We remember all the great music artists that we tragically lost last year whose legacies will never be forgotten
When we started 2016 who would have thought that by the end of the year we would have lost so many great musical influences. 2016 started badly with the passing of one of music's true greats, David Bowie, in early January and ended just as dramatically with the death of pop legend George Michael on Christmas Day. We have also mourned the untimely passing of Prince, the loss of Leonard Cohen and the deaths of Rick Parfitt, Maurice White, John Berry and Merle Haggard.
Let's hope that 2017 passes by without such loss.
George Michael performing at an event in memory of Linda McCartney in 1999.
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley from Wham! taken in 1982
David Bowie performing as Ziggy Stardust at Newcastle City Hall in January 1973.
David Bowie wearing a black scarf on a photo shoot by Mick Rock in New York in 2002
Although originally taken in black and white, this image has the feel of an early 1940s movie star, hence the sepia finish I settled upon.
Prince performing at his first ever UK gig at the Lyceum, London in 1981
Jill Furmanovsky recalls, "This was a typical music press session - probably for Sounds. The journalist and ‘snapper’, me, at a posh hotel.
Status Quo shot in Primrose Hill, London during the late 1970s/early 1980s
We drank cheap Riesling and beer (Peeva) with a bunch of soldiers we'd met the night before. They were friendly and inquisitive.
David Bowie at his flat in Beckenham in 1969. This photograph was used as the cover to 'Lover To The Dawn', a 10-song acoustic demo tape.
June 1981 Prince performs live onstage at his first ever UK concert at the Lyceum, London
Leonard Cohen enjoying a quiet moment in Amsterdam, Holland in April 1988
Prince posing backstage at the Paradiso, Amsterdam during his Dirty Mind Tour in 1981
Iconic Mick Rock photograph of David Bowie during the 'Saxophone' Session in London 1973
Veteran singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen inspired a Glastonbury ‘moment’ when he played his legendary song ‘Hallelujah’ at Glastonbury.
David Bowie and Mick Ronson eating lunch on a train to Aberdeen in 1973 heading to the first gig of David Bowie's final Ziggy Stardust Tour
David Bowie captured by Mick Rock whilst applying make-up in Scotland in 1973
David Bowie looking into a mirror at Haddon Hall, Beckenham in March 1972 during an interview for Club International magazine.
David Bowie, Lou Reed & Iggy Pop during a press conference at the Dorchester Hotel, London in July 1972
David Bowie photographed by Mick Rock at Haddon Hall Beckenham in March 1972,
Contact sheet of David Bowie images taken during an interview in London, 1972. One of the images was used on the cover of Melody Maker
David Bowie at press conference for his single 'Lets Dance' at the Savoy Hotel in London. It was the fifteenth studio album by Bowie.
David Bowie on the video shoot for 'Loving the Alien' at Meantime Studios, London in March 1985
Relaxing backstage at Abbey Road Studios during the recording of debut album 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn'
Contact sheet of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers photographed at Hyde Park, London in 1991
Led Zeppelin performing at Madison Square Garden, New York, USA 1977.
Noel recalls "Maine Road was where we all used to go as kids. So I was standing there, trying to make sure I never forgot this moment"
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, (born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk is an Icelandic singer-songwriter.
Oasis was an English rock music band formed in Manchester in 1991, to date the band has sold over 70 million records worldwide.
Queen are a British rock band credited with making significant contributions to such genres as hard rock & heavy metal, among others.
Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, musician, & guitarist who achieved international fame & acclaim.
Here are the very latest prints we have added to our collection. We hope you love them as much as we do.
Browse our collection of popular graphic art prints including iconic images by Storm Thorgerson and stunning work by contemporary artists.
Jill Furmanovsky is one of the greatest ever rock & roll photographers with a huge archive of iconic shots of the world's best music artists
Our contact sheet print collection is a rare opportunity to look back at the hidden moments surrounding some of rocks most iconic images.
