Ian Berry photographer 1934 - 2026 (92)

 The photographer behind Dylan’s Rough And Rowdy Ways album cover, Ian Berry, died earlier this month at the age of 92 (September 13, 2026)

When Ian received an email asking for permission to use the image, he was flattered. “I was delighted,” he says. “A record cover for Dylan is a great compliment.”

 

Berry took the photo in 1964 at a small underground club in Whitechapel, East London, while working for the Observer on a story about Black culture in Britain.

The photo shows a well-dressed couple dancing, while a man behind them looks at a jukebox.

 “I was working quickly, and in very poor light, shooting away with a 35-millimeter camera,” he says. “I knew at some point I’d have to leave because I hadn’t asked permission to be there.”

Ian Berry: Underground nightclub principally for black people in Cable Street, East London. Great Britain, 1964

(Source: Rolling Stone Magazine, 2020)

Song to close the day :: Dylan of The Day | The Longest Days - Bob Dylan

 from 5 days ago . . . . . . . with thanks to Benedetto . . . this is lovely

Bob Dylan, Longest Days,Indianapolis 17 October 2023.

Seems like once upon a time ago

I was where I was supposed to be

My vision was true and my heart was too

There was no end to what I could dream

I walked like a hero into the setting sun

Everyone called out my name

Death to me was just a mystery

I was too busy raising up Cain

But nothing lasts forever

Your best efforts don't always pay

Sometimes you get sick and you don't get better

That's when life is short, even in its longest days

So you pretend not to notice

That everything has changed

Way that you look and the friends you once had

So you keep on acting the same

Deep down in your soul

You know you, you got no flame

And who knows then which way to go

Life is short, even in its longest days

All I got here, is a rear view mirror

Reflections of where I've been

So you tell yourself I'll be back up on top some day

But you know there's nothing waiting up there for you anyway

Nothing lasts forever

And your best efforts don't always pay

Sometimes you get sick and you don't get better

That's when life is short even in its longest days

Life is short even in its longest days.

Recorded by ironchef - Sound Professionals CMC-08s SP-SB20-Roland R05- Audacity-CDWave-TLH Remastered with artwork by Bennyboy, October 2023