GLEN CRAIG
Glen Craig is a living legend of photography. He has captured iconic images of the greatest artists in a half-century of American and British music: Miles Davis, B.B. King, the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Little Richard, the Who, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, the Beach Boys, Eric Clapton, the Doors and countless others.
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Signed limited edition print of BB King by photographer Glen Craig.
BB King invited photographer Glen Craig to join him at a rehearsal session at the Hit Factory studios in New York City as a familiar face amongst a brand new production crew. Although he had already had many hit singles on the R&B charts at this point in his career, he had not yet achieved big success on the Pop charts. In an effort to remedy this, BB King had recently begun working with Bill Szymczyk, a young producer who was eager to get involved with his music. Szymczyk brought in a new group of session musicians, and their combined effort helped catapult King onto the Pop charts.
When BluesWay Records released "The Thrill Is Gone" as a single in December 1969, it became one of the most successful of King's career and one of his signature songs.
The song reached #3 on the R&B Charts and #15 on the Billboard Top 100. It also won the Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1970. It later earned the #183 spot in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 "Greatest Songs of All Time."
Glen Craig’s prints are archival pigment prints. Hand printed silver gelatin prints are available on request in 11x14” and 16x20” - click HERE to inquire
Framing is available for prints in this collection . Click HERE for more information on how to add framing to your print order
Signed limited edition print of Miles Davis on stage at Filmore East, NYC in 1970 by photographer Glen Craig.
Miles Davis recorded Miles Davis at Fillmore over the course of four nights from June 17-20, 1970. On the resulting double LP, each of the nights were edited down to single tracks, named after the day of the performance on which it was recorded. This shot is from the first night, Wednesday, June 17, 1970 which would correspond to the "Wednesday Miles" track on the album.
In 1970, Glen Craig was hired to capture images of Miles for an upcoming spread in ZygoteMagazine, a feature designed to help expose Davis to a more mainstream audience. He spent three weeks shooting Davis in various locales including at home, at the gym, in the studio, and on stage.
“Miles was very spontaneous,” Craig says. “He never wanted to rehearse. There’s a famous quote of his: ‘Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.’ You would see one concert and it would be this way, and the next night it would be completely different. Everybody would vibe off of everyone else.”
Glen Craig’s prints are archival pigment prints. Hand printed silver gelatin prints are available on request in 11x14” and 16x20” - click HERE to inquire
Framing is available for prints in this collection . Click HERE for more information on how to add framing to your print order
Signed limited edition print of Stevie Wonder Performance, Music Scene, ABC Studios, Los Angeles, 1969 by Glen Craig
Stevie Wonder during his performance on the TV show Music Scene at ABC Studios in Los Angeles on November 17,1969. This was the same occasion that BB King performed, who brought Glen Craig along for support.
Performing with Stevie was James Jamison along with several top quality musicians from Motown. "Barry Gordy made sure that he had his best guys recording and performing with Stevie - they were tight!" -- Glen Craig
Glen Craig’s prints are archival pigment prints. Hand printed silver gelatin prints are available on request in 11x14” and 16x20” - click HERE to inquire
Framing is available for prints in this collection . Click HERE for more information on how to add framing to your print order
GLEN CRAIG Print Information
Glen Craig’s prints are archival pigment prints. Signed, limited edition. Hand printed silver gelatin prints are available on request in 11x14” and 16x20” - click HERE to inquire
11 x 14”
16x20”
20x24”
30x40”
NOTE: Measurements quoted are paper size, with the printed image being slightly smaller to create a natural border to house the photographer’s signature and edition number