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Punk Photographer Allan Tannenbaum On The Ramones, 1970s NYC, And The Best Shot He Ever Took

The Ramones perform at CBGB 10/30/77.


Lou Reed backstage at The Bottom Line


Rod Stewart speaks with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac at a party in his honor at Regine's 10/21/17



Country music star Dolly Parton hugs rock star Mick Jagger backstage after her Bottom Line concert. 5/14/77 (Allan Tannebaum)


The Rolling Stones promote their Tour of The Americas by playing "Brown Sugar" on a flatbed truck in Greenwich Village. Mick Jagger struts his stuff 1975 (Allan Tannebaum)


Tom Verlaine and Television backstage at CBGB (Allan Tannebaum)



Stevie Wonder entertains students at the Dance Theater of Harlem during a tour uptown. (Allan Tannebaum)


Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin backstage at Madison Square Garden. (Allan Tannebaum)


Joni Mitchell and The Persuasions perform at Forest Hills (Allan Tannebaum)


Former Velvet Underground memberJohn Cale performs with his band at CBGB. (Allan Tannebaum)


Patti LaBelle (r), Sarah Dash, and Nona Hendryx (l) of Labelle perform at the pre-opening night party of the Bottom Line in Greenwich Village, 1974. (Allan Tannebaum)


Devo backstage at Max's Kansas City, NYC, 11/15/77 (Allan Tannebaum)



Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, and Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick in their hotel room at the Park Lane after an interview, 1977. (Allan Tannebaum)


Donna Summer throws a flower garland to her fans after performing at Roseland in 1976 (Allan Tannebaum)


Iggy Pop performs at The Palladium, 1977 (Allan Tannebaum)


James Brown jumps on Broadway. (Allan Tannebaum)