a new ROCKIN' blog feature_random best car-and-rock photos

(above) Ricky Nelson's 1958 Cadillac Brougham
(above) possibly the Red Barchetta from Rush's song of the same name,
here the 1958 166MM (Mille Miglia) Touring Barchetta

(above) from the movie 8-MILE (2002); (left to right) Mekhi Phifer,

Eminem, Evan Jones, and De'Angelo Wilson

(above) Janis Joplin and her Porsche

(above) Bruce Springsteen and his Corvette,

Haddonfield, NJ, 1978; photo by Frank Stefanko

c Frank Stefanko, shown by permission

(above) Charlie Ryan, who wrote the original HOT ROD LINCOLN,

with his own--legendary also--cherry-red hot rod

(above) Hank Williams' 1952 Cadillac, the car he died in,

on display at the Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery, AL

photo by Dave Martin (AP)

(above) Ken Kesey's second FURTHUR (or FURTHER) Merry Pranksters bus

photo c Richard Blair

(above) Jose Pasillas, drummer from Incubus,

with his 1999 Ford F150

(above) The Kingston Trio, Mill Valley, CA, 1963;

photo by Lisa Law

photo c Lisa Law, shown by permission

(above) Neil Young, rockin' down Skyline Blvd.

photo by Danny Clinch

photo c Danny Clinch, shown by permission

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Since beginning work on ROCKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY back in 2004, I've had a keen eye out for really outstanding rock-and-cars photos. I aim here to share some the best I've seen.

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This will be a regular feature on this blog, going forward, so I hope everyone enjoys these as much as I do. Many came into sight after the book was published in 2006; some have been lingering in my archive, unfortunately too low-res to have included in the book, such as Ginny Winn's shot of Gram Parsons, shown at bottom left.

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I've many photographer friends, as you can imagine. My own work as an author has been inspired by the craft, dedication, and inspiration demonstrated by Lisa Law, Richard Aaron, James Haefner, Frank Ockenfels III, Michael Marks, Charles Peterson, Greg Bojorquez, Bruce Steinberg, and particularly (in no particular order) Jim Marshall, Paul Natkin, Robert Alford, Joel Bernstein, Jay Blakesberg, Danny Clinch, Steve Coonan of The Rodder's Journal, Henry Diltz, Glen E. Friedman, Lynn Goldsmith, David Perry, Neal Preston, Ken Regan, and Pamela Springsteen--to name just a handful.

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I hope, going forward, to credit each and every photographer whose work I display here. Sometimes I just don't know who took the photo, so if anybody out there knows, let me know pronto and I'll make the addition / correction.

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P.S. I plan to blog soon about the red Barchetta, and the Cadillac Brougham, so keep comin' back for more.

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Enjoy!