Christian Rose (1946-2023), photographer of musicians. Christian Rose has been wandering the music stages during 60 years, producing a huge collection of images and meeting numerous artists from the whole music industry. By the age of 19, while working as a freelance photographer of rock, blues, jazz and funk, he published his first photo in Pariscope, a Parisian magazine. From Pierre Boulez to Tina Turner, Miles Davis and many others, he illustrated the pages of many newspapers and magazines such as Jazz Magazine, International Herald Tribune, Libération, Le Monde, Guitare Mag... His work was also used for record sleeves and book covers. Discreet and respectful, he photographed the artists in backstage areas, dressing rooms, clubs and concert halls. He explained his secret for his closeness to artists in one sentence : “We must not forget that we are always intruders, and we must know how to make ourselves forgotten”. His entire collection is preserved at the Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris and is distributed exclusively by the Roger-Viollet agency since 2024.
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Mighty Joe Young (1927-1999), American guitarist, December 2nd, 1976.
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Joe Pass (1929-1994), American jazz guitarist, and Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), American jazz [...]
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Joe Cocker (1944-2014), English singer, during a concert, October 16, 1982.
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Joe Jackson (born in 1954), American singer-songwriter, May 6, 1989.
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Rolling Stones. Mike Jones et Mick Jagger. 24/09/1970.
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Mick Jagger (born in 1943), British singer-songwriter, during a concert of the rock band The [...]
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Mick Jones (born in 1955), British guitarist and singer, founder of the punk rock band The Clash, [...]
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David Bowie (1947-2016), English singer-songwriter, musician and actor, during a concert at La [...]
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David Bowie (1947-2016), English singer-songwriter, musician and actor, during a concert at the [...]
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David Bowie (1947-2016), English singer-songwriter, musician and actor, during a concert. Paris, [...]
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David Bowie (1947-2016), English singer-songwriter, musician and actor, on June 21, 1989.
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AC/DC concert at Bercy. Brian Johnson (b. 1947), British singer and Angus Young (b. 1955), [...]
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Nina Hagen (born in 1955), German singer, during a concert, 1980.
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Iggy Pop (born in 1947), American singer, during a concert at La Halle aux Grains. Toulouse [...]
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Concert of Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Iggy Pop (born in 1947), American singer.
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Ramones, American punk rock band. Dee Dee Ramone (1951-2002), American guitarist, and Joey Ramone [...]
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Ramones, American punk rock band. From left to right : Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone [...]
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935-1996), American musician, during a concert, May 24, 1980.
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Marvin Gaye (1939-1984), American singer-songwriter, at a concert at the Pavillon de Paris (19th [...]
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Ray Charles (1930-2004), American singer, songwriter and pianist, in concert, November 1989.
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Ray Charles (1930-2004), American singer, songwriter and pianist, in concert, November 1989.
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Ray Charles (1930-2004), American singer, songwriter and pianist, during a concert.
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Ray Charles (1930-2004), American singer, songwriter and pianist, during a concert.
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Tina Turner (1939-2023), American singer, during a concert, 1985.
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Tina Turner (1939-2023) and Ike Turner (1931-2007), couple of American singers, during a concert at [...]
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Chuck Berry (1926-2017), American guitarist, singer and songwriter, during a concert, June 1969.
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Chuck Berry (1926-2017), American guitarist, singer and songwriter, during a concert.
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Stevie Wonder (born in 1950), American singer-songwriter, during a concert at the Olympia. Paris [...]
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Stevie Wonder (born in 1950), American singer-songwriter, during a concert at Bercy. Paris (12th [...]
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Frank Zappa (1940-1993), American composer and musician, during a concert at the Pavillon de Paris [...]
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Frank Zappa (1940-1993), American composer and musician, at the Théâtre de la Ville. Paris (4th [...]
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Count Basie (1904-1984), American jazz pianist, organist and bandleader, during a concert, 1968.
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Janis Joplin (1943-1970), American singer, during a concert at the Olympia. Paris (9th [...]
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Miles Davis (1926-1991), American jazz trumpeter, 1990.
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T-Bone Walker. 1969.
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Gil Evans (1912-1988), Canadian-born American composer and conductor, and David Sanborn [...]
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Jeff Beck (1944-2023), British guitarist, in concert, July 1979.
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Michel Portal (born in 1935), French saxophonist and clarinettist, 1985.
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Duke Ellington (1899-1974), American jazz pianist, composer and conductor, during a concert.
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Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) American guitarist and singer-songwriter, during a concert at the Olympia. [...]
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Yes, British rock band, during a concert, April 19, 1974.
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Yvette Horner (1922-2018), French accordionist, pianist and composer, at her place. France, April [...]
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Billy Gibbons (born in 1949), American singer and guitarist, and Dusty Hill (1949-2021), American [...]
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Iggy Pop (born in 1947), American singer, at a concert at the Pantin racecourse. Paris (19th [...]
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Tom Waits (born in 1949), American musician, actor and composer, during a concert at the Palace. [...]