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An Al Kooper Photo Album

Watch Al evolve from the 1957 Aristocats through the 60s and beyond. Over 60 years, over 100 photos.

Sam and Natalie, Al Kooper's parents

1942: Sam and Natalie, Al's parents before there was Al.

Al Kooper with the Aristocats

1957: Al, on left, in his first band, the Aristocats.

Al Kooper 1960

1960: Professional portrait.

AL Kooper playing with Mimi and Dick Farina and Bruce Langhorne

1965: Playing with Mimi and Dick Farina and Bruce Langhorne at Newport.

Al Kooper at soundcheck with Dylan at Newport

1965: Soundcheck with Dylan at Newport, the afternoon before the "Dylan Goes Electric".

Al Kooper with Dylan at Forest Hills

1965: With Dylan at Forest Hills.

Al Kooper in the Blues Project

1965: Hair still short, in The Blues Project days.

Al Kooper an Danny Kalb with Chuck Berry

1965: Backing Chuck Berry at Town Hall, where The Blues Project opened the concert.

Blues Project Whisky Ad

1965: Blues Project whiskey ad: trying to make some money.

Al Kooper with Murray the K

1966: On the air with Murray the K, with the Blues Project.

AL Kooper with Joan Baez at Big Sur

1966: With Joan Baez at Big Sur.

Blues Project goofing around

1966: Blues Project goofing around.

Al Kooper solo performance at Big Sur

1966: Solo performance at Big Sur.

1966: Blues Project poster for Avalon Ballroom.

Al Kooper with the leather pants look

1966: Al with the leather pants look.

Al Kooper backstage with The Blues Project

1967: Al backstage with The Blues Project

1967: with David Crosby at Monterey Pop.

AL Koooper with Jimi Hendrix at Monterey Pop

1967: with Jimi Hendrix at Monterey Pop.

with Jimi Hendrix at Monterey Pop

1967: also with Hendrix and at Monterey Pop.

Al Kooper in feathers with Blood Sweat and Tears

1967 In feathers with Blood Sweat and Tears

Al Kooper in The Village 1968

1968: Great pnotographer Dave Gahr runs into Al in The Village.

1968: With John Simon, producer of Child Is Father To The Man, Clive Davis, President of Columbia Record.

Al Kooper with Blood Sweat and Tears

1968: Mustachioed Al, back stage on tour with Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Al Kooper at Cafe au Go Go

1968: A moody Al Kooper plays at the Cafe au Go Go.

Al Kooper 1968

1968: Shades and cigarette.

Al Kooper at Super Session

1968: While recording Super Session.

Al Kooper with Mike Bloomfield and Norman Rockwell

1968: With Mike Bloomfield and Norman Rockwell.

Al Kooper

1969: Photo session for Columbia Records, New York City.

Al Kooper

1969: Directing background singers in New York for Koopersession with Shuggie Otis.

Jam session with Jerry Garcia and Jack Casady, San Francisco

1969: Jam session with Jerry Garcia and Jack Casady, San Francisco.

AL Kooper  working with Hal Ashby

1969: Working with Hal Ashby on music for The Landlord.

Al Kooper photo for You Never Know Who Your Friends Are

1969: Photo for "You Never Know Who Your Friends Are".

AL Kooper Super Session Live at the Fillmore

1969: On stage in Super Session Live at the Fillmore East.

1969: Super Session Live

1970: Al Kooper: Jewish vampire?

Al Kooper with Elton John

1970: With Elton John.

Al Kooper, European

1970: Al Kooper, European.

Al Kooper playing the tuned bongo set at Columbia Studios

1970: Playing the tuned bongo set at Columbia Studios.

1970: With Nona Hendryx of LaBelle.

Al Kooper and Alice Cooper

1971: Al Kooper and Alice Cooper in the same place, also with Kal Rudman, promoter and Buzzy Linhart.

1972: Al Kooper with Al Green.

AL Kooper with log cabin used for the logo for Sounds of the South records with Lynyrd Skynyrd

1972: Log cabin used for the logo for Sounds of the South records with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

1972: Al being rock star with a nice belt... at The Roxy.

Al Kooper in sequin suit

1973: Al in sequin suit from Granny Takes a Trip, in London.

Al Kooper

1973: Emerson-Loew photo of an Elvis imitator at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Al Kooper

1973: After a two hour show, the sequined one rests.

Al Kooper at 29

1973: Talked into an inappropriate pose by photographers Emerson-Loew. 29 years old, 6'10", 145 lbs & 28" waist.

Al Koopewr with Bernie Taupin

1974: With Bernie Taupin.

Al Kooper radio concert in Sausalito

1974: Live radio concert in Sausalito.

Al Kooper Lynyrd Skynyrd

1974: Producing Skynyrd's SECOND HELPING: Ronnie Van Zant, Billy Powell, Allen Collins, Kevin Elson.

Al Kooper by Norman Seeff

1975: photo by Norman Seeff.

Al Kooper at Freebird Mansion

1975: Freebird Mansion, Coldwater Canyon.

Al Kooper sits in with the The Tubes

1975: Al sits in with the The Tubes, whose first album he produced.

