Richard E. Aaron Photographs

A comic portrait of Tom Waits from 1976, the year his "beatnik-meets-Hollywood-noir period" reached crescendo with the release of Small Change. Tha...

In Richard's words: "Purple Rain tour, Detroit. Prince opened his Purple Rain tour in the Motor City for a five day booking. At that time I was pho...

In Richard's words: "Elton has endured as an artist because of his innate talent and because he has an uncanny knack for changing with the times. I...

Steven Tyler leaning back with hands behind his head and a cigarette in his mouth

In Richard's words: "Bruce was performing a show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. I was on assignment for the publicity department of CBS...

In Richard's words: "I have been shooting Fleetwood Mac concerts since the early 70's, before they became a super group. This is a band where each ...

In Richard's words: "I was working for a video production company who hired me to shoot production shots. It was a three day shoot and most of the ...

Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin.

R.E.M. backstage in the dressing room of the Palladium in June 1984.

In Richard's words: "One day Peter Frampton, whom I had photographed many times by the early 70's, called and asked if he could take my photo portf...

From 1976 to 1984, Michael Jackson was the lead songwriter of the Jackson 5. This shot is from 1977, just prior to his starring role in the film mu...

Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin.

In Richard's words: "My best-selling photograph of all time, used in more magazines than any other. Shot in Central Park on assignment for Time mag...

Iggy Pop performing at Beacon Theater in New York City in 1977.

In Richard's words: "I was hired by Warner Bros. Records to photograph Harrison for a week on the East Coast as part of the promotional push for hi...