Richard E. Aaron

Richard E. Aaron
Born(1949-04-23)April 23, 1949
DiedDecember 8, 2016(2016-12-08) (aged 67)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPhotographer
Known forMusic photography
Websiterichardeaaronphotography.com

Richard E. Aaron (April 23, 1949 – December 8, 2016) was a music photographer. In a career which spanned over three decades hi photography and work was in feature films, television, menus, video, corporate public relations, entertainment publicity, and on album covers.[1]

Career

Aaron photographed approximately 4,000 musical artists over his career. He photographed Prince,[2] David Bowie, Freddie Mercury,[3] James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, the Sex Pistols, the Who, and members of the Beatles among many other legendary acts. Among his most notable shoots was Peter Frampton's 1976 album cover, Frampton Comes Alive! Aaron was the photographer behind Paul McCartney on Time magazine's Paul McCartney/Wings Over America cover.[4] Aaron shot Mick Fleetwood and Fleetwood: The Visitor in Africa (RCA Records).[1] He was awarded an honorary master's degree from Brooks Institute in 2008.[1]

On December 8, 2016, Aaron died of kidney disease at the age of 67. Jeff Jampol, Aaron's friend, said Aaron had been battling the disease for several years. Jampol has managed The Doors, Janis Joplin, Rick James, Otis Redding, The Mamas & the Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, the Ramones, and Muddy Waters among other artists with his Jam Inc. company. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jampol. "About". The Photography of Richard E Aaron. Jampol Artist Management. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Prince Estate Reissuing '1999' With 35 Unreleased Tracks". Spin. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  3. ^ "Freddie Mercury, Queen photographs on display". The Music Universe. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  4. ^ a b Baltin, Steve (December 12, 2016). "Richard E Aaron, Photographer Behind 'Frampton Comes Alive' Cover & More, Dies at 67". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved February 25, 2020.