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Daily Mirror
5 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
‘I caught British rock stars on film raw and up-close before they were famous'
Six decades ago photographer Gus Coral went on tour with a penniless band and took hundreds of candid photos. Now the band are global superstars and the unseen snaps have gone on show at a new exhibition When photographer Gus Coral looked under his bed he unearthed a treasure trove of unseen pictures of The Rolling Stones – stashed there more than 60 years ago. Fans of the rockers will undoubtedly feel the six decade wait was worth it when 100 candid pictures go on display in London from Friday June 6 in a new exhibition, Rolling Stones Unseen '63. The snaps from 1963 show The Stones' first ever UK tour, before they achieved global fame, documented by photographer Gus Coral. Now 87, Gus, of Camden, North London, was just 26 when he first encountered the then penniless blues loving band, touring as the support act for their idols Little Richard, Bo Diddley and The Everly Brothers. Gus tells The Mirror: "I have almost 200 hundred images of The Stones in total which I took after I was invited to photograph them on their first British tour. "Aside from showing a few photos to some friends over the years, the majority of these photographs have never been seen before because they have been under my bed for all those years. "It was only thanks to one of my children who said one day, 'Shouldn't you be doing something with those?' that this exhibition has come about. "So here we are. We will be having 100 photos on show for this exhibition and I am excited to see them on public display for the first time. 'Some people have asked why I have hung onto them for so long, but my philosophy about photography is that I wanted to take photos that were going to be important in the future and of historical importance." Gus's black and white images capture a baby faced Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts launching their first UK tour, which took in tiny music halls in places including Cardiff, Watford, Southend-on-Sea, Hanley, Wolverhampton and Cheltenham. The Stones performed two 10 minute sets at each venue and the tour was organised and promoted by Sharon Osbourne's late father, music impresario Don Arden and gave the band the exposure that helped make them global stars. Gus says: "I got to meet The Stones through my friend, film-maker Dick Fontaine, who was working for ABC Television at the time. We had been to see The Stones at The Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, west London, where they were the resident band. "Dick thought they were really good and he wanted to try and convince ABC to make a television film with them. He'd already filmed The Beatles, so he had a very good track record. "Cardiff was the nearest time we could catch them. It was their first national tour and I think Cardiff was the second date. So off we went. "But there was no hassle in getting access to them back then. We just went into the theatre, no press, no "access all areas" passes needed and all that stuff. "In fact, the guy on the stage door at Cardiff's Capitol Theatre told us they were in the cafe around the corne,r so we went and met them there. And then backstage and during the show I had complete access, no other photographers were there." By the end of the 30-date tour, the band's first single, a cover of Chuck Berry's Come On, reached number 21 on the UK chart and Gus knew The Stones were on the cusp of greatness. "When I took those photos I was 26. A little bit older than them, maybe 10 years older than some. But The Stones look incredibly young in these photos. So did I back then," laughs Gus., "Mick Jagger has a baby face in these images, but it was all there. You know, like the seeds of what he was to become. At that time they were a blues band. It wasn't rock n roll, it was blues and I was a real fan. The blues kind of just hit me, got my soul. 'After I photographed them in Cardiff they invited me to see them recording at a studio in Holborn, in central London." Just two two years later, in 1965, the The Stones took the music world by storm with (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, penned by Jagger and Richards, gave the band their first number one in the UK and the US. Now, after selling 250 million albums worldwide and amassing $2.9 billion from ticket sales during their 63-year-long career, The Stones are still rocking. And Mick, 81, Keith Richards, 81, and guitarist Ronnie Wood, 78, are back in the studio in London recording the follow up to their 2023 album Hackney Diamonds. Gus says: "I knew they would make it but nobody could have guessed how big they would have become. When I took the pictures of the band in 1963 The Stones had no money but Mick Jagger had great energy. "It is phenomenal they are still going, as touring is hard work. But I guess it is all down to Mick. He has always had a fantastic image. Without him it would not have happened in the way it did.' Excited about hopes of transferring his exhibition to New York after his London showcase, Gus adds: "These photographs have been a closely guarded secret for over 60 years, seen only by a handful of people. "They capture The Rolling Stones in a way the world has never witnessed, raw and ambitious. I'm thrilled to finally share them with the world. • The Rolling Stones Unseen '63 exhibition runs at Dockside Vaults in London's St. Katharine Docks, from Friday (June 6) to September 10.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Gus calls for star's Origin debut
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The Age
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Gus calls for star's Origin debut
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CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Over 700 Calgarians go for a Dog Jog to support Humane Society
Dog lover Richard Preece took part in the 24th Annual Dog Jog to support the Calgary Humane Society Saturday at North Glenmore Park North Glenmore Park was full of hundreds of dogs and dog lovers Saturday, who showed up to support the Calgary Humane Society at its 24th annual Dog Jog. The event raised over $200,000 for the Humane Society, said vice executive director Brad Nichols. 'It's really one of our signature fundraisers for humane society in general, and it's been centered around the mandate of ending animal cruelty at this point," said Nichols. 'We don't receive any government funding whatsoever,' he added. 'So, you know, (it's) difficult to run a complex department like that on zero government dollars, but we managed to make it happen because of the strong support that we get from Calgary.' Dog lover Richard Preece was there with his family. 'We used to come years ago with me and my wife, and we just haven't come out since we had kids, and we thought they were old enough to come to their first one,' he said. 'We have another dog we adopted from Humane Society, and have always thought they were good organization. And, you know, it's just a lot of fun -- and it's good for the dogs.' Sharlene Elford was there, too, with her daughter Brook and her dog Gus. 'We wanted to raise awareness for animal cruelty and participate in get outdoors and exercise,' Sharlene said. 'Seeing all the different types of dogs is really cool. There's a lot of dogs here.' For more information about the Calgary Humane Society, go here.
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Phil Gould's Origin 1 review: Six Tackles with Gus
Gus breaks down New South Wales' dominant performance in the State of Origin opener, with a deep dive into the effectiveness of their right-side attack and the halves' control. They also touch on the Women's Origin, discuss the impact of Max King, and answer listener questions, including potential changes for Queensland in Game 2. Plus, a tribute to Fatty, and a preview of the upcoming NRL round.
