Thursday, April 14, 2022

"I had an intimacy with the bands that no one else had"

Little gets photography buffs more excited than the prospect of an enormous stash of undeveloped films, and candid backstage photos of legendary musicians at the peak of their powers are catnip to music fans. Little wonder, then, that Charles Daniels' unseen collection has aroused considerable interest.

As DJ at gig venue the Boston Tea Party, Daniels got to hang out with Jimi Hendrix, the Small Faces and the Rolling Stones - finding himself Annie Leibovitz's sworn enemy along the way. Here's hoping that Film Rescue International can salvage his archive.

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