The Lost Negatives of Rock and Roll – An Evening with Michael Friedman

Sunday, October 21 from 4pm – 6pm

Weston Historical Society

Mr. Friedman will be presenting a selection of his highly-acclaimed, black and white photographs of Rock & Roll’s most iconic performers including: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, The Band, and more. In addition, he will share a glimpse of what it was like to work with, tour with, and photograph these rock legends.

In the late 1960s, Mr. Friedman was Todd Rundgren’s manager, when he met Albert Grossman and joined his legendary music management firm, ABGM. ABGM’s talent roster was a who’s who of rock, pop, and folk that included Bob Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, Todd Rundgren, Paul Butterfield, Kris Kristofferson, and Gordon Lightfoot.

Working day in and day out with these storied musicians, Friedman – a serious amateur photographer – was able to befriend and establish a comfort level with them. Between 1968 and 1973, he took over 1,000 black and white photographs on-stage, back stage, and in studio capturing the essence of that historic period in rock, folk, and popular music.

Friedman packed away his negatives in the early 70s, and then lost track of them; eventually considering them lost. Decades later, in 2017, he discovered the missing negatives in the attic of his Weston, CT home.

Recently the photographs have been on display at The California Heritage Museum, and now, before they travel to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio, they are at The Weston Historical Society as part of their “Life in the Sixties” exhibit. In addition to Mr. Friedman’s presentation, signed selections from his collection will be available for purchase, with a percentage of the proceeds to benefit The Weston Historical Society.

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