Michael Friedman photographed many music legends between 1969-1973 when he worked as a publicist in the music industry. After thinking for decades his negatives were long-gone, Friedman’s wife Donna Vita found them, and the pair began to work on digitizing them, restoring them, and printing them for exhibition and publication.

The photographs, printed by Still River Editions, have been exhibited at museums, galleries, and events, including The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The California Heritage Museum and a Benefit for the Phoenix Art Museum.

Friedman has now turned the photographs and the stories behind them into the book Exposed: The Lost Negatives and Untold Stories of Michael Friedman.

The book features 200 never-before-published photos of Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, The Band, Levon Helm, Todd Rundgren, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, James Cotton, Ian & Sylvia, Johnny Winter, Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Rush, Rita Coolidge, and Albert Grossman. Some of Friedman’s stories from inside the music business feature Bob Dylan, Bob Neuwirth, Clive Davis and George Harrison.

The book may be ordered directly through Friedman’s Kickstarter with some levels of support including note cards or prints.

There will be a book launch party with live music at the Westport Library on April 22nd, 2023 beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are available here (both free and paid including a book). The Westport Library is located at 20 Jesup Road, Westport, Connecticut.