Cleveland native Pat Johnson talks with us about his new book of rock photos
as well as on many CD and album covers, including releases by Elvin Bishop, Journey, Ian Hunter and UFO.
Johnson's only rock photos from Cleveland include a shot he took of the Rolling Stones from “up in the balcony” and a photo of Sonny and Cher from a WIXY 1260 AM event that took place in 1966. “I was a 22-year-old kid from Cleveland, and Santana was a god to me,” says Johnson. “I was flabbergasted. I got my Hasselblad and borrowed a lens from my boss. Me and my late wife went there. I didn’t even expect my name to be on the list. I went there just take pictures of Santana. The opening act was a band called Journey. No one had ever heard of them. I looked up and took four pictures of [guitarist] Neal Schon and then proceeded to shoot a million photos of Santana.
“Most photographers would give their right arm to shoot Journey, and my first studio shot was Journey,” he says. “I didn’t know what I was doing, but that was my first studio shot, and I got some good shots.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Houston-native Jaedon LeDee back at home in the Final FourHis Final Four homecoming started with a crawfish boil with teammates at his Houston-area home. It could end with a taste of a title for San Diego State's Jaedon LeDee.
Read more »
WrestleMania: Pat McAfee Returns for Impromptu Match of the Century🌟 The Miz vs. Pat McAfee - a WrestleMania match for the ages! 😲 The Chadster's got the scoop on WWE's epic showdown! 🥊 Take that, Tony Khan! 🧀 WrestleMania WWE MizVsMcAfee
Read more »
Alaska Native Scouts feted 67 years after rescuing Navy crewSixteen Alaska Native men are being honored for rescuing the crew of a U.S. Navy plane shot down over the Bering Strait by Soviet fighter jets nearly 70 years ago.
Read more »
A Developer's Dilemma: Flutter vs. React Native | HackerNoonAn experienced developer helps weigh the pros and cons of learning React Native and Flutter.
Read more »
Opinion: Nevada can't shed its ugly past while continuing to exploit Native people and lands'Development' and 'expropriation' are one and the same in this state. The long history of pushing aside Indigenous peoples looks a lot like current events.
Read more »
George Kittle takes out The Miz during Pat McAfee’s WWE WrestleMania matchThe star tight end was sitting ringside Saturday for the first night of WWE’s WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles and got in on the action after The Miz shoved him back into his seat.
Read more »