Famed Rock Photographer Jim McCrary Dead at 72

05/08/2012
. (Gibson) Top rock photographer Jim McCrary, best known for his iconic Tapestry album cover for Carole King, died on April 29. He was 72.

Billboard reports that while he was a staff photographer for A&M Records, McCrary took photographs of numerous rock and pop legends such as Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, Phil Ochs and B.B. King.

He also took the famous Nudie suit shots of country rock cult band The Flying Burrito Brothers. more on this story

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