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Daniel Kramer Captures Dylan's Electric Turn
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Executive Summary
Daniel Kramer chronicled Bob Dylan's 1964-65 shift to electric rock, producing landmark album covers and intimate images of a pivotal musical change.
- Kramer photographed Dylan repeatedly from August 1964 to August 1965
- His images documented Dylan's move from folk to electric rock
- He shot key sessions for Bringing It All Back Home
- He also created the cover image for Highway 61 Revisited
- The work included candid scenes in Woodstock, New York, and on stage
- A Year and a Day collected many previously unseen Dylan photos
- Kramer died in 2024 at age 91 after a long photography career
Quick Facts
- What: Landmark photos chronicling Dylan's electric transition
- Where: New York, Woodstock, Philadelphia, and Forest Hills
- Why: To document a major change in popular music
- Who: Photographer Daniel Kramer and musician Bob Dylan
- When: August 1964 through August 1965
Coverage Timeline: 3163 Days
Featured Article
On 2016-05-25, The Guardian published an interview in which photographer Daniel Kramer discusses his 1964–65 Bob Dylan images collected in A Year and A Day and exhibited at Snap Gallery, London.
Additional Articles
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The Times obituary chronicles photographer Daniel Kramer's mid-1960s work with Bob Dylan in New York and Woodstock, including the Bringing It All Back Home album cover.
In 2018, a review on Five Things Seen and Heard assesses Daniel Kramer's photo book chronicling Bob Dylan's transformative 1964–1965 period in New York and Woodstock.
On Apr 29, 2024, photographer Daniel Kramer died at an assisted-living facility in Melville, New York, after a career closely associated with Bob Dylan.
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Daniel Kramer, the photographer behind Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited covers, died April 29, Rolling Stone confirmed, in New York.
Daniel Kramer photographed Bob Dylan in Woodstock, New York on Aug 27, 1964 after outreach to Albert Grossman.
The Times publishes an obituary of photographer Daniel Kramer, who documented Bob Dylan in 1964–65 and designed key album covers, following Kramer's death at age 91 on Apr 29, 2024.
Daniel Kramer photographed Dylan during 1964-65 in New York and Woodstock, including sessions at Albert Grossman's Woodstock home.
Daniel Kramer’s 1964–1965 photographs of Bob Dylan are exhibited at Cité de la Musique in Paris from March 6 to July 15.
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Daniel Kramer published Bob Dylan: A Year and a Day, featuring nearly 200 images from Dylan's 1964–65 performances and photo sessions in New York and on tour.
Daniel Kramer, Dylan's photographer, died Apr 29, 2024 in Melville, New York.