Shot By: Allan Tannenbaum

Lenny Kaye, working at Bleecker Bob's then Village Oldies at 170 Bleecker Street, NYC, 1974. By Allan Tannenbaum.

Event of Note: Allan Tannenbaum photography exhibit opening in Roxbury NY, Saturday, October 12th

John Lennon & Yoko On by Allan Tannenbaum

 The Orphic Gallery in Roxbury, NY is pleased to announce the opening on Saturday, October 12th, 2013 of a new exhibit EXCEPT THE DOLLS featuring the work of Allan Tannenbaum.

Allan Tannenbaum is a photojournalist from New York City who has documented the cultural life of the city independently and as Chief Photographer & Photo Editor of the Soho Weekly News and Staff Photographer for Sygma Photo News. Allan’s music photography from the 70s provides a culture window into the legendary downtown music scene and captures performances of the major touring acts of this time. His intimate photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono taken 10 days before his murder in December 1980 remain some of the most poignant and iconic photos of this era.

Bob Marley by Allan Tannenbaum

EXCEPT THE DOLLS surveys Allan’s music photography from the New York City music world of the 1970s both onstage and behind the scenes. His extensive portfolio documents the future legends of the downtown music world from Alex Chilton to Wayne County - Blondie, Jim Carroll, Lou Reed, Richard Hell, The Ramones, The Talking Heads, The Plasmatics - and major touring acts including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, Iggy Pop, Bob Marley - virtually all notable performers from this heady time with the exception of The New York Dolls.

Patti Smith by Allan Tannenbaum

EXCEPT THE DOLLS will open with an artists’ reception on Saturday, October 12, 2013, from 5-7 pm. The Orphic Gallery is located at the Roxbury Corner Store at 53525 State Highway 30, Roxbury, NY, at the corner of Main and Bridge Streets. The exhibit will continue through November 17th and be open to the public during the gallery’s normal business hours, Wednesday through Sunday, 12-5 pm.

The Orphic Gallery opened the summer of 2012 in the artistic enclave of Roxbury, NY. The gallery will exclusively exhibit art related to music including photographs, concert posters, musical instruments, portraits of musicians, souvenirs of musical events, specimens of musical technology, etc. All work exhibited at the gallery will have a definite connection to the world of music, and it will feature exhibits based on both local music history, and musical traditions from around the USA and abroad.

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All Photographs ©Allan Tannenbaum/Soho Blues 2013

The Clash by Allan Tannenbaum

Allan Tannenbaum exhibit opens Thursday in Los Angeles

On Thursday night, the Mr. Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles will be presenting the photography of Allan Tannenbaum. If you're in the area drop on in.

Stupefied: The Allan Tannenbaum Playlist

This week's edition of the Stupefied playlist is brought to you courtesy of famed photographer, Allan Tannenbaum, who says, "I could add so many songs - I think I need a radio program."

He loved rock & roll from the moment he heard Etta James sing "Roll With Me Henry," and Elvis sing "Heartbreak Hotel" in the mid-50's. He listened to Symphony Sid's late night jazz program on WADO-AM with a pillow speaker while in high school, and started playing in bands while at Rutgers in the 60s where he met & became friends with future Patti Smith Group guitarist, Lenny Kaye. He lived for 3 1/2 years in San Francisco at the height of flower power, and photographed Jimi Hendrix at Winterland in 1968. 

Chief photographer for the SoHo Weekly News from 1973 until 1982, Allan covered politics, art, nightlife, and music. This is where he really built a solid foundation for his career - the results can be seen in the fantastic collection, New York In The 70's, his first book, and it's still in print. He can lay claim to doing one of John Lennon's final photo sessions, and went on to cover international news in the 80s and 90s. 

Allan is still snapping away and playing music, mainly sitting in with the Rolling Bones at their monthly Red Lion gig on Bleecker Street. With exhibitions and lectures taking place worldwide, keep an eye out for him! His next exhibit outside of NYC is in June at the Mr. Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles.

A big Stupefaction thank you to you, Allan! 

Allan Tannenbaum website: http://www.sohoblues.com

Allan Tannenbaum fine art print sales: http://www.sohobluesgallery.com

Spinning the cube in Cooper Square/Astor Place by Allan Tannenbaum

01. Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction  

02. Mitch Ryder – Sock It To Me, Baby!
03. The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
04. The Yardbirds – Train Kept A - Rollin'
05. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – Born In Chicago
06. Bob Marley – Concrete Jungle
07. James Brown & The Famous Flames – Please, Please, Please
08. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps – Be-Bop-A-Lula
09. The Doors – Soul Kitchen
10. Georgie Fame – Jumping With Symphony Sid
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze
12. The Del Vikings – Come Go With Me
13. The Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Lovin'
14. Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
15. The Velvet Underground – Femme Fatale
16. Muddy Waters – Rock Me
17. David Bowie – China Girl
18. The Clash – Rock the Casbah
19. Chuck Berry – Memphis Tennessee
20. The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You

21. Herbie Hancock – The Naked Camera
22. Stan Getz – The Girl From Ipanema
23. Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
24. The Supremes – Stop! In The Name Of Love
25. Grateful Dead – New, New Minglewood Blues
26. Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage
27. Miles Davis – In A Silent Way
28. John Coltrane – Mr. Syms
29. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross – Moanin'
30. Elvis Presley – Rip It Up

Klaus Nomi & friend, Times Square, 1979, by Allan Tannenbaum

Cookin' with Debbie & Chris by Allan Tannenbaum

Georgie Fame in Times Square by Allan Tannenbaum