Al Kooper on Hammond B3 Organ

1975: Mysterious dude on B3 Organ.

Al Kooper on Tour

1976: on the Act Like Nothing's Wrong tour.

Al Kooper on the deck at Freebird Mansion

1976: on the deck at Freebird Mansion.

Al Kooper with Chris Stone, Tom Werman, Bil Szymczyk

1977: Al with music bizzers, Chris Stone, Tom Werman, Bil Szymczyk.

AL Kooper producing Rick Nelson

1978: Producing the late Rick Nelson's strangely unreleased album, Back To Vienna.

Al Kooper visiting Isao Tomita at his home in Japan

1979: Visiting Isao Tomita at his home in Japan.

Al Kooper flanked by English imitators

1980: Al, 3rd from left, flanked by English imitators with black duct tape.

Al Kooper with Steve Martin and John Belushi

1980: With Steve Martin and John Belushi.

Al Kooper with Ringo Starr

1980: With Ringo during recording for George Harrison's Somewhere in England.

Al Kooper with with Mario Maglieri

1980: With Mario Maglieri, owner of Whiskey A GoGo, Roxy, & Rainbow clubs.

Al Ko=oper with John Mayall, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman

1980: With John Mayall, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman. Al on right.

Al Kooper with Danny Kalb at a Blues Project Reunion

1980s: With Danny Kalb at a Blues Project Reunion.

Al Kooper

1982: The man with the keyboard eyes.

1982: With Bruce Dickinson, staffer at Columbia, who offered tremendous help on Al's solo albums.

1983: With Hank Ballard, Ricky Nelson, and Fats Dominao.

Al Kooper Backstage at Fillmore with Jaco Pastorius and Carlos Santana

1984: Backstage at Fillmore with Jaco Pastorius and Carlos Santana.

Al Kooper with BB King

1985: Onstage with BB King.

1985: Al with Benmont Tench - the Ferrante and Teicher of the 80s.

Al Kooper with parents Sam and Natalie

1985: With parents Sam and Natalie.

Al Kooper with son Brian Kooper

1986: With son Brian Kooper.

Al Kooper with Brian Auger

1986: With Brian Auger

Al Kooper with Charles Calello

1986: With Charles Calello creating the score of another episode for Michael Mann's TV series, Crime Story.

Al Kooper with Charles Calello and Ted Levine

1986: With Charles Calello and Ted Levine, on the set of Crime Story.

Al Kooper on the set of Crime Story with Dennis Farina

1987: On the set of Crime Story with Dennis Farina, Las Vegas.

Al Kooper on stage in Austin, Texas

1990: On stage in Austin, Texas.

Al Kooper visits Peter Reigert on movie set

1990: Al visits Peter Reigert on the set of the movie Oscar.

1991: With Joe Walsh on the Ordinary Average Guy Tour, Cleveland.

Al Kooper with Joe Walsh

1991: With Joe Walsh on Ordinary Average Guy tour

Al Kooper with Joe Walsh

1991: An off moment on tour with Joe Walsh.

 Al Kooper with Paul Shaffer at Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert

1992: Backstage with Paul Shaffer at Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert.

Al Kooper with Dan Penn

1993: With songwriting legend Dan Penn.

1994: "Tulips on my organ..."

Al Kooper with Dave Barry

1994: With Dave Barry on tour with The Rock Bottom Remainers, Nashville.

Al Kooper with Johnnie Johnson

1994: With rock piano legend Johnnie Johnson.

Al Kooper with Rekooperators with Mike Merritt, Anton Fig, Jimmy Vivino

1998: Rekooperators with Mike Merritt, Anton Fig, Jimmy Vivino.

Al Kooper in his basement studio

2000: Al in his basement studio, man-cave supreme.

Al Kooper with The Funky Faculty: Daryl Lowery, Jeff Stout, Larry Finn, Al, Bob Doezema, Tom Stein

2000: The Funky Faculty: Daryl Lowery, Jeff Stout, Larry Finn, Al, Bob Doezema, Tom Stein.

Al Koopeer with Funky Faculty Live in Norway

2001: Funky Faculty Live in Norway.

Al Kooper with BeBe, the blues bitch

2002: Al with BeBe, the blues bitch, aged six months.

Al Kooper with Elvin Jones

2002: With the late, great Elvin Jones, getting honorary Doctorates of Music at the Berklee School of Music.

Al Kooper with Peter Wolf

2002: With Peter Wolf in Boston at Al's 60th birthday concert, photo by Anthony Sanchez.

Al Kooper Al performs at Shibuya Ax concert hall, Tokyo

2003: Al performs at Shibuya Ax concert hall, Tokyo.

Al Kooper in Japan

2003: Japan tour.

2003: BeBe Kooper - 14 mos. old - She got her eye on you!

2003: In Syracuse, NY, blues festival in a photo by Anthony Sanchez.

Al Kooper with granddaghter Chloe Miranda Kooper

2003: with granddaghter Chloe Miranda Kooper, Photo by Brian Kooper.

Al Kooper

2008: This jacket looks way more cool inside out.

Al Kooper and Jimmy Vivino

2014: With Jimmy Vivino at Al's Birthday bash in New York City.

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