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Johnny Cash - backstage
By JP Webber, Music on Posters editor.
I’m not sure whether this photo was taken just before the gig or just after, but one thing’s for sure, this one doesn't look as though it's posed. This captures the intensity of the man, either just gearing up for the performance, which I think is probably the case, or maybe just after it, still fired up.
It looks as though there was an official photographer following Johnny around who caught this moment backstage at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. It looks natural enough and seems to give an insight into the man, catching something of his character and personality during the course of a concert.
If it was posed, then it's a pretty good acting job. He looks focussed, to me as though he's about to go on stage and maybe having that last cigarette before he does so. Either way it makes for a great poster and a tribute to an artist who survived the business for many years.
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