Early Dylan

by Kramer, Daniel; Guthrie, Arlo; Feinstein, Barry; Marshall, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780821257562
• ISBN10: 0821257560
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-02
• Publisher: Bulfinch

Summary

Behind-the-scenes photographs of a young Bob Dylan at the beginning of his career, many of which appear in this book for the first time. As the success of Chronicles makes clear, Dylan has secured the status of a cultural icon who appeals as much to the generation of today as to his contemporaries. This attractively priced paperback edition of EARLY DYLAN presents rare pictures of Dylans early years by three leading rock photographers. Barry Feinstein, Daniel Kramer, and Jim Marshall were alongside Dylan from the beginning and were given unique and personal access to the artist and his life behind the scenes. The conversational and personal captions by the authors explain each photograph and shed light on Dylans life during those timesrecording, playing pinball, grabbing breakfast, hamming for the camera, or simply lost in thought. Now is the perfect time to make more widely available this rare visual account of one of Americas most compelling musical artists. Contains rare photographs of Bob Dylan at the start of his career.

Author Biography

Barry Feinstein's work has appeared in LIFE, Look, Esquire, Time, and Newsweek. He was the exclusive photographer on Dylan's 1966 European tour and on the 1974 Dylan/The Band tour.
Daniel Kramer's pictures have been collected by the Eastman House, the National Portrait Gallery, the Whitney, and the International Center of Photography. He was nominated by the Music Journalism Awards for his photographs of Bob Dylan.
Jim Marshall is the author of Not Fade Away: The Rock & Roll Photography of Jim Marshall and most recently, Jim Marshall: Proof. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian and he has more than five hundred album and CD covers to his credit.
Arlo Guthrie, the son of renowned folk artist Woody Guthrie, is a folk musician who was nominated for a Grammy in 1967 for Best Folk Performance and in 1997 for Best Musical Album for Children.