The past is strapped to our backs...

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Wendy Rene- After Laughter (Comes Tears) (1964)

February 8th 375 notes | Reblog

life:

The one, the only… Woody Guthrie.
In 1943, the modern-day troubadour and national treasure, Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Guthrie, was about to publish his now-classic, semi-fictionalized autobiography, Bound for Glory, in which he wrote vibrantly about his childhood, his love of American folk songs, and his epic travels as a freight car-hopping hobo.
On assignment for LIFE in 1943, photographer Eric Schaal followed Guthrie as he gave impromptu performances around New York — in bars, on the stoops of brownstones, on the subway. Engaging, charming, and at ease, the Woody Guthrie in these photos is exactly where he most liked to be: among the people, guitar in hand.

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Jimi Hendrix photographed by Jerry Schatzberg

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against-fascism:

Little Richard, Apollo Theater, 1957

January 16th 762 notes | Reblog

lostsplendor:

David Bowie, c. 1978 (via Retronaut)

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starry-eyed-and-laughing:

Bob Dylan in Woodstock, 1964.

(via starry-eyed-and-laughing-deacti)

December 30th 22 notes | Reblog

Louis Armstrong in the mid-1920s with a boiled shirt, shy grin and gleaming trumpet.

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Among the brightest early Motown stars were the Miracles, who later became Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, after Smokey (left) was recognized as one of the finest singers in popular music, as well as the writer of some of the genre’s most sublime love songs.

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An early shot of the Supremes- Motown’s biggest act ever.

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starry-eyed-and-laughing:

Bob Dylan on a tractor in Greenwich Village.

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The Prince of Soul began his solo career at Motown after his doo wop group, the Moonglows, disbanded in 1960. “Hitch Hike,” recorded at the end of 1962, was the first of 10 top thirty hits within three years, which put Gaye on the road to becoming one of the most consistently successful soul singers of all time.

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