Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. rests his chin on his hands at a London press conference at the Hilton Hotel, organised by CND in December 1964; shot in close-up Gallery:

1960s 1963 American B+W black and white composer famous instruments jazz keyboard London music pianist piano playing practice Rahsaan Roland Kirk rehearsal Ronnie Scotts Swinging Sixties

Rahsaan Roland Kirk at the piano

American jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk plays piano during a rehearsal at Ronnie Scott's, circa 1963 Gallery: Music

1960s 1962 39 Gerrard Street American B+W black and white cool famous jazz jazz and blues music jazz club jazz musicians London Lucky Thompson music musicians Ronnie Scotts saxophone Soho Swinging Sixties tenor sax

Lucky Thompson outside Ronnie Scott’s

Lucky Thompson holds his saxophone and smiles at the camera outside Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Gerrard Street, London, circa 1962 Gallery: Image Gallery Music

Jimmy Smith and Val Wilmer

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1965 Afghan hound American B+W black and white dog fruit and veg stall leisure Manhattan New York City queue street Swinging Sixties

New York Dog

An elderly man with an Afghan hound on a lead buys groceries at a street stall in New York, Manhattan, circa 1965 Gallery: Leisure

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1965 Afghan hound American B+W black and white dog fruit and veg stall leisure Manhattan New York City queue street Swinging Sixties

Louis Armstrong Smiles

Louis Armstrong sits onstage and smiles at the camera during a rehearsal break at BBC-TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush, London, on 03 June 1965 Gallery: Portraits

1960s 1963 American B+W black and white blues blues harmonica blues music blues musician famous harmonica London mic microphone music musician on stage singer songwriter Sonny Boy Williamson Swinging Sixties

Sonny Boy Williamson

American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter Sonny Boy Williamson sings and holds a harmonica on stage in London in close up, October 1963 Gallery: Music

1960s 1963 39 Gerrard Street American B+W black and white British composer Edith Kirk exterior famous jazz London music pianist Rahsaan Roland Kirk Ronnie Scott Ronnie Scotts saxophone Soho Swinging Sixties

Edith Kirk, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Ronnie Scott

Mrs Edith Kirk smiles at Ronnie Scott as he holds a glass of wine and stands alongside Rahsaan Roland Kirk, outside Ronnie Scotts’ Jazz Club, 39 Gerrard Street, London circa 1963 Gallery: Music

09 June 1964 1960s 1964 American B+W BBC2-TV Jazz 625 black and white Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck Quartet famous improvisation jazz keyboard London music musician on stage piano rehearsal studio Swinging Sixties television

Dave Brubeck

American jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck plays piano on BBC2-TV Jazz 625, 09 June 1964 Gallery: Music

Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Louis Myers, Peewee Madison

L-R: Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Louis Myers and Peewee Madison on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, July 1965 Gallery: Music

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong holds a cigarette and listens to a band member during a rehearsal break at BBC-TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush, London, on 03 June 1963 Gallery: Music

1960s 1965 actor Allen Ginsberg American apartment B+W barefoot beat poets black and white counterculture famous floor Manhattan New York NYC Peter Orlovsky poet smoking Swinging Sixties underground

Peter Orlovsky

Peter Orlovsky sits cross-legged on the floor of the apartment he shares with Allen Ginsberg, New York, 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

Steve Lacy at Indica

American jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy holds a cup of tea and a cigarette, during the construction of Indica books and Gallery at Mason’s Yard, London, late 1965 Gallery: Arts and Culture

1960s 1962 Alexander Calder American artist arts arts and culture B+W black and white culture famous gallery girl kinetic London mobiles portraits sculptor sculpture serious stabiles Swinging Sixties Tate Gallery visitor

A Calder Girl

A young girl looks at the camera next to a carved wooden head during the Alexander Calder mobiles/stabiles exhibition at the Tate Gallery, London, July 1962 Gallery: Portraits

Bayard Rustin

A close-up of American civil rights campaigner Bayard Rustin during a press conference given by Dr Martin Luther King Jr. at the London Hilton Hotel, on 06 December 1964 Gallery: Portraits

Jim Crow Must Go

American boxer Cassius Clay speaks to the crowd whilst taking part in a Black Equality civil rights demonstration supportive of African Americans, during a stop at the corner of Park Street, W1 on the way to the American Embassy in London, circa 1963 Gallery: Political Activism

