From Nirvana to BB King, The Rolling Stones to Radiohead, legendary rock photographer Jay Blakesberg has been documenting music icons for nearly 40 years. His work has been published in thousands of magazines, documentaries and books, but what he’s most known for is creating a seminal photographic archive of the Grateful Dead. Here are his songs. Hey Jude – The Beatles  Black Water  – The Doobie Brothers  Wooden Ships – Crosby Stills & Nash  Eyes of The World – Grateful Dead Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) – Talking Heads  Tangled up in Blue – Bob Dylan Attics of My Life – Grateful Dead  Listen to Jay Blakesberg’s full playlist on Spotify. Find the transcript of this episode at lifeinsevensongs.com. Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at lifeinsevensongs@sfstandard.com.

Life in Seven Songs

The San Francisco Standard

Rock photographer Jay Blakesberg on capturing the souls of legends

DEC 17, 202432 MIN
Life in Seven Songs

Rock photographer Jay Blakesberg on capturing the souls of legends

DEC 17, 202432 MIN

Description

From Nirvana to BB King, The Rolling Stones to Radiohead, legendary rock photographer Jay Blakesberg has been documenting music icons for nearly 40 years. His work has been published in thousands of magazines, documentaries and books, but what he’s most known for is creating a seminal photographic archive of the Grateful Dead. Here are his songs.


  1. Hey Jude – The Beatles 
  2. Black Water  – The Doobie Brothers 
  3. Wooden Ships – Crosby Stills & Nash 
  4. Eyes of The World – Grateful Dead
  5. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) – Talking Heads 
  6. Tangled up in Blue – Bob Dylan
  7. Attics of My Life – Grateful Dead 


Listen to Jay Blakesberg’s full playlist on Spotify. Find the transcript of this episode at lifeinsevensongs.com. Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at [email protected].