To most people, Linda McCartney was simply the wife of famed member of The Beatles, Paul McCartney.
Paul with his daughter Mary
In 1966, during a brief stint as a receptionist for Town and Country magazine, Linda Eastman snagged a press pass to a very exclusive promotional event for the Rolling Stones aboard
a yacht on the Hudson River; her fresh, candid photographs of the band
were far superior to the formal shots made by the band's official
photographer, and she was instantly on the way to making a name for
herself as a top rock 'n' roll photographer.
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix Experience in London, 1967
Jimi Hendrix Experience in London, 1967
In May 1968, with her portrait of Eric Clapton, she entered the record books as the first female photographer to have her work featured on the cover of Rolling Stone.
During her tenure as the leading photographer of the late 1960s'
musical scene, she captured many of rock's most important musicians on
film, including Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, The Who, The Doors, and the Grateful Dead.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon
The Beatles, London, 1968
In 1967, Linda went to London to document the "Swinging Sixties," where
she met Paul McCartney at the Bag 'O Nails club and subsequently
photographed The Beatles during a launch event for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
Paul and Linda fell in love, and were married on March 12, 1969. For
the next three decades, until her untimely death, she devoted herself to
her family, vegetarianism, animal rights, and photography.
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