Canon Collins, MLK, Ralph Abernathy

Canon Collins points at someone out of shot and MLK gestures as he speaks at a London press conference at the Hilton Hotel, organised by CND in December 1964. L-R: Canon Collins, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy Gallery: Political Activism

1960s 1962 actor American arts and culture B+W black and white camera director filmmaker Gavrik Losey London movie Notting Hill Spade Fade Swinging Sixties urban Westbourne Terrace

Gavrik Losey

Filmmaker Gavrik Losey directs one of the actors during the making of the movie 'Spade Fade' on Westbourne Terrace, West London, circa 1962 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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1960s 1962 actor American arts and culture B+W black and white camera director filmmaker Gavrik Losey London movie Notting Hill Spade Fade Swinging Sixties urban Westbourne Terrace

William S. Burroughs in New York

American Beat author William S. Burroughs is seated in an apartment in New York City in July 1965, smoking and gesturing with his left hand Gallery: Counterculture

Allen Ginsberg Points At The Royal Albert Hall

American beat poet and author Allen Ginsberg points to the Royal Albert Hall from the steps of the Albert Memorial. In his left hand he holds a notebook with writing in it: photograph taken during the planning of the International Poetry Congress in June 1965 Gallery: Arts and Culture

Alexander Calder at The Tate Gallery

A woman points out a sculpture to a baby in a pushchair during the Alexander Calder retrospective show at the Tate Gallery, London, from 04 July to 12 August, 1962 Gallery: Arts and Culture

1960s 1962 American B+W black and white Dexter Gordon famous jazz jazz and blues music jazz club jazz musicians London music musicians on stage Ronnie ScottÕs saxophone Swinging Sixties tenor sax

Dexter Gordon in close up

Dexter Gordon on tenor saxophone at Ronnie Scott's, Wardour Street, London, in close up, circa 1962 Gallery: Music

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

A close-up of American alternative bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

Harry Fainlight

A close-up of poet Harry Fainlight during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Counterculture

Dan Richter

A close-up of American actor and poet Dan Richter during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

Steve Lacy, John Dunbar, Barry Miles

American jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy drinks tea with two founders of Indica Books and Gallery, John Dunbar and Barry Miles. They are surrounded by painting and decorating materials in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965. L:R Steve Lacy, John Dunbar, Barry Miles Gallery: Counterculture

Linus Pauling

American chemist, biochemist, peace activist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1954, Linus Pauling listens to a speaker during the Oxford Peace Conference in 1962 Gallery: Political Activism

1960s 1962 American B+W bebop black and white Dexter Gordon famous flash jazz jazz and blues music jazz club jazz musicians light London music musicians on stage Ronnie ScottÕs saxophone Swinging Sixties tenor sax trails

Dexter Gordon squiggles

Dexter Gordon at Ronnie Scott's, Wardour Street, London, shot with flash and a long exposure to give light trails reflecting from Gordon's tenor saxophone, circa 1962 Gallery: Music

1960s 1963 American B+W black and white blues blues harmonica blues music blues musician famous harmonica London mic microphone music musician on stage singer songwriter Sonny Boy Williamson Swinging Sixties

Sonny Boy Williamson

American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter Sonny Boy Williamson plays harmonica on stage in London in close up, October 1963 Gallery: Music

Thelonius Monk

American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk plays piano on stage at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street, London, during a recording of the BBC-TV Jazz 625 programme on March 14, 1965. Technicians can be seen in the background Gallery: Music

1960s 1963 American B+W black and white British composer famous instruments jazz keyboard London music on stage pianist playing Rahsaan Roland Kirk Ronnie Scotts saxophone Stan Tracey Swinging Sixties

Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Stan Tracey

American jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk on saxophone and British jazz pianist Stan Tracey during a rehearsal at Ronnie Scott's, circa 1963 Gallery: Music

1960s 1962 American B+W bandleader black and white composer Duke Ellington famous jazz London music pianist rehearsal smokes smoking Swinging Sixties

Duke Ellington

American composer, pianist, and bandleader Duke Ellington sits and smokes during band rehearsals in London, circa 1962 Gallery: Music

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1960s 1962 American B+W bandleader black and white composer Duke Ellington famous jazz London music pianist rehearsal smokes smoking Swinging Sixties

1960s 1961 American B+W bandleader black and white composer Dizzy Gillespie Eric Dolphy famous flute instruments jazz jazz musicians London music musicians on stage singer Swinging Sixties trumpet

