Musicians

Photographs by Michael Hyatt

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Description

One of my earliest and most favorite subjects to photograph was musicians. While a student at Moorpark College in California in 1969, I photographed the anti-war movement and the folksingers around campus, including Dan Wheetman, now a famous producer of musicals and member of the band Marley’s Ghost.

During my trip to Ireland I photographed The Boy Scoutz (see photo in Ireland 1979), following their performance at an anti-nuclear demonstration.

Upon my return to Los Angeles I began photographing The Plugz, one of Hollywood’s seminal punk rock bands.

Around that time, new wave stars The B-52s came to town and signed LPs at Tower Records.

Up and coming in the New Traditionalist Movement was Dwight Yoakam, seen here with bandmates rehearsing backstage at McCabes Guitar Shop.

The folk music leanings of members of X, plus Dave Alvin and Johnny Ray Bartel were captured by The Knitters prior to their opening set for John Prine.

The day I made the portrait of The Plugz in 1980 I got to see Los Lobos on the bill at the Olympic Auditorium. Then in 1983 I was there when they opened for The Clash at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. That night they learned that they’d been nominated for their first Grammy Award, which they ultimately won.

Folk and bluegrass legend Doc Watson sat for this portrait in Tucson in 2003.

Musicians

Sample Photos

Below are sample photographs from this portfolio. Each of these photographs is available separately. Note that the images shown below are low resolution versions of the actual photographs.