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Steve Schneider Photography Seattle's best event photographer. I am a Seattle based photojournalist that specializes in events, PR, meetings, conventions, editorial, and rock & roll.

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Happy Birthday David Hidalgo. Long live Rock and Roll....These photos and more can be seen in my book"The First three S...
10/06/2026

Happy Birthday David Hidalgo. Long live Rock and Roll....
These photos and more can be seen in my book"The First three Songs, Rock and Roll at 125th of a Sec." For more info go to www.schneiderphotographystore.com

2 years ago today we lost a trailblazer in Kris Kristofferson. RIP KRIS. Thanks for the music.These were taken in 2009...
09/28/2026

2 years ago today we lost a trailblazer in Kris Kristofferson. RIP KRIS. Thanks for the music.
These were taken in 2009 when Kris and Merle Haggard did a small westcoast tour together
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09/14/2026

๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ โ€” ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ-๐—จ๐—ฝ (๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ) ๐ŸŽธโ˜˜๏ธโค๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€” vocals, guitars ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽธ

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” guitars ๐ŸŽธ

๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐—œ๐—น๐—น๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† โ€” bass ๐ŸŽธ

๐—”๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ โ€” keyboards ๐ŸŽน

๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ โ€” drums ๐Ÿฅ

In 1982, Dire Straits entered one of the most distinctive periods of their career with the release of Love Over Gold. ๐ŸŽถโšก The album showcased Mark Knopflerโ€™s extraordinary guitar work and songwriting, while the bandโ€™s expanded musical approach gave their sound a more atmospheric, sophisticated, and progressive character.

At the center was ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, whose clean fingerstyle guitar playing became one of the most recognizable sounds in rock music. ๐ŸŽธ His restrained vocals and storytelling songwriting gave Dire Straits a style that was remarkably different from the louder guitar-driven rock of the era.

The Love Over Gold album was built around longer, more ambitious compositions. Songs like Telegraph Road, Private Investigations, Industrial Disease, and It Never Rains became some of the band's most memorable recordings. ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŽถ

Telegraph Road in particular became famous for its extended arrangement and cinematic storytelling, beginning quietly before gradually building into a powerful musical journey. Meanwhile, Private Investigations demonstrated the band's ability to create tension through atmosphere, dynamics, and Knopfler's expressive guitar.

The chemistry between Knopfler, Hal Lindes, John Illsley, Alan Clark, and Pick Withers helped create a sophisticated blend of rock, blues, folk, and atmospheric keyboard textures. ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿฅ

Love Over Gold reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and further established Dire Straits as one of the most respected British rock bands of the early 1980s. โค๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

This era also laid important groundwork for what would come next. Just a few years later, Dire Straits would achieve enormous worldwide success with Brothers in Arms, turning Knopfler's distinctive guitar style into a global phenomenon.

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ remains a fan favorite for listeners who appreciate atmospheric arrangements, brilliant musicianship, and songs that take their time to tell a story. ๐ŸŽธโ˜˜๏ธ๐ŸŽถ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ โ€” Telegraph Road, Private Investigations, or another classic? ๐Ÿ‘‡โค๏ธ๐ŸŽธ

09/14/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ โ€” ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ-๐—จ๐—ฝ ๐ŸŽธโ˜˜๏ธโค๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” backing vocals, electric guitar, lead vocals

๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ โ€” backing vocals, bass guitar

๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† โ€” drums, tambourine, maracas

The Kinks were one of the most influential and distinctive British rock bands of the 1960s. With Ray Davies' brilliant songwriting, Dave Davies' groundbreaking guitar sound and a rhythm section that gave the band its unmistakable drive, they helped shape the future of rock music. ๐ŸŽถโšก

๐ŸŽธ Their raw, distorted guitar sound on You Really Got Me became hugely influential and helped lay the groundwork for hard rock and heavy metal.

๐ŸŽค Ray Davies became known for his sharp observations of British life, combining wit, nostalgia and social commentary in his songwriting.

โšก Dave Davies' famous power-chord guitar riff on You Really Got Me remains one of the most iconic moments in rock history.

๐ŸŽถ Classic songs such as You Really Got Me, All Day and All of the Night, Tired of Waiting for You, Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset, Lola and Dedicated Follower of Fashion became timeless rock classics.

๐Ÿ’ฟ Albums such as The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Something Else by The Kinks, Face to Face and Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) remain highly regarded by critics and musicians.

๐Ÿ† The Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, recognizing their enormous contribution to rock music.

๐ŸŒŸ Their influence can be heard across British rock, punk, hard rock, indie rock and countless guitar-driven bands that followed.

โค๏ธ Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Pete Quaife and Mick Avory created one of the most iconic lineups in British rock history.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡







Today in Grateful Dead history on September 11, 1981 The Dead played the Greek Theatre at BerkeleyThee photo and more ca...
09/13/2026

Today in Grateful Dead history on September 11, 1981 The Dead played the Greek Theatre at Berkeley

Thee photo and more can be seen in my book The First Three Songs, Rock and Roll at 125th of a Sec. Please go to www.schneiderphotographystore.com for more info.

Today in rock and roll. Here are a few shows from August.Many of these are in my book The First Three Songs, Rock and R...
08/27/2026

Today in rock and roll. Here are a few shows from August.
Many of these are in my book The First Three Songs, Rock and Roll at 125th of a Sec.

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