Richard E. Aaron Explained

Richard E. Aaron
Birth Date:	23 April 1949
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Photographer
Known For:	Music photography

Richard E. Aaron (April 23, 1949 – December 8, 2016) was a music photographer. In a career that spanned over three decades, Aaron's media ranged across feature films, television, menus, video, corporate public relations, entertainment publicity and album covers.^[1]

Career

Aaron photographed approximately 4,000 musical artists over his career. He photographed Prince,^[2] David Bowie, Freddie Mercury,^[3] James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, the Sex Pistols, the Who, members of the Beatles, among many other legendary acts. Among his most notable shoots was Peter Frampton's 1976 album cover, Frampton Comes Alive! Aaron was the photographer behind Paul McCartney on Time magazine's Paul McCartney/Wings Over America cover.^[4] He shot Mick Fleetwood and Fleetwood: The Visitor in Africa (RCA Records). He was awarded an Honorary master's degree from Brooks Institute in 2008.

On December 8, 2016, Aaron died of kidney disease at the age of 67.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jampol . About . The Photography of Richard E Aaron . Jampol Artist Management . July 30, 2019.
2. Web site: Prince Estate Reissuing '1999' With 35 Unreleased Tracks. 2019-09-10. Spin. 2020-03-03.
3. Web site: Freddie Mercury, Queen photographs on display. 2018-10-25. The Music Universe. en-US. 2020-03-03.
4. Web site: Baltin . Steve . Richard E Aaron, Photographer Behind 'Frampton Comes Alive' Cover & More, Dies at 67 . Billboard.com . Billboard Magazine . December 12, 2016 . February 25, 2020.