Keith was hired to record the legendary bluesman’s London album recordings, and this remains one of the definitive images of both those sessions and, indeed, the great man himself.
B.B. King, October 1971 Command Studios
B.B. King, Steve Marriott & Alexis Korner, October 1971 Command Studios, London
A major and crucial feature of King’s London sessions was the breadth and calibre of local talent he hired as sidemen, this shot showing ‘Father of the UK blues scene’ Korner, and Humble Pie frontman Marriott.
Ringo Starr, October 1971 Command Studios, London
Sometimes dismissed as a not-very-good drummer (perhaps most cruelly by John Lennon), Ringo was in fact a masterful player with a monster backbeat which explains his presence at B.B. King’s London recordings
Toots & The Maytals, February 1976 London
Despite his long associations with Island Records, Toots & The Maytals was the first of very few reggae acts that Keith ever photographed, this live performance being around the release of their Reggae Got Soul LP.
Bob Marley, 1977 Rainbow Theatre, London
Keith caught the reggae hero in all his majesty at what turned out to be perhaps Marley’s and the Wailers’ defining British gigs.
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, 1971 London
The imported American Folk Blues Festivals were an annual UK institution by the early ‘70s and Keith’s caught the celebrated blues duo aimiably joshing just a few years before their acrimonious split.
Chuck Berry, July 1969 Royal Albert Hall, London
Yet another memorable shot from the first Rock Proms, this time of Chuck Berry walking his walk… in the days when he still had the urge.