LOST LEGENDS
A Life's Work Found after Four Decades…
Unknown to just about everyone, John was separated from the majority of his archive for over 45 years
97% of the images have not been seen
A monumental photographic archive of the world's greatest music legends
The cultural weight is immense
The only images that surfaced were low-fidelity and low resolution, often overly cropped
— rarely as John captured them
Unseen History, Revealed
Within that unseen 97% are some of his most powerful and revealing photographs — images the world never even knew existed.
A Cultural Time Capsule
This extraordinary archive represents two decades of rock history at its most vital moment — rare early portraits and powerful mid-career performances taken at the height of each artist's fame, spanning 1960 to 1980.
Canadian at Heart, International by Nature
Rowlands’ photographs chronicle a defining era when Canada became a vibrant hub for global culture — a place where international legends converged and shaped the sound and spirit of a generation
His body of work brings these icons together for the first time in a way that reveals an extraordinary story — one that has never before been seen as a whole
A Cultural Resurrection
Now, for the first time, this vital and unseen history of Rock 'n' Roll is coming to light
The Collection Includes:
ABBA • ABC • ALICE COOPER • ANNE MURRAY • THE ANIMALS • THE B-52’S • B.B. KING • BAD COMPANY • THE BAND • BARBARA STREISAND • THE BEACH BOYS • THE BEATLES • BEE GEES • BETTE MIDLER • BILL HALEY • BILLY JOEL • BLACK SABBATH • BLONDIE • BOB DYLAN • BOB MARLEY • BOB SEGER • BRENDA LEE • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN • CARLOS SANTANA • CAROLE KING • THE CARPENTERS • THE CARS • CAT STEVENS • CHARLES MINGUS • CHUCK BERRY • CLIVE DAVIS • CONWAY TWITTY • CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG • DAVID BOWIE • DEVO • DIANA ROSS • DICK DALE • DION • DOLLY PARTON • DONNA SUMMER • THE DOOBIE BROTHERS • DR. HOOK • DR. JOHN • DUKE ELLINGTON • EAGLES • THE EAGLES • ELTON JOHN • ELVIS COSTELLO • ELVIS PRESLEY • EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER • EMMYLOU HARRIS • ERIC CLAPTON • ETTA JAMES • EVERLY BROTHERS • THE FACES • FAIRPORT CONVENTION • FATS DOMINO • FOREIGNER • FRANK ZAPPA • FRANKIE VALLI • GARY NUMAN • GENE PITNEY • GENESIS • GEORGE HARRISON • GRACE JONES • GRACE SLICK • GRATEFUL DEAD • HALL & OATES • HANK WILLIAMS • HANK WILLIAMS JR. • HOWLIN’ WOLF • IKE & TINA TURNER • ISAAC HAYES • THE JACKSON 5 • JAMES BROWN • JAMES TAYLOR • JEFF BECK • JIMI HENDRIX • JOAN ARMATRADING • JOE COCKER • JOHN LENNON • JOHNNY CASH • JONI MITCHELL • KEITH JARRETT • KENNY ROGERS • THE KINKS • KISS • KRIS KRISTOFFERSON • LEONARD COHEN • LIBERACE • LINDA RONSTADT • LITTLE RICHARD • LORETTA LYNN • LOU RAWLS • LOU REED • LYNYRD SKYNYRD • MANFRED MANN • MARTHA REEVES • MAX BYGRAVES • MEAT LOAF • MIKE LOVE • THE MONKEES • MUDDY WATERS • NANCY WILSON • NEIL DIAMOND • NEIL SEDAKA • NEIL YOUNG • OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN • PATTI SMITH • PAUL MCCARTNEY • PETER FRAMPTON • PETER GABRIEL • PETER TOSH • PHIL COLLINS • PINK FLOYD • THE POLICE • POINTER SISTERS • QUEEN • QUINCY JONES • THE RAMONES • RAY CHARLES • RAY DAVIES • ROBBIE ROBERTSON • ROD STEWART • THE ROLLING STONES • RORY GALLAGHER • ROXY MUSIC • RUSH • RY COODER • SISTER SLEDGE • SLADE • SONNY & CHER • STATUS QUO • STEPPENWOLF • STEVE MILLER BAND • STEVIE WONDER • STYX • SUPERTRAMP • T. REX • T-BONE WALKER • TED NUGENT • THERESA BREWER • THE WHO • TODD RUNDGREN • TOM JONES • TOM PETTY • VAN HALEN • VAN MORRISON • WILLIE NELSON • YES • YOKO ONO
and many more…
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