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Front Page > Beatles NewsNever before seen Beatles photos come to Louisville
Hundreds of candid photos of The Beatles to be on display
at this year's Abbey Road on the River
May 21 – 25, 2009, at the Belvedere Festival Park and Galt House Hotel & Suites
Louisville, KY -- Forty-five years after The Beatles first came to America, an extraordinary collection of "lost" photos of the young band was discovered. The photographs were taken by Bob Bonis, their U.S. Tour manager during their first U.S. tours in 1964, 1965 and 1966. His collection includes hundreds of spectacular, candid photos of The Beatles on stage in concert, backstage, dressing and relaxing, on vacations or en route to shows or cities, getting their haircut, bowling, recording in the studio, at press events and just hanging around being themselves.
The extraordinary nature of these images reflects Bob's close friendship with the band and offers a private, behind-the-scenes look into the early days of rock 'n' roll. Custom printed fine-art limited-edition photographic prints will be available for purchase at this year's Abbey Road on the River starting at $25.
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The photographs made their world premiere at the Not Fade Away Gallery in New York City from March 4 – May 14, and now Larry Marion, Gallery Director/ Founder and expert in the field of music memorabilia, is hitting the road to bring the photos to Abbey Road on the River.
"In more than twenty years as a rock 'archeologist,' I've never come upon a discovery of this magnitude - thousands of extraordinary unpublished photographs of The Beatles - young, innocent and unguarded," says Larry Marion. "This is likely the largest single trove of such important unknown photographs ever uncovered."
For over forty years, the negatives and slides were safely stored away unbeknownst to anyone but Bob Bonis' family. Bob's son Alex recently unearthed them and brought them - along with his father's collection of memorabilia from his Tour Manager days - to Larry Marion for appraisal. A private man, Bob Bonis never sought publicity and wasn't interested in pursuing attention based on his past exploits. He started out as a talent agent in the late 1950s, and through a series of unremarkable circumstances, he came to hold an extraordinary position at a pivotal time in rock history - U.S. Tour Manager for both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones during their first U.S. tours from 1964 through 1966.
The Courier-Journal.com's Abbey Road on the River, featuring 67 bands and 25,000 fans from all across the globe, will be held in Louisville for its fifth consecutive year, May 21 – 25, 2009, at the Belvedere Festival Park and Galt House Hotel & Suites. The music festival is 5 days of peace, love, and rock and roll, including performances from the world's most accomplished Beatles and 60's era bands performing thousands of hit songs on 5 stages, 12 hours each day. To see a video preview of this year's festival highlights, click here.
Festival hours are Thursday: 4:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday through Sunday: Noon-12:00 a.m. and Monday: 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. General admission (outdoor shows only) one-day tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. $5-10 admission discount coupons will be available at Courier-Journal.com. Reserved tickets (ALL shows and events, including indoor) are selling out quickly and are available from $40 for a one-day admission. One guest 21 and under can enter free when accompanied by any regular ticket holder. Tickets can be purchased online at www.abbeyroadontheriver.com or at the Louisville Visitors Center, located downtown adjacent to the Kentucky International Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency at the corner of 4th and Jefferson Streets.
The Galt House Hotel & Suites, the official AROTR headquarters, is offering special rates by calling 1-800-the-Galt. Two night guests also receive a $40 Visa gift card.
Abbey Road on the River 2009 is supported by: The Courier-Journal, Courier-Journal.com, The Galt House Hotel, Republic Bank, Coors Light, the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau, 107.7 WSFR, and 91.9 WFPK.
About Not Fade Away Gallery
Not Fade Away Gallery is New York's newest fine-art photographic gallery, dedicated to preserving and presenting important photography that documents the history of music, entertainment, celebrities culture and style, as well as important historical events that have shaped our world and society.
Not Fade Away Gallery is committed to honoring the legacy and presenting the work of both unknown and undiscovered photographers as well as well-established iconic photographers whose work captures the evolution and history of music, entertainment, celebrities and historically important events in our society.
Not Fade Away Gallery is located in an 1867 landmark building in the heart of New York's design district, at the corner of 20th Street and Broadway that was the original Lord & Taylor Building, designed by architect James Giles. Exact address is 12 East 20th Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10003, between Broadway and 5th Avenue. Call (212) 995-1400 or log on to www.nfagallery.com for more information.
Published May 13, 2009
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