Swann 5 years ago
He is jammin with Amy, Janis, and Jim. Man can you imagine the festival of all those beautiful people. Tickets ..... priceless
#36
Billy Idol, Max's Kansas City, NYC, 1978
Photo: Ebet Roberts
April Simnel 5 years ago
There's episodes of Marc Bolan's old show "Marc" on YouTube. Only one series of 6 episodes was made (in 1978). On the last one, not only was Bowie on performing "Heroes", but Billy Idol and his band Generation X made their TV debut. They had to borrow Marc's guitar for their set. It was a very odd show (to me, anyway). There was never a chance to do another series because Marc died a couple of weeks after taping that episode.
#37
Janis Joplin, Hollywood, CA, 1970
Photo: Barry Feinstein
#38
Whitney Houston, NYC, 1990
Photo: Timothy White
Toujin C'Thlu 5 years ago
She had such a beautiful voice. Truly a tragedy what happened to her and her daughter
#39
Yoko Ono, NYC, 1973
Photo: Bob Gruen
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
I didn't like her then, but times change, and I've gotten older and more experienced. Relationships don't always work out. John was probably not easy to live with, for either Cynthia or Yoko. It was what it was.
#41
The Supremes, 1965
Photo: Art Shay
Brenda Swann 5 years ago
The music of my youth. Amazing what they had to endure at a time when life was far from ‘Rock Star’. Such a road they paved, and most survived, in spite of the c**p thrown at them.
#44
Elvis Presley, Miami, FL, 1956
Photo: Charles Trainor
#45
Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin, 1970
Photo: Peter Simon
#46
Tupac Shakur, New York City, 1993
Photo: Danny Clinch
Aminat Temicheva 5 years ago
It's so sad he was taken from us so soon. His music will live on forever!
#48
John Lennon And Yoko Ono, Central Park, NYC, 1980
Photo: Allan Tannenbaum
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Wow. If this was the end of 1980, we weren't going to have him much longer. I remember the moment his death was announced. I was 20 years old and working at an airport. I saw people come off planes, see the TVs showing the news, and just stand there, as shocked and silent as the rest of us were. I cried. The Beatles, together and separately, were a major part of my childhood and teens. I miss the music he didn't get to make.
#49
Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones, 1963
Photo: Terry O’Neill
#50
Bruce Springsteen, Darkness Cover - Full Frame, 1978
Photo: Frank Stefanko
#51
Madonna, 1980
Photo: Mick Rock
Monty Is Fiennes 5 years ago
This was when I loved her... my first female idol as a very little girl...besides my Mum...
#52
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, 1984
Photo: Lynn Goldsmith
Michael Hardesty 5 years ago
Actually he was enjoying a very successful solo career at this point.
#53
John Lennon, The Beatles, UK, 1965
Photo: Duffy © Duffy Archive
Gracie Winchester 5 years ago
It's so terribly sad that he's gone. I love this picture. I love John Lennon. I love the Beatles.
#55
Liza Minnelli, NYC, 1996
Photo: Timothy White
#56
Rod Stewart
Photo: Terry O'Neill
#57
Black Sabbath, London, 1973
Photo: Duffy
#58
Lou Reed And Nico, 1975
Photo: Mick Rock
#60
Roger Moore, 1973
Photo: Terry O'Neill
#62
Sheryl Crow At Her Home Just Outside Nashville, TN
Photo: David McCliste
#65
Mick Fleetwood, West Africa, 1981
Photo: Richard E. Aaron
#66
Michael Jackson And The Jackson 5, 1970
Photo: Lynn Goldsmith
#68
Courtney Love, New York City, 2009
Photo: Clay Patrick McBride
Sue Clasen 5 years ago
So many sad, depressed or melancholic eyes in this photo gallery, take a look again except for Steve Wonder and the group surrounding him, they seem to be having a good time
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Hallie 5 years ago
These are great. I can't imagine pictures of today's 'celebrities' (and I use that term loosely) would have quite the same effect.
Agnes Jekyll 5 years ago
I want so many of those artists back--Aretha, Amy Winehouse, Bowie, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Whitney. Sigh.
Hallie 5 years ago
These are great. I can't imagine pictures of today's 'celebrities' (and I use that term loosely) would have quite the same effect.
Agnes Jekyll 5 years ago
I want so many of those artists back--Aretha, Amy Winehouse, Bowie, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Whitney. Sigh.
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