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January 7, 2013
Fresh out of my senior year of high school I was trying to fulfill my dream of becoming a rock'n'roll photographer. This path took me to the Milwaukee Arena, photographing Jethro Tull for the Bugle American newspaper on June 6, 1972.
Jethro Tull was very popular in 1972 with their albums "Aqualung" and "Thick As A Brick" being released. The show that night was full of theatrics with props and costume changes. Ian Anderson, the leader of the band, plays flute, guitar and also does the majority of the vocals in between running around the stage. In the photographs here you can see Ian playing guitar and flute and also answering the telephone and playing a symbal under the piano.
I would photograph Ian and his band Jethro Tull two more times in the coming years but this performance was the most memorable with Martin Barre on guitar. Martin was the calm one on stage just playing great guitar. Jeffrey Hammond was on bass with John Evan on piano and organ.
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Rich Zimmermann
December 31, 2012
Happy New Years Eve everyone! Have a nice New Years Eve and a safe, healthy, prosperous 2013.
My blog today is about the greatest rock'n'roll band ever, Led Zeppelin! I actually debated with myself on that statement because I am a huge Rolling Stones fan. Today, I think that the Rolling Stones are the second best rock'n'roll band in the world. Tomorrow, I might change that statement!
These photographs are from January 20, 1975. I walked in the backstage door along with a few friends. We were all carrying Nikons. I was working for the Bugle-American Newspaper and that was always good for general admission access to the Chicago Amphitheater. It didn't matter that this was the Chicago Blackhawks hockey rink because that night it belonged to Led Zeppelin and a whole lot of fans.
Getting anywhere close to the stage was impossible for me, so the photographs were taken from a distance, but it is still a glimpse at Led Zeppelin! The greatest rock'n'roll band in the world!
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Rich Zimmermann