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History of Rock, a guitar at a time

The world's top 30 music photographers capture the evolution of guitar playing in unique photoexhibition, now showing in Mumbai

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History of Rock, Guitar, Angus Young, Jimi Hendrix, Gibson Les Paul guitar, Photoexhibition, Baron Wolman, Legendary Rock Photographer, Life and style, People, Specials

History of Rock, Guitar, Angus Young, Jimi Hendrix, Gibson Les Paul guitar, Photoexhibition, Baron Wolman, Legendary Rock Photographer, Life and style, People, Specials

In 1968, legendary Rock photographer Baron Wolman captured Jimi Hendrix with his flying V guitar at a live concert in the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco. The picture, however, was overlooked by the Rolling Stone magazine where Wolman was working. They didn’t like the shape of Hendrix’s guitar.

Angus Young
Angus Young (AC/DC) performing at the Bill Graham concert series, Day on The Green, at the Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California in 1978. The full-house concert featured around 10 different bands including Aerosmith, Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, among others. Here,Young is seen playing the only guitar he ever owned, a Gibson SG. “It’s the same guitar that you see in all pictures of Young. You associate the Gibson SG with Angus Young more than any other artiste. Because that’s the only guitar he ever owned,” says Dave Brolan. The photograph was taken by Baron Wolman.

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