Today is Jimi Hendrix’s birthday. We are big fans of Jimi here at Govinda Gallery and have featured over the years the best photographs of the great musical artist. This is a photo of David Murray in 1993, now gallery manager at Govinda Gallery, visiting Jimi Hendrix’s grave in Renton, Washington, about 30 minutes from […]
Glenn O’Brien was my college chum at Georgetown University from ’65 to ’69. There was a small crew of us at Georgetown at that time who were interested in music, art, and writing, which included Bob Colacello and Michael Netter, and we all miraculously went to work with Andy Warhol after college. Glenn became the […]
Today would be photographer and filmmaker Alfred Wertheimer’s 90th birthday. My 20 years working with Alfred was the most productive collaboration I had with a photographer. We published four major books together and I curated over 20 exhibitions of his photographs in museums and galleries. His photographs of Elvis Presley are simply the best ever […]
Photographers extraordinaire Mick Rock and Henry Diltz came to the after party at DIVE in their honor after their presentation at City Winery. The scene at DIVE was jumpin’. Mick and Henry showed up around midnight and made themselves comfortable in the intimate VIP lounge. There was a big buzz in the room. The party […]
There was no-one like Ginger Baker. I first knew of Baker as the drummer for Cream. That band with Eric Clapton, Baker, and Jack Bruce was a game changer. I saw Cream early on at Cafe Au Go Go in Greenwich Village in October of 1967. I had never seen a band like them… the […]
John Cohen, who passed away Monday, was a national treasure. He was a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers, a photographer, filmmaker, author, and educator. His enormous talent was dedicated to discovering, revitalizing, and disseminating traditional American music. He was also a great gentleman. I last saw John at an afternoon symposium on […]
Next week is Bruce Springsteen’s birthday. “I’m hitch hikin’ all day long.” Happy Birthday, Bruce! When I first heard his new album Western Stars, I was drawn to it like no other album of his that I knew. I love it. The first song on the album is called “Hitch Hikin’,” and I couldn’t help […]
I was visiting photographer extraordinaire Gered Mankowitz at his terrific studio in England. I noticed in a corner of the studio a photo of Brian Jones that I had never seen before… I thought I knew most every photo Gered had taken of Jones and the Stones. The photograph especially drew my attention as his […]
A highlight of my summer was attending a concert on August 17th honoring Brian Jones, his music with the Rolling Stones, and his influences. The concert was hosted by Donovan and his wife and muse, Linda, and Kenney Jones, the legendary drummer for The Small Faces, Faces, and The Who, at the Hurtwood Park Polo […]
While Junior Marvin is known worldwide as the extraordinary guitarist for Bob Marley and The Wailers, he was earlier known as “The British Jimi Hendrix“. His guitar playing is legend. For the first time, Junior Marvin will be celebrating Hendrix’s musical legacy in concert next Saturday, September 7th, at Hamilton Live in Washington, DC with […]