Eric Dolphy and Dizzy Gillespie

American jazz musicians Eric Dolphy on flute and Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet play together on stage, circa 1961 Gallery: Music

1960s 1964 American B+W black black and white blues Blues and Gospel Caravan blues music blues musicians famous glasses gospel guitar music musicians on stage Reverend Gary Davis singer Swinging Sixties tour UK

Reverend Gary Davis

American blues and gospel singer and guitarist The Reverend Gary Davis stands at the microphone on stage and plays guitar, in close up, during the 1964 Blues and Gospel Caravan tour of the UK Gallery: Music

1960s 1963 American B+W band black and white blues composer gospel group London mic microphone music musician piano Ray Charles rhythm and blues singer songwriter soul stage Swinging London Swinging Sixties

Ray Charles sings

American musician Ray Charles sits at the piano on stage and faces the audience, with several band members in the background, circa 1963 Gallery: Music

William S Burroughs stands

American Beat author William S Burroughs stands on a fire escape in New York City in 1965, with the street in the background Gallery: Portraits

Mrs Stirling Moss

In 1964 Stirling Moss and and his wife Elaine Barberino look off camera, with Stirling in the background and Elaine in the foreground. Elaine has a perfect beehive hairstyle and they are both dressed fashionably Gallery: Portraits

Stirling Moss and wife

In 1964 English racing driver Stirling Moss and his American wife Elaine Barberino sit on a sofa together - Stirling speaks on a telephone whilst Elaine looks at him. Elaine has a perfect beehive hairstyle and they are both dressed fashionably Gallery: Portraits

Barbara Rubin

Barbara Rubin in close up, looking off-camera, during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation. Photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

Allen Ginsberg in close-up

A close-up of Allen Ginsberg during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, on June 10 1965 Gallery: Portraits

Ted Berrigan in New York

Noted American poet and prominent member of the New York School, Ted Berrigan is photographed in an apartment in New York City. Shot in close-up, Berrigan leans against the wall with his fingers to his mouth in a pensive pose Gallery: Portraits

Malcolm X

Malcolm X smiles as he turns over a piece of paper during his speech at the Malayan Islamic Study Group in Notting Hill on December 05 1964 Gallery: Political Activism

Malcolm X

A close-up of Malcolm X as he speaks at the Malayan Islamic Study Group in Notting Hill on December 05 1964 Gallery: Political Activism

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. rests his chin on his hands at a London press conference at the Hilton Hotel, organised by CND in December 1964; shot in close-up Gallery: Political Activism

James Baldwin

African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, civil rights campaigner and social critic James Baldwin in close up Gallery: Political Activism

1960s American arranger B+W black and white composer drummer easy listening famous jazz jazz music jazz musicians Mel Tormmicrophone music musicians on stage singer Swinging Sixties Velvet Fog

Mel Torme

During the filming of BBC-TV Jazz 625 at BBC Television Centre in Shepherds Bush, Mel Tormé holds a microphone in his right hand, shot in close up Gallery: Music

1960s 1964 American B+W black black and white blues Blues and Gospel Caravan blues music blues musicians famous glasses gospel guitar music musicians on stage singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe Swinging Sixties

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe clasps her hands and smiles whilst on stage at the 1964 Blues and Gospel Caravan, shot as a close up Gallery: Music

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Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra sings on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, July 1965 Gallery: Music

1960s American B+W black and white blues Blues Inc.Blues Incorporated blues music blues musicians famous London Marquee Club mic microphone music musicians on stage Ronnie Jones singer Swinging Sixties

Ronnie Jones

Ronnie Jones, shot in close up, sings into the microphone with his right hand cupped behind his ear, on stage at the Marquee Club Gallery: Music

1960s 1964 Alexandra Palace All Night Rave American audience B+W black black and white blues famous guitar John Lee Hooker London moody music musicians on stage pop music rock and roll singer songwriter Swinging Sixties

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker sings into the microphone during The All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace, 26 June 1964, shot from the stage. Hooker is viewed in profile, whilst singing and playing the guitar, and the audience is just visible in shot Gallery: Music

1960s American B+W bebop black and white cigarette Dexter Gordon famous jazz jazz and blues music jazz club jazz musicians London music musicians on stage Ronnie ScottÕs saxophone smile Swinging Sixties tenor sax

Dexter Gordon Grins

Dexter Gordon holds a cigarette in his right hand and a saxophone in his left whilst smiling and looking at the camera. Image taken on stage at Ronnie Scott's Gallery: Music